Jersey City, New Jersey

The only states that accept same-sex couples to jointly adopt children are Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. Various religions across the country consider marriage only between a male and female therefore, the option to adopt a child is also considered a sin for same-sex couples. In the Constitution, the…

Agency/Organization Description and Qualifications Agency Mission and Services Legacy Treatment Services is a nonprofit organization that employs more than 700 employees, and offers services to 13 out of New Jerseys 21 counties (Legacy Treatment Services, 2016). This organization’s mission is: “To change the behavioral health and social service outcomes for people of all ages from surviving to thriving” (Legacy Treatment Services, 2016). Legacy Treatment Services is the result of a 2014…

colonial period protected the individual not the community in their decisions. For example, when a new mill dam on a stream flooded neighboring fields, the courts intervened to protect the injured parties. During…

of Caldwell and West Caldwell’s amazing sports teams. Caldwell and West Caldwell are located in Essex County, New Jersey. The Caldwells settled in the early 18th century by pioneers who moved westward from Newark or through the Passaic Valley. West Caldwell and Caldwell have pools open all summer for people to hang out. Caldwell and West Caldwell both have governments that are open to new ideas, they use money the money they collect wisely towards programs like the public schools and recreation…

and in 2005 the program was adapted to meet the needs of schools. No Place for Hate was officially endorsed by the Governor of Pennsylvania in 2006 and is currently active in 220 schools and organizations throughout eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware; they are also partnered with…

Located in Newark, New Jersey Transit was founded by New Jersey Department of public transportation from the act of 1979, its mission to provide safe, reliable, convenient service with a skilled team of employees, dedicated to Customers’ needs and committed to excellence. NJ Transit purchased the largest private bus company to operate, later added the rail road operations. In 1984, both department of the organizations merge with NJ Transit Mercer to establish a combined organization with the…

Ellen is a hard working client from our agency who has decided to relocate to a new County. Ellen has decided to relocate to Atlantic County, NJ to be closer to family who she feels will be a sober support system to her. In order for Ellen to continue working towards her goals and completing treatment, I have found some social service agencies in Atlantic County that may be able to help Ellen continue working to better herself. Micro level Ellen needs to obtain a job. She needs to obtain her…

The New England, Middle Atlantic, Chesapeake and Southern Colonies shared some similar qualities, but for the majority, they were different in many aspects. By viewing each colonies establishment and growth, along with topics such as religion’s role in the colony, their economics and who performed the labor I will explain which colony I would choose to live in during the year 1700. Aboard the Mayflower during the year 1620 were Separatist; people who withdrew from the Church of England.…

para 2). As Africanized Christianity became a part of slave culture, the spiritual developed into an essential means of expression for the slave community (“African American Spirituals,” n.d., para 3). While spirituals allowed slaves to express their new faith, the songs also reflected the community’s profound longing for freedom. Captivated by Bible stories that paralleled to their own experiences, slaves often created spirituals based on biblical text (“African American Spirituals- Folk and…

Technology, and media specifically, can distort what we see as reality. The news, television programs and articles make our society think outside their own values. The media can have a huge impact on our behaviors such as violence, sexual behavior and stereotypes. The impacts that the media has I feel are primarily negative. Yes, they can have a positive impact, but generally I feel it portrays the wrong idea, causing a very negative impact on those viewing. The media has a huge impact on our…