The 18th Annual Meeting of the Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey (SHANJ) was held today, and CSH was there to present on the topics of Child Welfare Involved Family and Youth Supportive Housing innovations in New Jersey.
CSH led a two-part panel focused on the innovations used by the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) to develop supportive housing initiatives for child welfare involved families and youth aging out of care. Participants heard from the DCF leadership, providers and partners that have helped develop and implement these new initiatives.
Panelists included:
Allison Blake, Commissioner, DCF
Debra Lancaster, Director of Strategic Development, DCF
Jessica Trombetta, Executive Director of Adolescent Services, DCF
Krista Zuccheri, Chief Operating Officer, Family Connections, Inc.
Alexandria Riley, HomeSafe Manager, Family Connections, Inc.
Sasha Stokes, Family Advocate
Erin Burns-Maine, Senior Program Manager, CSH
