December 19, 2023 • 8 mins
Richard Stagliano, Chief Executive Officer, is a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed marriage and family counselor with more than 45 years of experience in the human service field.Stagliano spearheaded numerous innovative programs in the areas of Behavioral Health, Child and Family Services, and Victim Services. Under his leadership, Center For Family Services has remained true to its mission and responsiveness to community needs. Stagliano started his career in 1975. In 1981 he became the Director of Family Counseling Services, and he was named Executive Director in 1991.
In the year 2000, Stagliano facilitated a merger of three small nonprofits, Family Counseling Services Inc, Together Inc. and Reality House Inc, to create a new organization, Center For Family Services Inc. Following the merger, Stagliano was named President & CEO. Stagliano led the organization's rapid growth over the last two decades, facilitating several additional mergers and acquisitions. Under his strong leadership, Center For Family Services became one of the largest social services organizations in New Jersey, operating numerous federal, state, and county contracts.
With a staff of over 1500, Stagliano led Center For Family Services to be recognized as a trusted partner and provider, and one that readily adapts to meet the growing and changing needs across New Jersey.He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Rutgers University and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Columbia University. Since 1984, Stagliano has been a faculty member at Rutgers University School of Social Work.
He has served as the President of the Family Service Association of New Jersey, a member of the Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, a member of the CEO Council, a member of the National Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, a board member of the Camden County United Way, a member of the Commission on Abused and Missing Children, and a consultant to numerous community groups and organizations.In 2016, Stagliano was awarded with the Outstanding Service Award from the National Association of Social Workers, NJ Chapter, for outstanding service to the local community.
In 2018, he was recognized as one of South Jersey Biz Magazine's 2018 Executives of the Year. In 2022, he was named one of the "Men of the Year" by South Jersey Magazine. He has received numerous other awards and recognition throughout his career.
In the year 2000, Stagliano facilitated a merger of three small nonprofits, Family Counseling Services Inc, Together Inc. and Reality House Inc, to create a new organization, Center For Family Services Inc. Following the merger, Stagliano was named President & CEO. Stagliano led the organization's rapid growth over the last two decades, facilitating several additional mergers and acquisitions. Under his strong leadership, Center For Family Services became one of the largest social services organizations in New Jersey, operating numerous federal, state, and county contracts.
With a staff of over 1500, Stagliano led Center For Family Services to be recognized as a trusted partner and provider, and one that readily adapts to meet the growing and changing needs across New Jersey.He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Rutgers University and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Columbia University. Since 1984, Stagliano has been a faculty member at Rutgers University School of Social Work.
He has served as the President of the Family Service Association of New Jersey, a member of the Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, a member of the CEO Council, a member of the National Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, a board member of the Camden County United Way, a member of the Commission on Abused and Missing Children, and a consultant to numerous community groups and organizations.In 2016, Stagliano was awarded with the Outstanding Service Award from the National Association of Social Workers, NJ Chapter, for outstanding service to the local community.
In 2018, he was recognized as one of South Jersey Biz Magazine's 2018 Executives of the Year. In 2022, he was named one of the "Men of the Year" by South Jersey Magazine. He has received numerous other awards and recognition throughout his career.
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(00:00):
I'm the rain ballod moral with CEOsyou should know, brought to you by
Comcast Business Richard Stagliano, Chief ExecutiveOfficer, the Center for Family Services.
Tell us about your company's mission anddescribe your company well. The Center for
Family Services is a multi service,nonprofit human service organization serving people in New
(00:22):
Jersey. Our mission is really tostrengthen and empower people who've had life challenges.
We help them through professional services,counselings, type services, family support
services. We fill in when sometimesthe informal supports that people need are not
enough. I was on your websiteand I noticed you provide a lot of
(00:43):
different services from substance use disorder counselingto family counseling. Tell us some of
the services that you provide specifically.Let's face it that everyone faces challenges in
their life. Sometimes we have supportsand we have the networks to survive those
Sometimes we need professional help. That'swhere the organization Center for Family Service comes
(01:04):
in. So we help people whoare facing life's challenges. So we offer
substance abuse treatment, behavioral health services, outpatient services. We offer sexual assault,
domestic violence services, and a lotof family support services for families where
there's child welfare issues and or havingdifficulty managing children. You know, we
(01:29):
do intervention, but we also wantto prevent social problems, so we run
programs like head Start with an earlychildhood education program trying to disadvantaged children in
their families a chance to succeed.We do prevention. We have a family
Success Center network here in New Jersey. We participate in a lot of science.
Families don't know resources where to goto get help. You know,
(01:49):
we're able to have a drop inplace for people to come. So we
do prevention, early intervention services aswell as deeper in services for children in
families. I didn't mention our childrenin residential services. We do a lot
of work with the state Department here, Department of Children Families to provide a
care for children when they can't bewith their families and have had pretty serious
(02:10):
behavior and personal challenges. Hearing whatyou had to say about the services that
you provide, it strikes me that, in my opinion, if this country
paid more attention to children and familiesand providing the support that they need sometimes
in times of need, we'd bea stronger and better society. And I
(02:31):
wonder if you can just reflect onhow important it is to support children and
families. Well, you make agreat point, and this is the wealthiest
country in the world. We coulddo much better in terms of supporting children
and families. You know, healthcare has been an ongoing issue. We
still have children who don't have healthcare economic resources. You know, we
(02:53):
still have a you know what,twelve thirteen percent of the population with very
low income, and the next groupis also just above them, is not
faring well, particularly when we haveissues like inflation. So parental and family
lead. We could do much betterin supporting mothers who and fathers who want
to stay home and care for theirchildren a bit longer. So I think
(03:15):
we could do a lot more interms of prevention, in supporting children by
helping their families and parents. Andyou know, close to a third of
all families are now single parents.It's tough if you've raised children, it's
not easy. Prevention is worth apound of cure. I mean, the
earlier we help people, obviously it'sgoing to pay off, even from an
economic point of view. If wewere smart, we would invest in young,
(03:36):
young children and families because it willpay off for us in terms of
reducing the prison population, reducing peoplewho need long term support. Let's face
it, there's a part of ourpopulation will always need support, people with
serious and persistent mental illness, peoplethat have physical disability, people who are
injured, and we will always needto support people. Why not pay more
attention to it in an organized formalway. When I was in high school,
(04:00):
I took a test which I thinkprobably all high school students do eventually,
and that is to determine what theircareer path is, and I got
social worker. Actually it's broadcasting,was not in there. But you have
spent a good part of your lifedoing this work, working in the area
of social work. And I wonderin your own life, what was the
(04:26):
pivotal moment where you said to yourself, this is what I want to do,
this is the path that I wantto take. So multi layered issue.
I think I was always interested inpsychology. I was interested in human
behavior, I was interested in people. And I also grew up in the
sixties a bit, and I gotvery socially conscious as a teenager about some
(04:49):
of the injustices in the world andsome of the fallacies of what we expect
here. Sometimes in America. It'sa great but obviously we can and should
do more. I think this ideathat everyone can just pull themselves up and
all that. So for me,it was a combination of religious sort of
(05:09):
values growing up, a combination ofjust my own family experiences and what was
going on and trying to understand allthat, and then part of that social
consciousness that sort of said to me, you know, I want to have
some meaning in my life. Tome, meaning was about helping other people,
making a difference, supporting others tobe honest with you, you know,
(05:30):
you get a lot back from doingthat, and even people who give
and donate, and you know,people get from giving. It's sort of
a fringe benefit. But I havehad a lot of meaning in my life.
You know, in my forty secondyear in this organization. When I
started, we were fifteen people backin nineteen eighty one. Today we're you
know, close to fifteen hundred peopleand a staff making a difference. It
(05:53):
makes me feel good because I knowwe're having a great impact on the community.
What would you say, is infact the most rewarding part of what
it is that you do. Ithink the most rewarding part is that we
see people whose lives are saved numberone, you know, who are in
very desperate situations. We see peoplewhose lives are changed, their lives are
(06:14):
improved. I've seen major progress interms of the evidence behind what we do,
understanding the research and why and whatwe should do and how we can
really have an impact on other people. And so I think it makes me
feel good that we've contributed to thoseindividuals. That's number one. We've made
a difference for children, for families. We've also employed a workforce of an
(06:36):
army of caring, giving people thatI'm proud of that. The staff is
very we have a great culture inthe organization, very passionate, caring group
of people, and I'm proud ofthat. And I'm also proud that we're
at the table now with social justiceissues. People come to us. They
want to know about substance use issuesand opioid crisis. They want our help
with behavioral health and mental health,and they want our help with how do
(06:59):
we support families and what do wedo kids with kids in the court system,
and how do we sexual assault,domestic violence. We're at the table
talking about how do we improve systemsand expand services for people in need.
I'm proud that we can both ona macro level have an impact as well
as on that micro level of helpingthat individual and family every day. I
(07:20):
love that. If people would liketo know more about the Center for Family
Services, how do they find outmore? Go to our website which is
www. Stenter ce N t rf FS dot org, FRANKFRANKSAM dot org.
There you can get all the information, referral numbers, see our services,
(07:41):
and there's an access number there.You can call our access number where
always people have challenges. They don'tknow where to turn, they don't know
what to do, and it's acomplicated system of help, and sometimes all
the help's not there, you know, and that's why we need more.
You can check our website would bethe best way, and call our access
center if you need a st CEOsyou should know. Brought to you by
(08:01):
Comcast Business, offering the complete connectivitysolution, cybersecurity, Internet and mobile,
all from one provider, Comcast Business, powering possibilities
I'm the rain ballod moral with CEOsyou should know, brought to you by
Comcast Business Richard Stagliano, Chief ExecutiveOfficer, the Center for Family Services.
Tell us about your company's mission anddescribe your company well. The Center for
Family Services is a multi service,nonprofit human service organization serving people in New
(00:22):
Jersey. Our mission is really tostrengthen and empower people who've had life challenges.
We help them through professional services,counselings, type services, family support
services. We fill in when sometimesthe informal supports that people need are not
enough. I was on your websiteand I noticed you provide a lot of
(00:43):
different services from substance use disorder counselingto family counseling. Tell us some of
the services that you provide specifically.Let's face it that everyone faces challenges in
their life. Sometimes we have supportsand we have the networks to survive those
Sometimes we need professional help. That'swhere the organization Center for Family Service comes
(01:04):
in. So we help people whoare facing life's challenges. So we offer
substance abuse treatment, behavioral health services, outpatient services. We offer sexual assault,
domestic violence services, and a lotof family support services for families where
there's child welfare issues and or havingdifficulty managing children. You know, we
(01:29):
do intervention, but we also wantto prevent social problems, so we run
programs like head Start with an earlychildhood education program trying to disadvantaged children in
their families a chance to succeed.We do prevention. We have a family
Success Center network here in New Jersey. We participate in a lot of science.
Families don't know resources where to goto get help. You know,
(01:49):
we're able to have a drop inplace for people to come. So we
do prevention, early intervention services aswell as deeper in services for children in
families. I didn't mention our childrenin residential services. We do a lot
of work with the state Department here, Department of Children Families to provide a
care for children when they can't bewith their families and have had pretty serious
(02:10):
behavior and personal challenges. Hearing whatyou had to say about the services that
you provide, it strikes me that, in my opinion, if this country
paid more attention to children and familiesand providing the support that they need sometimes
in times of need, we'd bea stronger and better society. And I
(02:31):
wonder if you can just reflect onhow important it is to support children and
families. Well, you make agreat point, and this is the wealthiest
country in the world. We coulddo much better in terms of supporting children
and families. You know, healthcare has been an ongoing issue. We
still have children who don't have healthcare economic resources. You know, we
(02:53):
still have a you know what,twelve thirteen percent of the population with very
low income, and the next groupis also just above them, is not
faring well, particularly when we haveissues like inflation. So parental and family
lead. We could do much betterin supporting mothers who and fathers who want
to stay home and care for theirchildren a bit longer. So I think
(03:15):
we could do a lot more interms of prevention, in supporting children by
helping their families and parents. Andyou know, close to a third of
all families are now single parents.It's tough if you've raised children, it's
not easy. Prevention is worth apound of cure. I mean, the
earlier we help people, obviously it'sgoing to pay off, even from an
economic point of view. If wewere smart, we would invest in young,
(03:36):
young children and families because it willpay off for us in terms of
reducing the prison population, reducing peoplewho need long term support. Let's face
it, there's a part of ourpopulation will always need support, people with
serious and persistent mental illness, peoplethat have physical disability, people who are
injured, and we will always needto support people. Why not pay more
attention to it in an organized formalway. When I was in high school,
(04:00):
I took a test which I thinkprobably all high school students do eventually,
and that is to determine what theircareer path is, and I got
social worker. Actually it's broadcasting,was not in there. But you have
spent a good part of your lifedoing this work, working in the area
of social work. And I wonderin your own life, what was the
(04:26):
pivotal moment where you said to yourself, this is what I want to do,
this is the path that I wantto take. So multi layered issue.
I think I was always interested inpsychology. I was interested in human
behavior, I was interested in people. And I also grew up in the
sixties a bit, and I gotvery socially conscious as a teenager about some
(04:49):
of the injustices in the world andsome of the fallacies of what we expect
here. Sometimes in America. It'sa great but obviously we can and should
do more. I think this ideathat everyone can just pull themselves up and
all that. So for me,it was a combination of religious sort of
(05:09):
values growing up, a combination ofjust my own family experiences and what was
going on and trying to understand allthat, and then part of that social
consciousness that sort of said to me, you know, I want to have
some meaning in my life. Tome, meaning was about helping other people,
making a difference, supporting others tobe honest with you, you know,
(05:30):
you get a lot back from doingthat, and even people who give
and donate, and you know,people get from giving. It's sort of
a fringe benefit. But I havehad a lot of meaning in my life.
You know, in my forty secondyear in this organization. When I
started, we were fifteen people backin nineteen eighty one. Today we're you
know, close to fifteen hundred peopleand a staff making a difference. It
(05:53):
makes me feel good because I knowwe're having a great impact on the community.
What would you say, is infact the most rewarding part of what
it is that you do. Ithink the most rewarding part is that we
see people whose lives are saved numberone, you know, who are in
very desperate situations. We see peoplewhose lives are changed, their lives are
(06:14):
improved. I've seen major progress interms of the evidence behind what we do,
understanding the research and why and whatwe should do and how we can
really have an impact on other people. And so I think it makes me
feel good that we've contributed to thoseindividuals. That's number one. We've made
a difference for children, for families. We've also employed a workforce of an
(06:36):
army of caring, giving people thatI'm proud of that. The staff is
very we have a great culture inthe organization, very passionate, caring group
of people, and I'm proud ofthat. And I'm also proud that we're
at the table now with social justiceissues. People come to us. They
want to know about substance use issuesand opioid crisis. They want our help
with behavioral health and mental health,and they want our help with how do
(06:59):
we support families and what do wedo kids with kids in the court system,
and how do we sexual assault,domestic violence. We're at the table
talking about how do we improve systemsand expand services for people in need.
I'm proud that we can both ona macro level have an impact as well
as on that micro level of helpingthat individual and family every day. I
(07:20):
love that. If people would liketo know more about the Center for Family
Services, how do they find outmore? Go to our website which is
www. Stenter ce N t rf FS dot org, FRANKFRANKSAM dot org.
There you can get all the information, referral numbers, see our services,
(07:41):
and there's an access number there.You can call our access number where
always people have challenges. They don'tknow where to turn, they don't know
what to do, and it's acomplicated system of help, and sometimes all
the help's not there, you know, and that's why we need more.
You can check our website would bethe best way, and call our access
center if you need a st CEOsyou should know. Brought to you by
(08:01):
Comcast Business, offering the complete connectivitysolution, cybersecurity, Internet and mobile,
all from one provider, Comcast Business, powering possibilities
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