The Parsippany Community Center houses a number of municipal services, as well as being a senior citizen center. Here you will find the Department of Fire Prevention, Department of Housing, Department of Human Services, Office of Health, Office on Aging and the Physically Handicapped, Social Services, the Par-Troy EMS and the Book Nook. The Community Center also has multiple meeting rooms, a theater, and an auditorium, which host local events throughout the year.
The Department of Fire Prevention is home to the town's fire official and fire inspectors. It enforces the New Jersey State Fire Code to ensure the safety of residents and firemen in the event of a fire emergency.
Phone: 973-263-7166
Fax: 973-334-0307
The Department of Housing is tasked with enforcing Chapter 213 of the Housing & Property Maintenance Code as it applies to single family rental properties and apartments.
Phone: 973-263-4280
The Department of Human Services job is to administer a comprehensive public health program, and enforce local health ordinances.
Phone: 973-263-7163
Social Services and the Office of Health are part of the Department of Human Services. The Office of Health works to increase public awareness of good health through education, screenings, and immunizations. Social Services provides support and assistance to needy residents (with the exception of services provided through the Work First New Jersey/General Assistance Program).
Phone: 973-263-7160
The Office on Aging and the Physically Handicapped is dedicated to helping senior citizens and the physically handicapped stay active and independent. It offers social activites, a fitness center, a library, a game room (including board games, two pool tables, and a shuffle board table), a cafeteria, and senior citizen job placement services.
Phone: 973-263-7351, 973-263-7352
The Par-Troy EMS offers emergency medical services to the entire town during daytime hours (Mon - Sat, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) It operates one ambulance with two certified EMTs, and works in conjunction with Mobile Intensive Care Units from Saint Clare's Hospital and Morristown Memorial Hospital.
Phone: 973-263-7163 (Non-Emergency)
The Book Nook sells books from the Parsippany Public Library System. All of the books are either old copies that have been replaced or books that have been taken out of circulation. Softcovers sell for $2 and hardcovers for $3.
Sterling House is one the architectural gems of Stratford. The Romanesque-style mansion, registered in the National Registry of Historic Homes and built by architect Bruce Price of New York, was built on Main Street in 1886 by John Sterling, whose family was among Stratford's oldest and richest.
The mansion was donated by the Sterling family to the town of Stratford in 1931 during the Great Depression with the stipulation that it be used as a community center. The property has since been held in trust by the town. In addition to its unique architectural features, the grounds at Sterling House were designed by the famed New York City Central Park landscape designer Frederick Law Olmstead.
Today, a variety of community services are offered at Sterling House, including programs for youths and adults, recreational activities, a child development center and a summer youth program. Sterling House also has a food bank.
Sterling House derives its funding from several sources, including contributions, fundraising and special events (35%), fees and dues (52%), support from the town of Stratford (11%) and rental/other (2%).
Easton Community Center is a non-profit community center offering children, teens and adults opportunities for athletic participation, the chance to join elective classes in music, dance and crafting, birthday party services, child care services and access to a fitness center. Additionally the ECC organizes and hosts summer and winter camps for children.
The West Long Branch Community Center is located at 116 Locust Avenue, at the intersection of Parker and Locust avenues. The community center can be used for special events, such as wedding receptions, bar or bat mitzvahs and corporate meetings. The ballroom, which has an attached kitchen, can house 128 people. There is also the Norwood Room, which houses 60 people and can be used for smaller events.
If you thought the Salvation Army was simply a chain of thrift stores, you haven't seen this large space off of 4th street and the many things that are done there. In addition to the outreach and mission work the SA is known for, the institution also has a choir, a huge amount of youth programs, a rehab center, summer and after-school camps and family services.
Begun in 1865 in England as The Christian Mission, the SA has two clear objectives: to help those in need of food and shelter and to accept all people into their ministries regardless of age, gender, race or creed. This location follows those objectives, with numerous charities being run out of it. The Southern California chapter of the Salvation Army has been around for 60 years.
