About Us
The goal of the organization is to keep "Healthy Families, Safe at Home." Bergen’s Promise will provide exceptional care management services to keep youth and families physically and emotionally safe.
Wraparound care is an individualized planning process for care management that leverages the Child and Family Team and builds on a family's and community's unique strengths, values and resources.
Our Behavioral Health Home services support youth with chronic co-occurring behavioral and medical health issues and enhances the Wraparound Model of Care to integrate both medical and behavioral health care.
The key to successful wraparound is a team of family and community members guided by an experienced care manager who works to formulate the ideal array of local services & activities to benefit a child's growth and foster future success.
Healthy Families, Safe at Home
Our organization is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) (English/Spanish). Our services are built on each family’s strengths and delivered through a strong, coordinated network of community based providers. Leveraging the core values below, we strive to provide the highest quality of care that will produce the most positive results for the youth and families we serve.
Professionalism • Talent Engagement & Development • Health & Safety • Collaboration • Cultural Diversity
Bergen's Promise Agency Values
Professionalism
Bergen's Promise is committed to fostering a culture of shared ownership, accountability, integrity and continuous quality improvement so that our staff are prepared to provide youth, families and other key stakeholders the highest quality services.
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The Wraparound Model of Care
It's the Heart of Our Promise to Each Child and Family We Serve
Since 2002, Bergen's Promise has been offering unique, community-based wraparound services to families who have children with emotional, behavioral, developmental, mental health, and substance abuse needs.
Keeping children healthy and safe in their home is our goal.
Watch the short video on the right and download the guide below to learn more about how the wraparound process works to help plan and implement services and supports for your child or youth and family.
Learn more about the Wraparound Model of Care - Flyer
The Child and Family Team is Our Key to Consistently Successful Wraparound Care
Each Child and Family team is comprised of people genuinely care about your child’s success. Loving relatives, close friends, teachers, clergy, care providers, and sometimes even the local soccer coach, all help to formulate the right mix of structure, guidance and support to help foster progress and future success. Who would YOU include on your Child and Family Team?
Families Share Their Experiences
Integrated Care Enhances Wraparound
All families receiving Bergen's Promise support that have a youth with specific chronic medical health issues, and a behavioral health challenge, are now provided with our Behavior Health Home (BHH) medical care services that includes a highly-trained nurse or Wellness educator as part of the Child and Family Team. This enhanced team allows for better coordination of a child's unique physical, medical and behavioral health care needs.
Here's a short video introduction to our BHH program from one of our Health & Wellness Educators. (Click the CC button at the bottom of the video for other languages.)
Read Our BHH FAQUnderstanding the
New Jersey Children's System of Care
Watch the video below to better understand the system of care, how it helps children get access to the help they need, and how your family can benefit from the services it offers.
New Spanish-language mini-site integrated on the PerformCare website, available at www.performcarenj.org/espanol
The Bergen's Promise Leadership Team
Executive Management
Directors
Jennifer Esmurdoc
MHRM
Human Resources Director
Kajal Raval
Financial Controller
Sanny Yoon
MBA ITM
Director of Technology & Communications
Care Management Supervisors
Allison Speranza
LSW, MSW
Care Manager Supervisor
Amanda Rhodes
MSW, LSW
Care Manager Supervisor
Amanda Sokoloff
Care Manager Supervisor
Delrose Brown
MA
Care Manager Supervisor
George Cabascango
Care Manager Supervisor
Jorge Ruiz
Care Manager Supervisor
Meg Malkasian
MA EdS LAC
Care Manager Supervisor
Nathalie Mora
Care Manager Supervisor
Rahsona Patterson
BA, MSW
Care Manager Supervisor
Renee Gales
Care Manager Supervisor
Robin Wanner
Care Manager Supervisor
Shari Spates
MSW
Care Manager Supervisor
Shelda Thelisme
MSW
Care Manager Supervisor
Sherry Wilson
Care Manager Supervisor
Steven Cruz
Care Manager Supervisor
Managers
Bernardo Gonzalez
Medicaid Supervisor
Katie Schneider
MA
Office Manager
Matthew DeMarco
MHA, CHC
Compliance Verification Supervisor
Renea Covington
Human Resources Manager
Shekinah Williams
MSW, LSW
Juvenile Justice System Operations Manager
Our Children and Families Live in Your District
2023 By School District
2023 By Legislative District
In 2023, we also served 321 youth outside Bergen County. Youth outside Bergen county are usually their own guardians and participating in out-of-home treatment.
Agency Reports
Annual Reports
Financial Statements & Strategic Plan
Board of Trustees
The Bergen's Promise Trustees support the quality Wraparound care coordination available to families in Bergen County.
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Jeffrey Kahn - President
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Cheryl Toussaint - Trustee
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Lucien Duquette - Trustee
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Joseph J. Cafaro - Trustee
