Tillmes House Crisis Shelter for Girls
168 Park Street, East Orange, NJ

Tillmes House Crisis Center for Girls is a short-term crisis residence providing emergency services for female teens aged 12 – 17.  Program services include leadership, life skills, etiquette and healthy living training, parenting skills training, if needed, and career/independent living counseling. 

Through the support of trained care givers and volunteers, and with the assistance of local churches and civic organizations, Tillmes House residents are able to move on to more permanent placement with relatives, foster families or permanent residence facilities.

The average length of stay is between 30-90 days.  The maximum capacity is twelve girls at any one time.

While at Tillmes House, the residents are provided with a safe and home-like environment with the necessary support services to assist them in the adjustment to out-of-home placement.  The girls enjoy an abundance of care and support through the volunteer network of church organizations, civic organizations and individual volunteers who provide in-kind services and financial support to the shelter.  In addition, volunteers arrange and participate in special activities with the residents both at and outside of the facility.

In-house services include:

• Individual case management
• Etiquette
• Parenting skills
• Healthy life choices
• Life skill/leadership development/independent living
• Career exploration

Temporarily located at 119 Delmar Place, Irvington, NJ