March at Amandla Crossings Around Town
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Columbus Property Management, a Member of Mission First Housing Group • www.missionfirsthousing.org • twitter: @MissionFirstHG March, 2019 CPM Connections is a monthly newsletter for residents put together by Resident Services and staff of Mission First Housing Group. • March at Amandla Crossings Many of us look at March as a new beginning. Some use this month as a spring cleaning; physically taking the time to clean your apartment, common areas, and vehicles and mentally to clean your body and mind from the harsh winter. And others mark March as the beginning of warm weather, with Day- light Savings allowing us to enjoy the sun a little while longer starting March 20th. However, way you look at it remember March comes “in as a lion and out like a lamb.” Around Town: • Project Medicine Drop: With New Jersey’s Project Medicine Drop (NJPMD), we are placing se- cured drop boxes in the headquarters of local police departments. Consumers from anywhere in New Jersey can visit the boxes seven days a week, to drop off unneeded and expired medications - and keep them away from those at risk of abusing them. Below is a list of locations near you: • East Brunswick Police Department 1 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive East Brunswick, NJ 08816(732) 390-6917 • Edison Police Department 100 Municipal Boulevard Edison, NJ 08817(732) 248-7400 • Milltown Police Department 39 Washington Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901(732) 745-5200 • Old Bridge Police Department 1 Old Bridge Plaza Old Bridge Township, NJ 08857(732) 721-5600 • Perth Amboy Police Department 365 New Brunswick Avenue Perth Amboy, NJ 08861(732) 442-4400 • Plainsboro Township Police Department 641 Plainsboro Road Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095(732) 634-7700 • In need of a supplement food source? The Community Presbyterian Church (CPC) Food Pantry has been in operation for many years serving the needs of Edison Township residents. The Food Pantry is open Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00am to 11:00am. Staffed by church volunteers, the pantry provides to each recipient three bags of food consisting of soup, cereal, tomato sauce, pasta, tuna fish, peanut butter, jelly, macaroni and cheese, canned vegetables, canned beans, canned fruit, coffee, bread and a choice of a one pound package of either chopped beef, chopped turkey or hot dogs. Located at 75 Glenville Rd Edison, NJ 08817 • Need free tax prep assistance? New Brunswick Free Public Library is taking appointments to meet with volunteers from Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting and finance honor society at Rutgers through April 6, for those with low to moderate income. Call 732-745-5108, ext. 25, to make your appointment. • Need help to quit smoking? Contact RWJ’s Smoking Cessation Program at 732-381-4200 Reminders: • The Arc of Middlesex County delivers Bread from Panera Bread every Wednesday and sandwiches from WaWa every Friday. These items are placed right outside the community room for everyone to take and enjoy. Please only take what you need so we can share with our neighbors. • Appointments with Melissa are available by appointment only
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Columbus Property Management, a Member of Mission First Housing Group • www.missionfirsthousing.org • twitter: @MissionFirstHG
March, 2019CPM Connections is a monthly newsletter for residents put together by Resident Services and staff of Mission First Housing Group.
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March at Amandla CrossingsMany of us look at March as a new beginning. Some use this month as a spring cleaning; physically taking the time to clean your apartment, common areas, and vehicles and mentally to clean your body and mind from the harsh winter. And others mark March as the beginning of warm weather, with Day-light Savings allowing us to enjoy the sun a little while longer starting March 20th. However, way you look at it remember March comes “in as a lion and out like a lamb.”
Around Town:• Project Medicine Drop: With New Jersey’s Project Medicine Drop (NJPMD), we are placing se-
cured drop boxes in the headquarters of local police departments. Consumers from anywhere in New Jersey can visit the boxes seven days a week, to drop off unneeded and expired medications - and keep them away from those at risk of abusing them. Below is a list of locations near you:
• East Brunswick Police Department1 Jean Walling Civic Center DriveEast Brunswick, NJ 08816(732) 390-6917• Edison Police Department100 Municipal BoulevardEdison, NJ 08817(732) 248-7400• Milltown Police Department39 Washington AvenueNew Brunswick, NJ 08901(732) 745-5200
• Old Bridge Police Department1 Old Bridge PlazaOld Bridge Township, NJ 08857(732) 721-5600• Perth Amboy Police Department365 New Brunswick AvenuePerth Amboy, NJ 08861(732) 442-4400 • Plainsboro Township Police Department641 Plainsboro RoadWoodbridge Township, NJ 07095(732) 634-7700
• In need of a supplement food source? The Community Presbyterian Church (CPC) Food Pantry has been in operation for many years serving the needs of Edison Township residents. The Food Pantry is open Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00am to 11:00am. Staffed by church volunteers, the pantry provides to each recipient three bags of food consisting of soup, cereal, tomato sauce, pasta, tuna fish, peanut butter, jelly, macaroni and cheese, canned vegetables, canned beans, canned fruit, coffee, bread and a choice of a one pound package of either chopped beef, chopped turkey or hot dogs. Located at 75 Glenville Rd Edison, NJ 08817
• Need free tax prep assistance? New Brunswick Free Public Library is taking appointments to meet with volunteers from Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting and finance honor society at Rutgers through April 6, for those with low to moderate income. Call 732-745-5108, ext. 25, to make your appointment.
• Need help to quit smoking? Contact RWJ’s Smoking Cessation Program at 732-381-4200
Reminders:• The Arc of Middlesex County delivers Bread from Panera Bread every Wednesday and sandwiches from WaWa every
Friday. These items are placed right outside the community room for everyone to take and enjoy. Please only take what you need so we can share with our neighbors.
• Appointments with Melissa are available by appointment only
• Join us for our Monthly Dinner on 3/27/19 @ 5pm this month’s theme is St. Patrick’s Day we will have activities geared toward our theme. If you are interested in helping set up or clean up please contact Melissa or Klarissa.
• We will start back our weekly Tenant Support Groups this month. March’s topic is Financial Literacy and Household Management. We will be meeting on Wednesdays starting March 6th from 11:30 to 12:30.
• Read Across America is March 2nd. To celebrate, please join us for Children’s Reading Hour on Wednesdays in March from 3:30 to 4:30pm in the Children’s Resource Room. Each week a children’s book will be read by a mystery reader. Please let Melissa or Klarissa know if you are interested in being a mystery reader. Or have a book suggestion.
Amandla Crossings is a permanent supportive housing development in Edison, New Jersey. CPM Connections is produced by the staff of Imani Park and Mission First Housing Group.
Never Write a Rent Check Again! It’s the beginning of the month-you got things to do, places to be, and bills to pay. We know how busy you are and how long that ‘to-do’ list can get. That’s why we’ve made it as easy as possible to mark “pay rent” off the list every month with our convenient and secure, electronic payment and mobile app option! You can make a one-time rent payment online or with our app without purchasing a money order or standing in line. It’s fast, easy and can be done when you want, from where you want. Plus it’s FREE! That’s right, FREE! Save time and money by paying your rent online or with our app! Please contact the office for more information.
Management and Resident Services wish a Happy Birthday to all residents born this month!
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Recipe: Shamrock ShakeIngredients:• 1 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream.• 1/2 cup whole milk.• 10 drops green food coloring.• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract. • Whipped cream (optional) • 1 maraschino cherry. Directions:1. Place all ingredients (except whipped cream
and cherry) in a blender in order listed; cover and process until blended.
2. Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream and cherry. Serve immediately.
Source: Taste of Home
Important Phone Numbers• For resource and referral information for Middlesex County NJ dial 211 to speak to a community re-
source specialist 24 hours, 7 days per week. 211 provides referrals for food, clothing, rental assis-tance, transportation and other health and social service related needs
• For Resources and Referral information specific to woman, children and families dial 1-888-651-6217 and speak to a community resource specialist from Central Jersey Family Health Consortium’s Central Intake Unit
• For up to date Resource and Referral for behavioral health services in NJ, please contact NJ Mental Health Cares at 1-866-202-HELP from 8am to 8pm. For emergencies, please dial 911
Do you or your family have a service related need?
Please see Resident Services Coordinator, Klarissa Nelson. Her office hours at Amandla are Mon. to Wed. 9am to 5pm. To make an appointment, please contact her at 609-331-6428 /knelson@
columbuspm.org
You can also meet with Director of Program Managerment Melissa Mascolo during her office hours, Mon. and Wed.
9am-5pm, and Tues, Thurs, Fri: 9 am-1pm. Contact Melissa at 609-373-8550 or at [email protected]
