Beginning Thursday, September 14th and ending on November 2nd, The Bergen County Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will be sponsoring their Basics in Bergen!, a free education program for families of younger children with emotional issues.  The seven week program (will not meet on September 21st for Rosh Hashanah) will be held from 7:00 to 9:30 pm at Bergen’s Promise, 3 University Plaza, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ (take University Plaza Drive off River Street with Burger King as a landmark to Building #3)

Basics in Bergen, a course designed for parents and other primary caregivers of younger children, is taught by trained parents who have a similar lived experience with their own children.  This course offers education and support, learning and practical insights for families.

With limited seating, registration is required.  Register by calling Marie Fuchida at 201-816-3735.

To request more information, email namibergennj@gmail.com or call 201-935-(NAMI) 6264.  NAMI Bergen County is located at 304 Valley Boulevard, Wood Ridge, NJ.

For families or individuals, age 18 or over, providing unpaid basic daily care at home to a frail elderly and/or disabled adult age 18 or over, or individual  at risk of long-term institutionalization due to inability of the caregiver to continue in that role, there is the availability of the services of The Respite Care Program in Bergen County,  coordinated by the Bergen County Department of Human Services, Division on Disability Services through funds provided by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.

The Lyndhurst Health Department, under the direction of Commissioner Karen Haggerty, is collecting donations for students in need. Items of interest are backpacks, dividers, folders, loose leaf paper, marble notebooks, 3 and 5 subject notebooks, pens, dry erase markers, tissues, wet wipes, 3-ring binders and glue sticks. Donations can be dropped off at the Health Department at 253 Stuyvesant Avenue from 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. Please deliver donations prior to August 31, 2017. If you have a child in need, please contact the Health Department at 201-804-2500 to schedule a pick-up of the needed supplies. 

We are pleased to inform that CancerCare has been funded again by Susan G. Komen North Jersey for their Comprehensive Financial Assistance Program for Women with Breast Cancer, and we encourage any individuals and family members dealing with cancer to look into this program. This service, available in the 9 northern counties of New Jersey, provides direct financial assistance (up to $450 per patient) to women with breast cancer for unmet needs, including transportation to and from treatment, home care, child care, pain medication, hormonal therapy and lymphedema supplies.

CancerCare helps individuals, families, caregivers and the bereaved cope with the emotional and practical challenges of cancer. Their services include counseling, support groups, educational workshops, publications and financial assistance. They are located at 141 Dayton Street, Suite 201, Ridgewood, NJ.

To learn more about this wonderful organization, please visit www.cancercare.org

The Lyndhurst Health Department, under the direction of Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso, is here to promote and protect the public health of our community by using the highest standards for disease control and prevention.

Please check out our newsletter for some of our upcoming events.