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Provides a nurturing environment, the center empowers individuals grappling with serious mental illness to acquire skills and motivation crucial for setting and accomplishing wellness goals vital to their recovery journey. Through education, support, and resource accessibility, it facilitates a holistic lifestyle encompassing physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, occupational, environmental, and financial wellness aspects. Additionally, it actively combats loneliness and isolation, nurtures empowerment and leadership, and serves as a catalyst for personal growth.

Provides case management, benefit navigation, financial assistance, legal guidance on Kinship Legal Guardianship (KLG), and referrals for kinship caregivers. Offers support with child-related expenses, housing, medical coverage, tutoring, camps, support groups, and community resources.  

Provides one-to-one mentoring for children, ages 5 to 18. Aims to provide companionship and guidance to help youth reach their potential through community-based, adult, and high school mentoring programs.

Provides food pantry that distributes groceries and limited emergency assistance to individuals and families experiencing financial hardship.

Provides emergency baby supplies including diapers, wipes, formula, baby food, and baby toiletry items to mothers of newborns. Clients can only visit a center once every two months.    

Provides a home visitation program for low-income first-time pregnant individuals. Services include: support for new parents seeking help with a healthy pregnancy, parent education, and parent-child support. Home visits continue until the child is two years old.

Works with local community organizations and members to ensure the health and wellness of Somerset County. Also provides fitness facilities, classes, support groups, and lectures.

Offers a monitoring program for patients taking warfarin.

Offers an after school and summer program at the Eastward Recreation Center for youth, ages 6 through 14. The program is centered on two core programs, the Eisenhower Police Mini-Station and the Phoenix Curriculum and will aim to reduce the risk factors for violent behavior among school aged children by increasing protective factors and strengthening their capacity to adopt healthy behaviors.  

Assesses and addresses the needs of the Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill (SPMI) population incarcerated for non-violent offenses through the Bridge program. This initiative offers mental health and non-mental health services upon release, collaborating with Gloucester County Jail and Community Providers for a smooth transition. Services include transition planning, free psychotropic medications, voluntary monitoring in the community for 3 to 6 months. 

Provides job search/job readiness training, HSE (high school equivalency) preparation, and employment placement assistance. Counselors work with individuals to help develop and achieve their goals.

Provides various legal services for families. Services include: child care, community-based, counseling and case management, court advocacy, legal assistance, law enforcement, and linkage to the Union County prosecutor’s office and victim witness unit.

Provides a course that prepares immigrant students for the naturalization process. The course spans 8 to 10 weeks. 

Provides a free, high energy, Christ-centered morning program for the whole family. The day begins with a nutritious breakfast followed by different games, bible lessons, group discussions, and mentoring. Transportation to and from is provided.  

Provides an inclusive environment with personalized activities that support each person’s needs and goals. Center‑Based Activities build interests, hobbies, and skills through hands‑on experiences, while Community‑Based Activities promote safety, engagement, and practical skills within the local community. Also offers curb-to-curb transportation to center. 

Offers humane spay/neuter services for pets. Discounts are available for low-income clients, and transportation may be available for pets by appointment. Animals are dropped off in the morning, and picked up or returned by the afternoon. Also performs other pet services, such as: microchips, nail clipping, and veterinary screenings. Trap/neuter/return (TNR) services also available for outdoor and homeless animals, and pet adoption days are sponsored throughout the region.

Provides around-the-clock care and support to adults with developmental disabilities. Runs under the belief that adults with disabilities should have the same rights as any other adults.

Investigates allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly, blind, or disabled adults, age 18 or over, who live in the community. The Division of Social Services is the legally designated office to investigate concerns about elderly, disabled, or blind person. Division staff have participated in at least 90 hours of training specifically related to Adult Protective Services. 

Offers an early pregnancy ultrasound to confirm pregnancy.

Provides vouchers to low-income older adults for eligible foods. This includes fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs, at participating farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs.

Provides free of charge training of tutor-volunteers who are then matched with adults who cannot read or write (Basic Reading Tutoring) or cannot speak English (ESL Tutoring).   

Investigates allegations of child abuse and neglect and, if necessary, arranges for the child's protection and the family's treatment. Services include: child protection, case management, foster care, adoption, and family supports and services through community providers.