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Mission: The mission of family service league is to support and strengthen families in need in essex county / new jersey through counseling, education and social services.
Programs: Family counseling program the family counseling program provides professional counseling services to individuals, couples, and families.
essex county rape care/ save of essex county the essex county rape care center of family service league or save of essex county as it is now known, is the official "designated" rape care center for essex county. The core services of save are: (1) confidential 24 hour crisis response hotline for survivors and their families and loved ones, as well as for health care and law enforcement professionals; (2) accompaniment of survivors of sexual violence to hospital; emergency department police precincts and courts; (3) information referral and guidance to survivors about rights and responsibilities, medical and legal procedures, including forensic exam and rape kit, victims compensation, housing privacy and safety, and other issues;(4) outreach and education at the junior high school and high school colleges and universities health fairs, churches and community centers to educate adolescents and adults about sexual violence; (5) training for hospital staff, ems professionals and police and court officials on strategies and procedures for respond to survivors of sexual violence and (6) unlimited on site counseling for survivors with a trained therapist.