PROCEED's mission is to provide and connect people to educational, health, and human services; and to enhance the capacity of other organizations to offer quality programs and services to their communities.

PROCEED’s services are organized under six general categories:  

Family Resources
PROCEED has opened a Multicultural Family Success Center as a safe space for families to become more joyous, loving, and resilient. PROCEED provides preschool services for children ages 3-4 who live in Elizabeth, NJ as well as provide services to enroll eligible children into health insurance programs. Parenting services are offered along with child abuse and neglect prevention counseling and intensive in-home counseling. There is also counseling available to adolescents and families and general youth counseling. PROCEED also has a program to prevent gestational diabetes in pregnant Latina women. Additionally, eligible families can participate in economic self-sufficiency courses and savings programs. 

HIV/AIDS Services
PROCEED provides counseling and testing, prevention case management, health education, risk reduction workshops, client support groups, community outreach, and treatment education. Emergency rental, utility, and food assistance are also provided. Also, PROCEED operates a transitional house for men living with HIV/AIDS.

Homelessness and Unemployment Assistance
PROCEED provides financial emergency assistance for rent, utilities, and food for clients in danger of becoming homeless. Employment information and referrals are available. Individuals and families can also receive information and referrals for additional services, entitlements, and appropriate programs in the community.

Home Repair and Utility Payment
PROCEED provides senior citizen home repair and low to moderate income housing development services. Utility payment assistance and energy conservation are also available to income-eligible residents of Union County.

Substance Abuse Treatment
PROCEED provides individual and group substance abuse/alcohol abuse treatment, counseling, and educational workshops aimed at raising community awareness about substance abuse. Counseling is also available for youth who are either current substance abusers or are at high risk for substance abuse.

National Training Center
PROCEED's National Center for Training, Support, and Technical Assistance provides capacity building, training, and technical assistance in the areas of organizational infrastructure enhancement, program and curriculum development, and implementation of HIV and substance abuse prevention interventions. Services are provided to various community-based organizations throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands that actively provide, or are interested in providing, services to people at risk for and/or living with HIV/AIDS and agencies providing substance abuse prevention services.

Age Groups	Children Adolescents Adults
Community Services	Basic Needs / Assistance Utility Assistance Employment / Training Job Training Family & Support Services Parenting & Caregiving Referral Services
Health Services	Behavioral / Mental Health Anger Management Family Conflict & Distress Substance Use Teen Issues
Treatment Services	In-Community Services Professional Services / Wraparound Outpatient Services Counseling / Therapy, Family Counseling / Therapy, Individual Treatment Settings Home Office / Practice
Payment Options	Free Medicaid Sliding Scale / Payment Plans
Language Spoken	Spanish

Last Updated: 04/22/24