Prevent Child Abuse - New Jersey Chapter, Inc.
Building a Brighter Future for Children
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We are working to eliminate the incidence of child abuse and neglect in New Jersey.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Home Visiting - Healthy Families America and Parents as Teachers
Our evidence-based home visiting programs are the most effective strategy known to prevent child abuse and improve a broad array of child health and development outcomes.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reports15 NJ hospitals participate in our Period of PURPLE Crying program to prevent shaken baby syndrome by educating new parents about the normal yet stressful infant crying and ways to cope.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
15 Hospitals participate in this program.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We promote Great Childhoods, positive parenting and healthy child development. We desire all children to have Great Childhoods - happy, healthy and safe.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our prevention programs throughout New Jersey are evidence-based. We also play a key role in raising awareness about the prevention of child abuse and neglect. We advocate for stronger policies and practices for prevention.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
PCA-NJ is recognized statewide for our staff leadership and expertise. A number of our employees serve on national or statewide commissions and advisory boards.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our programs annually reach more than 50,000 children and families. In FY 2017-18, nearly 5,000 families received more than 53,000 home visits. 90% of pregnant or parenting teens in our Parent Linking Program graduated high school with a diploma. Our shaken baby syndrome (abusive head trauma) prevention program, The Period of PURPLE Crying, was expanded to 13 NJ hospitals, educating parents about coping with the normal yet frustrating stress of a crying baby.
We will continue to use research and data to identify promising strategies and seek funding.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Paper surveys,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board, Our funders,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Prevent Child Abuse - New Jersey Chapter, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 06/15/2022
Mr. Harvey Lermack
Steven Berknopf, CPA, EA
Prager Metis
Nicolas Borrelli
Retired, Drexel University Finance
Barbara Cali
Retired, CBRE
Maura Dughi, Esq.
Children's Advocate
Harold Kaplan
Retired, Ebbets, Bedford, McKeever LLC
Dawn Brindle
European Wax Center
Christopher Formica
HSBC
Susan Staloff
Tinton Falls School District
Michael Tatro
JP Morgan
Monique Collier Nickles, MD
NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln
Tina McLean
Investors Bank
Jason McTaggart
Wells Fargo Advisors
Joseph Colford, PhD
Retired, Georgian Court University
Jeff Calabrese
Barclays
Alycia Guichard
Verizon
Darrell Armstrong
Shiloh Baptist Church
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.