NJCTS News – March 2021
In This Issue: NJ Walks for TS; March Virtual Programs; Scholarship Application; Youth Advocate Featured in News; Snow Sculpture Winner; New Twitcha Merch
NJCTS Receives Grant from FirstEnergy Foundation to Support Education Outreach
The $7,500 grant from the FirstEnergy Foundation will further NJCTS’s mission of educating the public, medical professionals, first responders, and teachers about TS.
NJCTS Youth Advocate Joins Olympic Training Program
“TS will always be a part of me, but never all of me.” AnnaClaire Sems has been featured on News-12's Jersey Proud segment.
NJCTS News – January 2021
In This Issue: Global Teen Summit; January Programs; Leadership Academy; Now Recruiting for Rutgers Virtual Support Group
A Note From Our Executive Director
"I am excited about the new year and the prospects for our organization as we expand upon the legacy of our founder, Faith Rice."
NJCTS Announces 2021 Program of Webinars
NJCTS has announced the topics of their Wednesday Webinars series for 2021 featuring presentations by leaders in the field of mental health and education.
NOW RECRUITING: Virtual Group for Children and Adolescents with Tics!
The Rutgers Tourette Syndrome Clinic is offering a 10-week, group-based program that aims to help teens build resilience and develop the skills necessary to better navigate life with tics and associated conditions.
Faith Rice, Pioneer of TS Awareness and Advocacy, Set to Retire
Faith W. Rice, founder and executive director of NJCTS, has announced her retirement at the end of 2020.
In Their Own Words: Pat Phillips
I am looking forward to this opportunity to continue to serve the TS community.
NJCTS Receives Grant from Investors Foundation to Support Scholarship Program
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated disorders recently received a $2,000 grant from Investors Foundation. The grant will help further NJCTS’s mission of providing support and advocacy for teens with Tourette Syndrome (TS) through the NJCTS Scholarship Program. Each year since 2004, NJCTS has offered scholarships to graduating New