Frequently Asked Questions
What is Robins' Nest?
How did Robins' Nest get started?
What is unique about Robins' Nest?
What is in-home treatment?
Where does Robins' Nest provide services?
What do I do if I believe that a child is being abused or neglected?
Where does Robins' Nest receive its funding?
Is Robins' Nest a registered charity?
Is Robins' Nest affiliated with any church or denomination?
How can I get involved?
Robins’ Nest is a private, nonprofit, children’s services organization whose mission is to insure the safety of children and enhance their well-being in a family setting. This is accomplished through a wide array of quality community-based residential and in-home services, which encourage and empower children to become responsible members of the community.
How did Robins’ Nest get started?
Robins' Nest was founded in 1968 to address the needs of abused and neglected adolescent girls. Within a year the agency opened New Jersey's first community-based group home for girls to provide a more compassionate alternative to institutional care or incarceration. In 1983, the techniques that had brought Robins' Nest success in the residential program were utilized in the design of a strength-based, in-home family treatment program. This innovative in-home program expanded the agency's services to boys and girls of all ages. During the past two decades, Robins' Nest has continued to respond to the unmet needs of children with the development of a wide variety of innovative and effective treatment programs.
What is unique about Robins’ Nest?
Because each child is unique and each life path different, Robins’ Nest tailors its services to meet the individual needs of each child. Robins’ Nest provides solutions to the complex problems of families. The agency’s broad array of services include: early intervention programs for first-time parents designed to prevent child abuse; intensive in-home services for troubled children and their families aimed at avoiding out-of-home placement; services for foster children that help them flourish and secure a permanent home of their own; clinical services to help foster and adoptive children adjust to their new homes; and outpatient therapy for children and adults.
Robins’ Nest provides a wide array of services in the child’s own home. For chronically troubled families, traditional therapy in a clinician’s office is often ineffective since many of them also need concrete services, such as assistance with housing, household management, and parenting skills. Robins’ Nest therapists are able to see the “whole picture” when they are providing services directly in the home. Also, due to the rural nature of New Jersey’s southern counties, transportation is often a barrier to services. With in-home treatment services, children in these rural locations can receive the treatment that they need.
Where does Robins’ Nest provide services?
Robins’ Nest provides services in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, Atlantic and Cape May counties in New Jersey.
What do I do if I believe that a child is being abused or neglected?
Report it immediately by calling:
1-877-NJ ABUSE (652-2873)
24 hours a day - 7 days a week
1-800-835-5510 (TTY/TDD for the deaf)
If you believe a child has been abused or neglected, you have a legal responsibility to report it.
Where does Robins’ Nest receive its funding?
Robins’ Nest receives funding from a variety of governmental and non-governmental entities including, United Way, individuals, foundations, corporations, churches and other organizations.
Is Robins’ Nest a registered charity?
Yes, Robins’ Nest is approved by the IRS as a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization and is registered in all states that require charity registration.
Is Robins’ Nest affiliated with any church or denomination?
Although Robins’ Nest is not affiliated with any church or denomination, the agency was founded on Judeo-Christian principles and values. Throughout Robins’ Nest history, the religious community has played an integral role in the life of the agency, providing financial and volunteer support for the children we serve.
You can get involved with Robins’ Nest by making a donation or volunteering.
To make a monetary donation, please click here or, if you prefer, send your donation to:
Robins’ Nest
42 S. Delsea Drive
Glassboro, NJ 08028
To make a donation of in-kind goods, please click here to see a list of needed items.
To volunteer, please click here to visit the Volunteer Opportunities section of the website to learn more and to submit a volunteer application.
