New Jersey

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…

On February 3rd, 2016 I went to the Essex County Welfare Department. Essex County is located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey (essexcounty.org, 2016). There, I completed an observation on the atmosphere, the diverse population entering the facility, how the staff reacted to their customers, and gave careful consideration on somethings this division could enhance. This paper will include a detailed overview of my experience when visiting this department. I decided to car pool…

New Jersey Have you been to New Jersey before? The Garden State offers a variety of places to eat and look at the great outdoor parks. Great 24 hour diners that could supply you from day to night. If you’re thinking about coming to NJ there are many things you should learn about New Jersey before you go. The main reasons you should come to the amazing Garden state is the amazing foods that you can only eat in New Jersey, the beautiful Jersey Shore that offers a great boardwalk, and…

Veterans Haven North (VHN) is a transitional housing agency that is run by New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. VHN is located in Glen Gardner a small town in Hunterdon County NJ. VHN is fairly isolated located up a curvy hilly road set back in the woods of Glen Gardner. Glen Gardner is in a suburban area and the houses are fairly close together. The houses are nondescript, the majority appearing to be three or four bedroom homes of small to average size. This is subjective,…

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…

Walt Whitman was born May 31, 1819, in the village of West Hills, Long Island, New York, approximately 50 miles east of New York City. He was the second of eight children. Whitman’s father was of English descent, and his mother’s family, the Van Velsor, were Dutch. In early 1822, when Walt was two years old, the Whitman family moved to Brooklyn, which was still a small town. Whitman would spend most of the next 40 years of his life in Brooklyn, which grew into a thriving city during his…

pointing south and the head pointing north. The colonies, from the bottom up to the top represent: South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and New England (New England denoted the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire). Even though there were four “New England” colonies, Franklin merged them into one category to stress the need for colonial harmony. At the time, the colonists aggressively deliberated migrating…

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…

Synopsis: Garrity v. New Jersey (1967) was the result of an investigation into alleged “ticket fixing”. The case initially involved five police officers and one civilian employee from different boroughs of New Jersey who were suspected of alleged “ticket fixing” and diverting funds to other programs. The state Attorney General ordered an investigation into the allegations and the five officers were convicted of conspiracy to obstruct the administration of the traffic laws. They appealed the…

On August 21, we were saying bye bye to New Jersey and hello to Cancun, Mexico. Stepping out of the hot, stuffy plane into a dazzling sunlight beaming down onto the pavement of Cancun. Cancun is such an amazing, wonderful,and most spirit lifting country. Giving life back into the tourists instead of their daily life routine back home. With a great weather climate, beautiful sights, and tourist attractions. Cancun is a beautiful country with the best tourists attraction that pulls you away from…