2ND Floor Youth Helpline
24/7 helpline for NJ youth and young adults. An app is also available.
Community Resources
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
24/7 National suicide hotline. Call or text 9-8-8. Available 365 days a year regardless of holidays.
Adult Protection Services
Adult Protective Services (APS) programs operate within each county in New Jersey to receive and investigate reports of suspected abuse, neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults living in a community setting. Note APS is not just for seniors at risk, it can be anyone over 18.
Affordable Housing Lists
These guides contain contact information for affordable housing options by county. Many of these options require clients going onto a waitlist.
Area Agency on Aging
The Office of Aging & Disabled Services is the state-designated area agency on aging to advocate, plan, coordinate, and provide area-wide programs and services for senior citizens and disabled persons residing in the County.
Address
75 Bayard Street
5th Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
United States
Autism: A Family Guide to Navigating the NJ Service Systems
This guide is a starting point for anyone interested in developing an understanding of the way New Jersey has arranged its governmental services for individuals and families affected by ASD
Catholic Charities
Basic Needs: Child care services, maternity services, immigration services, mobile family success center, out-of-home placement, shelters & housing, youth services.
Address
319 Maple St
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
United States
Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen - Naomi's Way
Transitional housing for single women with children, including case management and life skills training. Stays can last up to 24 months.
Address
4 Roosevelt Avenue
North Brunswick, NJ 08901
United States
Charity Care
New Jersey hospital care payment assistance program.
Child Find of America
People they help: parents reporting lost or abducted children, including parental abductions.
Child Find of America - Mediation
People they help: parents (abduction, prevention, child custody issues).
Childhelp
People they help: child abuse victims, parents, and concerned individuals.
Community Food Bank of New Jersey
Searchable website for food pantries and soup kitchens.
County Board of Social Services
Apply for entitlements and emergency housing assistance if eligible.
Address
Middlesex County Board of Social Services
181 How Lane
PO Box 509
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
United States
Darkness to Light
People they help: children and adults needing local information or resources about sexual abuse.
DCAid
Online screening tool that will help you identify which programs you are eligible for and will provide you with information on how to apply. DCAid can screen you for programs that provide eligible residents help with rental assistance, homelessness, and eviction prevention.
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Assistance with: veterans employment, education, burial, counseling, housing, social and medical services, and other areas of concern to veterans and their families.
Address
1060 Hamilton St
Somerset, NJ 08873
United States
Department of Women Funded Local Services
Provides funding to domestic violence programs to provide direct services to victims and survivors of domestic abuse