Middle Earth

The mission of Middle Earth is to provide prevention, intervention, and crisis services assisting individuals, primarily youth, to develop into responsible and productive members of the community.

History:
What is now known as "Middle Earth" actually began in October 1969 through the efforts of Reverend Ron Cassie and Reverend Ron Bell. Out of a counseling session between Rev. Bell and a 15-year-old girl, it was determined that a substantial number of teenagers were spending a significant amount of their time on the "street," experiencing failure in the home and in school. To address this issue, a weekly meeting in the church basement was created between Rev. Bell, Rev. Cassie and approximately 35 young people that the young girl had pulled together. This continued for three years, while the volunteers of the program grew to ten in number. Middle Earth was incorporated in 1972, in direct response to the expressed needs of youth at risk and by the volunteers who felt that the community lacked services to address the growing needs of our local youth. They formed an agency to provide services such as academic tutoring, recreational programs, retreats, trips and crisis services.

Contact people:

Dan Puntillo, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Laura Sedlatschek, Director Of Administration, (phone), (email)

Address:

98 Grove Street Somerville, NJ 08876 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.middleearthonline.org

Last updated on March 6, 2009