Ruben DeJesus knows too well how the tentacles of a troubled childhood can strangle you for life. Raised by a single mother in a drug- and gang-ridden North Jersey city, Ruben started smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol when he was just 13.
“As I got …
Nurses and volunteers from the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey stopped by our Linkages program in Tinton Falls this week to administer COVID-19 vaccines to the families, staff and volunteers there, as well as other members of the community.
The outreach was part of an …
Usually when people see Stacey DePoe coming with papers in her hands, they might wince or even tiptoe the other way.
“They’re like: ‘Ughhh, what paperwork do I need to fill out now?!’” said DePoe, director of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s Linkages program, which provides transitional …
Bilaal was just a teenager when his life went off the rails. He joined a gang and found himself in and out of prison and using drugs. For eight years, he struggled.
“I was always into something,” he said.
By his mid-20s, he knew he needed to …
