In 1990 it was awarded the American Public Welfare Association Successful Projects Initiative Award. This program has expanded into the elementary and middle schools through a collaborative partnership between the New Jersey Department of Human Services, local school boards, and the communities they serve. This program operates in urban, rural and suburban school districts with at least one site per county. Each site provides employment training, health care, mental health, family, and substance abuse counseling.
Some sites offer additional services as well as weekend hours.
This program has also been adopted in Iowa and Kentucky.