About Us

Morristown Neighborhood House was founded in 1898 as a settlement house that helped Italian immigrants in becoming acclimated to a new culture.  Our , the Morristown Neighborhood House Association is a private multi-faceted non-profit agency that provides childcare and other services for children and their families in the Morristown, Morris County, NJ area.

Our Vision

The Vision of the Morristown Neighborhood House is to help new immigrants, help families who are confronting economic   challenges and to foster cross cultural acceptance.

Our Mission

We want to provide families and youth with a community-based support system which will strengthen their ability to cope in today's rapidly changing and complex society by providing a broad range of community services relevant to persons of all ages and from every socio-economic, ethnic and religious background.  We are a dedicated team of professionals and volunteers serving children, families and individuals who are confronting economic and social challenges by ensuing the existence of cultural, recreational, educational and social programs.

"The House with a Heart"   

The Neighborhood House offers recreational, education, cultural and social service programs to the community with special emphasis on pre-school, school age children and parents.  Each day more than 500 children attend House Programs together with parents, volunteers, community organizations and local residents using the facility.

A Holistic approach, designed to provide parental substitution when necessary, is the cornerstone of our current efforts.  An affiliation agreement with the Morris School District has solidified this goal.  The Neighborhood House is a member agency of the United Neighborhood Centers of America and the United Way of Morris County.

Most of the programs charge a fee, but with the financial help that we make available to you, we always welcome those who walk through the doors.

Programs

Through programs in Morristown, Denville, Dover and Randolph New Jersey on an average day approximately 1200 children and youth receive services from the Morristown Neighborhood House.  Please click here or on the programs tab for more information on specific programs available to you.

Community Services

The Neighborhood House is supported by a wide range of funding sources, including: Government Grants, the United Way of Morris County, Foundation Support, Private Donations, Program Fees, and Corporate Support.  More than 80% of the Neighborhood House's funding goes directly to delivering services to the Morristown community.

Through the Morristown Neighborhood House comprehensive continuum of services, we provide critical support for families with children from infancy through high school.  Cultural responsiveness is a core principle of our approach to services.  This is reflected in our ability to change from serving mainly Italians during the early 1900s, refining our program to assist primarily African-Americans being in the 1960s and adjusting again within the last decade in response to the dramatic increase in our Latino client base.  Over 50% our staff is bilingual (English / Spanish).  Through programs in Morristown, Denville, Randolph and Dover, Morristown Neighborhood House service a diverse population.  For example, at Peer Place (our child care center in Denville), approximately 35% of the children who are enrolled are Hispanic, 29% are from India and 8% are Asian.

Neighborhood House Serves clients with learning disabilities such as, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and Downs Syndrome, as well as those who are physically challenged with impaired hearing, legal blindness and artificial limbs.  For example, approximately 12% of the children enrolled at our center in Randolph, the Dalrymple House Learning Center, have special needs (e.g., Attention Deficit Disorder and Autism).