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Hispanic Information Center of Passaic, a Division of Catholic Family and Community Services |
Delia Rosario, M.S.W., Site Director
186 Gregory Avenue
Passaic, New Jersey 07055
Phone: (973) 779-7022
Fax: (973) 779-0453
Email: hicpassaic@aol.com |
The Hispanic Information Center of Passaic was born out of the work and spirit of concerned people who saw the face of the suffering Christ in others. Yesterday and today, the Center has served like a beacon to the thousands who have walked through its doors in search of hope.
 Thanks to the deep sense of dedication of many members of the staff, we have become friends who reach out to those who seek comfort from their pains and burdens. Our goal is to protect human dignity. The agency is an oasis and a pillar of hope for the lonely senior, the jobless, the wayward teenager, the worried and failing student, the abandoned child and abused spouse, the homeless family, those affected by the disease of addiction. It is a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves.
If the walls of the Center were able to speak, they would testify to many tears shed in trust and confidence resulting in renewed spirits, many long hours well beyond work schedules, many loved ones of its staff awaiting patiently at home in the late evening. These and many more exemplary actions untold, unseen, unwritten, have been the seed sown for an even brighter tomorrow. |
| Program Overview |
The Hispanic Information Center of Passaic was established in 1972 to identify, study and articulate the human service needs of the Hispanic community in the City of Passaic. HIC became a division of Catholic Family and Community Services on July 1, 2012.
Today through its different programs, the agency reaches out to the most at risk populations. It contributes to economic and social stability by means of job placement and support to families through crisis intervention. It offers assistance to families, youth, seniors, the disabled, people suffering from addiction and the homeless.
Services are rendered without regard to race, color or national origin. |
| Community Service |
The Community Service Program strives to inform low and moderate income clients of the available resources which will help them to develop and maintain economic self-sufficiency. It also assists in the following areas:
- General Social Service & Information
- Social Adjustment Job Placement
- Emergency Shelter
- Food Referral
- Advocacy
- Translations
- Referrals
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| Youth Counseling Services |
Youth Counseling Services was created to serve individuals referred by schools, state agencies or families. It provides school drop-out prevention and individual and group counseling to help youth cope with family, school and environmental problems. This program also serves as an advocate for youth in school, city and county agencies.
- Behavior Modification
- Tutoring
- Pre-Delinquent & Family Intervention
- Recreation & Field Trips
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| Homebound Program |
The Homebound Program provides assistance to persons who are homebound due to age or illness. The goal is to prevent institutionalization. Services are geared toward improving the quality of life and independent living within the heritage characteristics of a Latino culture. Services include but are not limited to:
- Case Management
- Counseling
- Referral
- Translations
- Interpreters
- Recreational Activities
- Social Events
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| Foster Care Home Program |
The Foster Care Home Program is designed to assist children whose natural parents are unable to provide adequate care at home. Families are recruited in order to provide a temporary home environment. The goal of the program is to reunite the child with the family or to insure that the child will have a safe and nurturing family environment. The program is founded on the premise that all children have the right to physical and emotional protection. Foster care parenting is not a life-time commitment but a meaningful contribution to a child’s life, until a permanent placement is found.
The Foster Care Home Program provides support and guidance in addition to room and board. Emphasis is placed on modification principles to assist the adolescent to achieve success, happiness and self-fulfillment in society. |
| Bridge Homes / ARC |
| The goal of this program is to provide foster care placements for adoptive children ages 7 to 10 whose placements have been disrupted. As in our Foster Care Home Program, such placements continue until a permanent placement is found. |
| Alcohol Outreach Program for Minorities |
| This program was established to serve the needs of individuals suffering from the consequences of alcoholism. The program provides a sixteen week treatment service. It is the only Hispanic alcoholism treatment and referral service program in Passaic County which takes into consideration the cultural uniqueness of the Hispanic client. |
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