News - 2010
New Jersey Facilities Celebrate Father's Day Yearlong
West Caldwell, NJ June 18 -
The spirit of Father's Day is a yearlong commitment for Community Education Centers, Inc's Family Services Program. At all New Jersey facilities, the program holds weekly "family nights" that create safe spaces for fathers to form bonds with their children and most recently the program partnered...
Loyola University Finds SWICC Meth Program Successful
West Caldwell, NJ June 17 -
Preliminary results of an outcome study performed by Dr. David Olson, Ph.D., Chairman and Associate Professor of the Criminal Justice Department at Loyola University in Chicago, indicate that Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC) methamphetamine treatment program has been successful at reducing recidivism...
CEC Research Team Presents at MASCA Conference
West Caldwell, NJ June 14 -
Dr. Ralph Fretz, Director of Assessment and Research, and Dr. Scott Cone, Deputy Director of Treatment Talbot Hall presented at a conference co-sponsored by the Middle Atlantic States Correctional Association (MASCA) and the New Jersey Chapter of the American Correctional Association (NJACA) in Atlantic City...
Community Education Centers, Inc. Remembers George W. Hill
West Caldwell, NJ May 21 -
Community Education Centers, Inc. joins in the remembrance of the distinguished life of George W. Hill who passed away on May 19. George was a natural community leader whose career spanned 50 years in law enforcement, where he held the position of Police Chief of Springfield, PA., and Sheriff of Delaware Count...
Future Foundations Program Holds Graduation for Northampton County Offenders
West Caldwell, NJ May 6 -
Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC) 64-bed therapeutic community (TC) program "Future Foundations" inside the Northampton County Prison held a graduation ceremony on May 5. Including the day's eighteen graduates, ninety two offenders have graduated since the program's inception in September 2008...
Five Facilities Receive Official ACA Accreditations at CAMA Conference
West Caldwell, NJ May 3 -
Five Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) facilities received official accreditations at the American Correctional Association’s Correctional Accreditation Manager’s Association (CAMA) conference in Columbus, Ohio on April 30th. All five facilities scored a perfect 100% on all mandatory and non-mandatory standards...
Alumni Go Green, Plant Trees in Newark to Celebrate Arbor Day
Newark, NJ May 1 -
The CEC Alumni Association joined staff from Talbot Hall and volunteered at a tree planting event in Newark on April 30th to celebrate Arbor Day. The Arbor Day event was lead by the New Jersey Tree Foundation and New Jersey Forest Services, and participants planted 213 shade trees in the Fairmount Neighborhood... Delaney Hall Celebrates Decade of New Beginnings
Newark, NJ April 27 -
Delaney Hall, CEC's 1200-bed residential reentry center in Newark, New Jersey, celebrated it tenth anniversary of operations today with a celebration highlighting its many graduates. Joining the Delaney Hall alumni were The Honorable Chris Christie, Governor of the State of
New Jersey, The Honorable Sheila Oliver, Speaker...
CEC Mourns the Passing of Donald Morales, SECON President
West Caldwell, NJ April 15 -
Community Education Centers, Inc. mourns the passing of Donald Morales, President of SECON, the company's drug testing division. Donald passed away on April 4, 2010 and was an esteemed member of CEC's leadership team. "It is with deep regret that CEC mourns the tragic passing of Donald Morales...
Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility Celebrates Second Year of Operation
West Caldwell, NJ April 13 -
The Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility (ATEF) celebrated its second year of successful operations on April 6, with a ceremony to mark the facility's many accomplishments. ATEF is Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC), 400-bed residential reentry center in Columbiana, Alabama operated in coordination with the Alabama Department of Corrections and Department of Postsecondary Education...
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