News - 2010

Wyoming DOC Offenders Graduate Casper Therapeutic Community

West Caldwell, NJ Mar 31 -
On March 18th, the Casper Re-Entry Center (CRC) held a graduation ceremony for fourteen Wyoming Department of Corrections offenders in the facility's therapeutic community (TC) program. Over fifty family members of TC graduates joined CRC staff to mark this important milestone on these offenders journey toward successful recovery. CRC is Community Education Centers...

Community Education Centers, Inc. Representatives Testify Before Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee

West Caldwell, NJ Mar 29 -
Representatives from Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) testified today before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee and said the Commonwealth can save significant dollars by employing the same shift to assessment, treatment and community programs that New Jersey adopted a decade ago ...

CEC Pennsylvania In-Prison Treatment Programs Pass Department of Corrections Audit

West Caldwell, NJ Mar 26 -
Community Education Centers, Inc., (CEC) in-prison treatment programs at Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA DOC) State Correctional Institutions Chester and Pittsburgh passed recent audits. Conducted by the PA DOC, the audits examined each programs adherence to departmental standards for operating in-prison Therapeutic Community (TC) and Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) treatment programs ...

Community Education Centers, Inc. Successfully Transitions
National Food Operations

West Caldwell, NJ Mar 15 -
On March 8th, Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) successfully implemented a transition of its national food services contract to self-operation at 32 facilities nationwide. Since the transition, several of CEC's contracting agencies have expressed their support and understanding of the decision to self-operate food services ...

Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility Graduates 69
Reentry Offenders

West Caldwell, NJ, Mar 8 -
On March 5, the Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility (ATEF), CEC's 400-bed residential reentry center in Columbiana, Alabama, held a graduation ceremony for 69 male Alabama Department of Corrections' (AL DOC) offenders. Since opening its doors in March 2008, over 1,060 AL DOC offenders have graduated the reentry program ...

Perfection for Tully House, Facility Recommended for
ACA Reaccreditation

West Caldwell, NJ, Feb 8, 2010 -
Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC) Tully House in Newark, New Jersey was recommended for American Correctional Association (ACA) Adult Community Residential Services (ACRS) reaccreditation after a two day audit with a perfect score. CEC operates seventeen community-based reentry programs with ACRS ...

The Harbor Recommended for ACA Accreditation with Perfect Score on Mandatory and Non-Mandatory Standards

West Caldwell, NJ, Feb 2, 2010 -
Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC) The Harbor in Newark, New Jersey was recommended for American Correctional Association (ACA) Adult Community Residential Services (ACRS) reaccreditation after a two day audit with a perfect score. CEC operates seventeen community-based reentry programs with ACRS ...

Four CEC Facilities Receive Official Reaccreditation at American Correction Association Winter Conference

West Caldwell, NJ, Jan 24, 2010 -
Four Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) residential reentry facilities scored 100% on all mandatory and non-mandatory standards and received official reaccreditation at the American Correctional Association (ACA) winter conference in Tampa, Florida on January 23. The facilities - Delaney Hall, Logan Hall, Alcohol Drug ...

CEC Alumni Participate in Day of Service to Honor Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.

West Caldwell, NJ, Jan 23, 2010 -
The Community Education Centers' Alumni Association participated in a day of service to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey on January 23. The event began with a breakfast at the New Hope church and opening remarks from Pastor Joe A. Carter and Tim William ...

CEC Family Services Partners with National Fatherhood Initiative and Rutgers University to Expand Services to Newark Fathers

West Caldwell, NJ, Jan 8, 2010 -
The Family Services Program at Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) has partnered with the National Fatherhood Initiative, the nation's premier provider of community-based fatherhood resources, to equip fathers at four CEC Newark-based residential reentry facilities to form healthy relationships with their children and families ...

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