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. 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 four 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.
