The Center for Great Expectations

12/23/2025

Residents in CGE's Adult Program enjoyed selecting and wrapping gifts for their children at a recent Wrapping Party.
Special thanks to Alice, Chris, Dara, Karen, and Steph for lending a hand with gift wrapping and making hot chocolate.
Thank you as well to Addie, Jules, and Sophie for creating the wintry snowflakes hanging from the conference room ceiling!
And thank you to Chris for preparing beautiful portrait packages for CGE moms, and to Mary for providing picture frames!

12/22/2025

Generous donations to our Assist a Family program fill our hearts with gratitude.
Thanks to this incredible community, families in our care will experience a holiday filled with joy.

From essentials to special holiday surprises, you are making it all possible.
Thank you for showing up, giving back, and spreading joy where it’s needed most.

12/20/2025

Your generosity helps us create brighter futures every day.

Whether you’ve attended an event, made a donation, or simply believe in our mission—your support makes a real impact. ❤️

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12/19/2025

Thank you to Rutgers Residence Life for delivering soft, cuddly Build-A-Bears to CGE’s children from the Bearing Hope Foundation. For our youngest residents, these bears are more than toys—they’re sources of comfort, reassurance, and love.

12/16/2025

A huge thank you to the Notre Dame Club of Central New Jersey and all the incredible volunteers who showed up this weekend to support our community. During one of the busiest times of the year, you shared your time, energy, and hearts—and it made all the difference.

From decorating our Christmas trees and porches, to wrapping gifts, hanging snowflakes, helping residents with cookies and ornament decorating, and donating treats and presents — every act of kindness brought joy and warmth to our campus.

You are a true Christmas blessing, and the CGE community is deeply grateful.

12/12/2025

Big News for Franklin Township!

This week, Amazon.com made a powerful investment in our community — providing $10,000 worth of computers and Amazon Kindle to support local educational and community programs. These in-kind donations were shared with the Center for Great Expectations and the The Franklin Food Bank , helping expand access to technology for families across Franklin Township.

According to Allie O’Brien of the Franklin Food Bank, this support will help meet the growing needs of families experiencing food insecurity.

For the Center for Great Expectations, the devices will help expand trauma-informed care and housing services for women and families.

A special thank-you to Assemblyman Joe Danielsen ’s office for coordinating this meaningful event and championing strong community partnerships.

Read the full story here:

Amazon gifts laptops, Kindles & grants to Franklin Township’s Great Expectations Center & Food Bank, boosting education, food security & digital access.

12/10/2025

From clothing to everyday essentials, every item on our Amazon Wishlist helps meet the immediate needs of the women, children, and families we serve at The Center for Great Expectations.

Your generosity makes healing possible.
Shop the wishlist and make an impact today!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1VJSNMOGF7FCQ?ref_=list_d_wl_lfu_nav_4

12/09/2025

The gift of gingerbread houses is a shining example of kindness that kickstarts the Christmas season with generosity and joy.
Thank you, Carla!

12/04/2025

The giving doesn’t stop here.
We still need help filling our homes with healing.

Your support creates safe, trauma-informed spaces where mothers and children can recover together, share stories, and start again. Every couch funded is a seat of safety, comfort, and hope.
Donate today: https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/the-center-for-great-expectation/giving-tuesday-2025

12/02/2025

Today is GivingTuesday!
Help us provide 10 new couches for our Adolescent and Adult Residential buildings at CGE.
Each one becomes a space for recovery, reconnection, and renewal — where:
• Therapy sessions spark breakthroughs
• Mothers reunite with their children
• Women rest, connect, and begin again

Your gift today helps create the physical and emotional spaces where recovery truly begins. $1,000 funds a couch that changes lives.
Donate now and be part of the transformation: https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/the-center-for-great-expectation/giving-tuesday-2025

12/02/2025

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday — a day to fill our homes with healing.
When you give to CGE, you’re not just helping one person.
You’re interrupting generational cycles of addiction, trauma, and family separation.

Your gift provides:
• Residential care that keeps mothers and children together
• Trauma and mental health counseling
• Parenting and relational support
• Postpartum care during the most vulnerable year
• Safe, healing spaces — like new couches, where recovery begins

This isn’t just recovery. It’s transformation.
But, you don’t have to wait to start tomorrow, you can donate today: https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/the-center-for-great-expectation/giving-tuesday-2025

11/28/2025

The Truth Behind Recovery:
Every mother’s journey to healing is unique — and often begins with safety, trust, and care.
• Many mothers at CGE have carried trauma for years. When that trauma is addressed with compassion, real recovery can begin.
• The first year after giving birth is a fragile time. CGE stays by mothers’ sides, helping them remain strong, supported, and hopeful.
• Some mothers face even greater challenges due to systemic disparities. CGE provides culturally responsive, trauma-informed care that honors every woman’s dignity and restores a sense of safety.

This Giving Tuesday, your gift helps us continue this work — one safe space, one couch, one healing moment at a time.
DONATE TODAY: : https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/the-center-for-great-expectation/giving-tuesday-2025