CHJC

Live Virtual Treatment Parent Information Session
2023-10-24 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Learn how you can be the change in a youth’s life!
Meet the treatment team and ask questions!

Trunk-or-Treat
2023-10-13 16:00 - 19:00 | JB Wise Pavilion, JB Wise Place, Watertown, NY, 13601, United States
CHJC is excited to partner with The Youth Alliance of Jefferson County to host a Trunk-or-Treat event to fill a trunk with hygiene items! Each participant who donates a hygiene item will be offered face painting! There will be candy and fun for the kids!

Treatment Parent Information Night
2023-10-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Online via Zoom
Learn how you can help change a life and meet the treatment care team!

Educate yourself, spread the word, volunteer, or become a treatment parent yourself!

TFCO Live Information Night
2023-09-26 18:30 - 19:30
Learn how you can help change a life and meet the treatment care team!
Educate yourself, spread the word, volunteer, or become a treatment parent yourself.

FREE Virtual Foster Parent/Kinship Caregiver Information Session
2023-09-25 17:00 - 18:00
Join CHJC’s Fostering Futures Recruitment and Training Specialist, Karli Kukula, for a FREE Virtual Informational Session. Ask questions, meet the team, and learn more about how you can be a positive change in a youth’s life by becoming a foster parent!

Men's Group
2023-09-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Community Clinic of Jefferson County, 211 JB Wise Place, Watertown, NY, 13601, United States
CHJC’s Community Clinic of Jefferson County (CCJC) will be offering a new group geared toward men who are aged 18 and older. This is an excellent opportunity to participate in a therapeutic group setting where masculinity can be explored while getting support from peers. If you are a client of the Community Clinic of Jefferson, you may be eligible to participate and are encouraged to get a referral from your clinician.
Topics that will be explored include:
➡What makes a person a man?
➡Masculinity in relationships
➡Rigid boundaries
➡Emotionally distancing
➡Fatherhood
➡Types of parenting styles
➡How Fatherhood is important for child development
➡Coping skills
➡Brainstorming masculine interests, and how they can be used as a coping skill.
➡Masculinity expectations in society and the media
Groups are excellent opportunities for clients to get supplemental therapy, challenge behaviors, and create unity. If you are interested in joining or learning more, please call 315-782-7445.
Groups will meet each Thursday, beginning September 21, from 3:00 to 4:00 pm, at CHJC’s Community Clinic of Jefferson County (CCJC), at 211 JB Wise Place in Watertown.

TFCO Virtual Information Session
2023-09-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Online via Zoom
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Learn how you can help change a life & meet the TFCO team!

Educate yourself, spread the word, volunteer, or become a Treatment Parent yourself.

Kinship Awareness Color Fun Run/Walk
2023-09-09 09:00 - 17:00 | Remington Recreational Trail, 1 Sullivan Dr., Canton, NY, 13617, United States
CHJC’s Fostering Futures Program is hosting a 5K Color Fun Walk/Run!

Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the Remington Recreational Trail in Canton.

Registration starts at 8:00 am, and the walk/run starts at 9:00 am!

The registration fee is $25/participant!

Anyone with an interest in learning more about Kinship Care or with a desire to support Kinship Caregivers and this movement are welcome and encouraged to attend! This event is an opportunity to bring awareness to our community and learn how each one of us can positively impact and support a loved one in need. Fostering Futures Program staff will be on-site to answer any questions you may have. Come out and support a great cause for so many youths in need. Let’s pull together and take care of our own!

For more information on the Color Walk/Run or Foster/Kinship Care, please contact Aylie Incledon, at (315) 345-1509 or via email at aincledon@chjc.org.

Virtual Foster Parent/Kinship Caregiver Informational Session
2023-08-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Online via Zoom
The CHJC Therapeutic Foster Care Program provides temporary care for children unable to live with their birth families or guardians. The Foster Care Program allows children who may have been abused or neglected and/or have behavioral challenges and special needs the opportunity to live in a family setting, attend public school, and be active members of the community. To provide support for the needs of the entire family, in addition to 24-hour on-call services and crisis response, extensive training is offered to all Foster Parents/Kinship Caregivers. Foster Parents/Kinship Caregivers work as members of a treatment team alongside families, social workers, and other professionals to help prepare a child to return to his/her birth family. Positive adult alliances, communication, and teamwork are critical to the healthy development of children and their long-term success. Through direct guidance and support, you as a Foster Parent or Kinship Caregiver will act as a role model and mentor toward the family reunification process.

For more information about the informational or training sessions, or about how you can open your home and heart to these deserving children, please contact Karli Kukula, Foster Care Recruitment and Training Specialist, at (315) 995-9861 or e-mail Karli at kkukula@chjc.org.

Foster Parent/TFCO Virtual Information Night
2023-08-15 18:30 - 20:30
Learn how you can help save a life & meet the Foster Care team!

Educate yourself, spread the word, volunteer, or become a foster parent yourself.

Click the link below to join via Zoom!

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CHJC's 2023 Annual Golf Tournament
2023-08-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Highland Meadows Golf Club, 24201 NY 342, Watertown, 13601, United States
Planning is underway for the Children’s Home of Jefferson County’s (CHJC) Annual Golf Tournament! This year’s tournament is scheduled for Monday, August 14, 2023, at Highland Meadows Golf Club. Last year’s committed sponsors helped raise more than $50,000 to fund CHJC’s SoZo Teen Center, which operates exclusively on donor funds.
As CHJC’s only annual major fundraiser, your support allows us to extend our mission and continually adapt and diversify to meet our community’s ever-changing needs. Sponsorship partnerships remain vital to the success of continuing CHJC’s mission of “Creating opportunities to enhance lives, one relationship at a time.” More than 3,000 children and adults will be served this year by our nearly 20 quality programs focused on strengthening families.
Your sponsorship is a prudent investment in publicizing your organization, as well as its unique services. Benefits from your support include publicity, high-profile visibility, signage, and recognition on our website and social media outlets. We hope we can secure your sponsorship commitment and collect payment in the spring.
Should you have any questions or need any additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly at 315-788-7430. We hope we can count on your support!
Click here to sign-up, or to learn about our sponsorship opportunities! https://form.jotform.com/221326125410137 (opens in a new tab)

Blood Drive
2023-06-27 08:30 - 12:30 | CHJC – Empsall’s Building, 122 Court St, Watertown, NY, 13601, United States
CHJC is hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive! Sign up today to give the gift of life!

Virtual Foster Parent/Kinship Caregiver Informational Session
2023-06-20 18:00 - 19:00
If you have ever considered becoming a Foster Parent, please join CHJC’s Fostering Futures Recruitment and Training Specialist, Karli Kukula, for a FREE Virtual Foster Parent/Kinship Caregiver Informational Session.

Karli will explain the process of becoming a Foster Parent, the responsibilities, and the importance of caring and loving adults in a youth’s life.

CHJC Color Fun Walk/Run
2023-06-03 08:30 - 10:00 | Thompson Park Zoo, 1 Thompson Park, Watertown, NY, 13601, United States

Community Oriented Recovery & Empowerment (CORE) Education Group
2023-05-02 17:00 - 2023-06-27 18:00 | Community Clinic of Jefferson County, 211 JB Wise Place, Watertown, NY, 13601, United States
This group is designed to help individuals interested in continuing their education (GED, BOCES, or College).
Guidance navigating stressors of balancing home life and school life, completing the necessary paperwork to begin their journey, determining the area of study, and MORE!
SESSIONS ARE EVERY TUESDAY BEGINNING, MAY 2, THROUGH JUNE 27, FROM 5:00 TO 6:00 PM.
All sessions will be in person in the Group Room at the Community Clinic of Jefferson County (211 JB Wise Place, Watertown).
This group is only offered for those who are Community Oriented Recovery & Empowerment (CORE) and Health and Recovery Plan (HARP) Eligible.
If you are interested in determining your CORE/HARP eligibility, please call or text Alyssa Henry, Recovery & Empowerment Specialist, at 315-955-9283, or ahenry@chjc.org.

Virtual Foster Parent/Kinship Caregiver Informational Session
2023-04-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Online via Zoom

FREE Virtual Foster Parent/Kinship Informational Session
2023-03-23 18:00
CHJC is hosting a FREE Virtual Foster Parent/Kinship Informational Session!

CHJC TO HOLD VIRTUAL FOSTER PARENTING/KINSHIP CAREGIVER INFORMATIONAL SESSION
2023-02-23 18:00 - 21:00 | Online via Zoom
Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, and Oswego Counties: The Children’s Home of Jefferson County’s (CHJC) Therapeutic Foster Care Program will host a free virtual Foster Parent/Kinship Caregiver Informational Session on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Please join the session via the CHJC Website, www.chjc.org. The session will begin at 6:00pm. Anyone interested in learning more about Foster Parenting and/or caring for your relatives is welcome and encouraged to attend. Foster Parent/Kinship training classes will begin on April 12, 2023, and continue for twelve weeks thereafter.

The CHJC Therapeutic Foster Care Program provides temporary care for children unable to live with their birth families or guardians. The Foster Care Program allows children who may have been abused or neglected and/or have behavioral challenges and special needs, the opportunity to live in a family setting, attend public school and be an active member of the community. To provide support for the needs of the entire family, in addition to 24-hour on-call services and crisis response, extensive training is offered to all Foster Parents/Kinship Caregivers. Foster Parents/Kinship Caregivers work as members of a treatment team alongside families, social workers, and other professionals to help prepare a child to return to his/her birth family. Positive adult alliances, communication, and teamwork are critical to the healthy development of children and their long-term success. Through direct guidance and support, you as a Foster Parent or Kinship Caregiver will act as a role model and mentor toward the family reunification process.

For more information about the informational or training sessions, or on opening your home and heart to these deserving children, please contact Karli Kukula, Foster Care Recruitment and Training Specialist, at (315) 995-9861 or e-mail Karli at kkukula@chjc.org.

Blood Drive
2023-02-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Children’s Home of Jefferson County, 1704 State Street, Watertown, NY, 13601, United States
Give the gift of life!

CHJC is hosting a blood drive in the gymnasium at our Campus location! Please visit www.redcrossblood.org to sign up!

Virtual Foster Parent/Kinship Caregiver Information Session
2023-01-04 18:00 - 21:00
The Children’s Home of Jefferson County’s (CHJC) Therapeutic Foster Care Program will host a free virtual Foster Parent/Kinship Caregiver Informational Session on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Please join the session via the CHJC Website, www.chjc.org. The session will begin at 6:00 pm. Anyone interested in learning more about Foster Parenting and/or caring for your relatives is welcome and encouraged to attend. Foster Parent/Kinship training classes will begin on January 11, 2023, and continue for nine weeks thereafter.
The CHJC Therapeutic Foster Care Program provides temporary care for children unable to live with their birth families or guardians. The Foster Care Program allows children who may have been abused or neglected and/or have behavioral challenges and special needs, the opportunity to live in a family setting, attend public school and be an active member of the community. To provide support for the needs of the entire family, in addition to 24-hour on-call services and crisis response, extensive training is offered to all Foster Parents/Kinship Caregivers. Foster Parents/Kinship Caregivers work as members of a treatment team alongside families, social workers, and other professionals to help prepare a child to return to his/her birth family. Positive adult alliances, communication, and teamwork are critical to the healthy development of children and their long-term success. Through direct guidance and support, you as a Foster Parent or Kinship Caregiver will act as a role model and mentor toward the family reunification process.
For more information about the informational or training sessions, or on opening your home and heart to these deserving children, please contact Karli Kukula, Foster Care Recruitment and Training Specialist, at (315) 995-9861 or e-mail Karli at kkukula@chjc.org.

Foster Parent/Kinship Caregiver Informational Session
2022-11-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Catholic Charities, 808 West Broadway, Fulton, NY, 13069, United States
Oswego County: The Children’s Home of Jefferson County’s (CHJC) Therapeutic Foster Care Program will host a free virtual and in-person Foster Parent/Kinship Caregiver Informational Session on November 30, 2022. Please join the connect virtually by going onto the CHJC Website, www.chjc.org or in-person located at 808 West Broadway, Fulton, New York 13069. The session will begin at 6:00pm. Anyone interested in learning more about Foster Parenting and/or caring for your relatives, loved ones, Fictive Kin, or known child in need, is welcome and encouraged to attend. Foster Parent/Kinship training classes will begin virtually via Zoom on January 11, 2023, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, and continue for nine weeks thereafter.
The CHJC Therapeutic Foster Care Program provides temporary care for children unable to live with their birth families or guardians. The Foster Care Program allows children who may have been abused or neglected and/or have behavioral challenges and special needs, the opportunity to live in a family setting, attend public school and be an active member of the community. To provide support for the needs of the entire family, in addition to 24-hour on-call services and crisis response, extensive training is offered to all Foster Parents/Kinship Caregivers. Foster Parents/Kinship Caregivers work as members of a treatment team alongside families, social workers, and other professionals to help prepare a child to return to his/her birth family. Positive adult alliances, communication, and teamwork are critical to the healthy development of children and their long-term success. Through direct guidance and support, you as a Foster Parent or Kinship Caregiver will act as a role model and mentor toward the family reunification process.
For more information about the informational or training sessions, or on opening your home and heart to these deserving children, please contact Karli Kukula, Recruitment and Training Specialist, at (315) 955-9861 or e-mail: kkukula@chjc.org.
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Foster Parent Informational Session
2022-11-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Children’s Home of Jefferson County, 1704 State Street, Watertown, NY, 13601, United States
CHJC to host a Foster Parent Informational Session!
🔘WHEN: November 16, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm
🔘WHERE: In-person at 1704 State Street, Watertown, New York; and via Zoom ⬇
🔘LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81331409650?pwd=[REDACTED]
For additional information, please contact Karli Kukula, Foster Care Recruitment and Training Specialist, at kkukula@chjc.org, or 315-955-9861.
Open your hear and your home to a deserving child by becoming a Foster Parent!

CHJC's Annual Holiday Appeal Campaign
2022-11-08 - 2022-12-31 | Children’s Home of Jefferson County, 1704 State Street, Watertown, NY, 13601, United States
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Red Cross Blood Drive
2022-10-27 10:00 - 14:00 | CHJC – Empsall’s Building, 122 Court St, Watertown, NY, 13601, United States
Join CHJC in giving the gift of life at our upcoming Blood Drive!

Kinship Awareness Color Walk/Run 5K
2022-09-25 08:00 - 12:00 | Remington Recreational Trail, 1 Sullivan Dr., Canton, NY, 13617, United States
A Kinship Awareness Color Walk/Run at the Remington Recreational Trail, located in Canton, NY. Registration is at 8:00 am with the walk/run starting at 9:00 am. Cost is $25/person. The first 100 participants registered will be guaranteed a t-shirt.
Click here for more information! (opens in a new tab)

Family Fun Summer BBQ
2022-08-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Coles Creek, 13003 NY-37, Waddington, NY, 13694, United States
A foster care end of the summer BBQ for our foster parents and youth. The event will take place from 4:00 – 6:00 pm at Coles Creek located in Waddington, NY. Chef Manning will be present to provide food for the event. The agency will be paying for the entry into the park so that families can enjoy the day at the beach and/or playground and have a meal with staff in the afternoon.

Virtual Foster Care Information Session
2022-08-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Online via Zoom
The Children’s Home of Jefferson County’s (CHJC) Therapeutic Foster Care Program will host a free Virtual Foster Parent/Kinship Caregiver Informational Session on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Please join the session via the CHJC Website, https://www.chjc.org. The session will begin at 6:00pm. Anyone interested in learning more about Foster Parenting and/or caring for your relatives is welcome and encouraged to attend. Foster Parent/Kinship training classes will begin on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, and continue for nine weeks thereafter. For more information about the informational or training sessions, or on opening your home and heart to these deserving children, please contact us by completing our contact form!

In-Person and Virtual Foster Care Information Session
2022-08-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Catholic Charities, 808 West Broadway, Fulton, NY, 13069, United States
The Children’s Home of Jefferson County’s (CHJC) Therapeutic Foster Care Program will host a free in-person and virtual Foster Parent/Kinship Caregiver Informational Session on August 18, 2022. Please join the session at the Catholic Charity located at 808 West Broadway, Fulton, New York 13069 or connect virtually by going onto the CHJC Website, https://www.chjc.org. The session will begin at 6:00pm. Anyone interested in learning more about Foster Parenting and/or caring for your relatives is welcome and encouraged to attend. Foster Parent/Kinship training classes will begin virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, and continue for nine weeks thereafter. For more information about the informational or training sessions, or on opening your home and heart to these deserving children, please contact us by completing our contact form!
Please click the Zoom link below to join virtually!
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2022 CHJC Golf Tournament
2022-08-08 | Watertown Golf Club, 1 Thompson Park, Watertown, NY, 13601, United States
It’s that time of year again! Time to block out your calendar for the CHJC Annual Golf Tournament! It will be held on Monday, August 8th, 2022 at the Watertown Golf Club in Thompson Park. 8AM shotgun start!
Sponsorship information, registration, and other details will be coming soon.
