Forest Connect
Small streaming company office on Summer Avenue in Lakewood Township with warm evening lights

Lakewood Township, New Jersey

Made in Lakewood, for Lakewood

A frustrated parent wanted safer cartoons for his kids. That living room idea now reaches the living rooms of 2,000 homes.

A local start

Technology should know the people it serves.

Forest Connect began in a Lakewood garage in 2020, after one parent grew tired of sorting through distant programming choices. We built a focused service for families who want cartoons, national shows, and regional news in one familiar place.

Our 15-person team works from 504 Summer Avenue. Stop by for coffee, a product demo, or a straight answer about how the service works.

2020 Founded here
15 Local employees
2,000 Lakewood homes
504 Summer Avenue

Our promise

Our Promise to Lakewood Families

This is our community focused streaming mission. Every product choice starts here.

Safety first

Our content safety team reviews kids programming and keeps family settings clear enough to use during a busy evening.

Built for calmer screen time.

Local always

Lakewood updates, Ocean County stories, and New Jersey regional content deserve attention from a team that lives nearby.

We answer from Summer Avenue.

Values respected

Families set the tone. We listen to local parents, schools, and community leaders before we add a new content category.

Respect is a product feature.

The local crew

The People Behind the Play Button

Five of our 15 local hires. They shape the service, answer families, and keep the community close.

Cencio Wolfinbarger smiling in the Lakewood office beside a wall of local event posters

Cencio Wolfinbarger

Founder and CEO

Still takes the first customer call each Monday.

Suchalady Azeh reviewing family programming notes at a bright content desk

Suchalady Azeh

Head of Content Safety

Keeps a notebook of parents' best questions.

Saasha Harps speaking with residents at a Lakewood community table

Saasha Harps

Community Liaison

Knows every good meeting room in town.

Leó Cerbantez testing streaming equipment and an older television in the tech room

Leó Cerbantez

Tech Lead

Tests every release on an older home router.

Deanza Mankame helping a Lakewood family at a customer support desk

Deanza Mankame

Customer Happiness

Can explain a router reset without jargon.

Behind the stream

Streaming that's light on data, heavy on quality

Forest Connect uses adaptive streaming, so picture quality adjusts to the connection in the room. Efficient coding helps families watch comfortably on older devices and modest home networks.

Fewer unnecessary data requests can also mean lower energy use than a traditional cable-box setup. Small technical decisions add up.

Adaptive quality
Older devices
Less waste
Your home
Stream

The right amount of data

The service checks the connection and sends the picture your household can use.

Around town

We show up because we live here

Our community focused streaming mission includes time, sponsorships, and practical tech help. Lakewood is our address and our responsibility.

Forest Connect staff at a Lakewood BlueClaws community sponsorship table
Lakewood BlueClawsA summer evening with local families.
Colorful Forest Connect float moving through a Lakewood Purim parade with families along the street
Purim paradeA neighborhood celebration close to home.
Tech fair table where a Forest Connect team member explains streaming to Lakewood Township residents
Township tech fairSimple answers for everyday devices.

Neighbors we support

  • Hatzolah
  • Tomchei Shabbos
  • Local schools
  • Civic tech events

Have a community project?

Tell Saasha how Forest Connect can help your Lakewood or Ocean County organization communicate with residents.

Talk with our team

Come by Summer Avenue

Meet the people who make Forest Connect.

Our office is at 504 Summer Avenue, Lakewood Township, NJ 08701. Bring your questions.

Meet the team