Insider NJ | September 6, 2022 TRENTON – In an effort to ensure better outcomes for defendants with serious mental health needs who are on pretrial monitoring, Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman today announced a new pilot program in Camden, Essex and Middlesex counties to identify and connect these individuals to mental health treatment and other vital social services. Under the state’s risk-based pre-trial release system, unless a detention motion is filed, a judge must issue a pretrial release decision within 48 hours of jail admission. Release decisions often occur on the same day, sometimes within 6 hours of admission, which can make it challenging to identify and provide treatment to an individual with serious mental illness before they are [...]

South Jersey Observer, February 10, 2022 Oaks Integrated Care is proud to announce Marianne Aleardi of SJ Magazine, as the newly elected board chair for the nonprofit organization. As a dedicated member of the board of trustees for ten years, Aleardi continues to give back to the South Jersey region through service and leadership in the community. Aleardi serves as publisher /editor-in-chief of SJ Magazine, a multi-media company focusing on the people and places of Southern New Jersey. Read More

South Jersey Observer, September 5, 2021 Oaks Integrated Care distributed over 900 brand new backpacks filled with school supplies to the Camden community at their Drive-Thru Backpack Giveaway event on August 28. The nonprofit organization partnered with the Food Bank of South Jersey to also provide free Kids Meal Kits to all participants. Hosted by the Kroc Center in Camden, NJ, families in need of support could safely stay in their cars while volunteers, staff and Camden County Police Officers packed trunks with donations. Read More

TAPintoCamden, September 1, 2021 CAMDEN NJ — To help city school children get ready to return to their classrooms, several nonprofit partners hosted a drive-thru, backpack giveaway outside the Salvation Army Kroc Center on Harrison Avenue. Mount Holly-based Oaks Integrated Care organized Saturday’s event, distributing over 900 new backpacks filled with school supplies to youngsters and their families. Its event partners included the Food Bank of South Jersey; Christine’s Hope for Kids; and the Camden County Police Department. Read More

TAPintoBordentown, September 21, 2021 WESTAMPTON, NJ —Hundreds of Burlington County students will be better prepared for the start of the new school year thanks to a successful backpack and school supplies drive organized by the Burlington County Commissioners and State Senators Dawn Marie Addiego and Troy Singleton, which included a collection site at the Bordentown Branch of the Burlington County Library. More than a thousand items were collected during the month long drive, including dozens of backpacks, calculators, binders, folders and hundreds of packages of pens, pencils, crayons, markers and other supplies. Read More

The Montclair Patch, June 10, 2021 - There have been a lot of new partnerships formed during the coronavirus pandemic. And a merger between two health care nonprofits in New Jersey has managed to reach the finish line, even despite the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis. Last month, Oaks Integrated Care announced a merger with COPE Center, a behavioral health nonprofit based in Montclair. The new partnership expands Oaks' reach in North Jersey, furthering its position as one of the state's largest human service providers, according to a news release. Read More