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Helps connect individuals served by NJDHS to a broader pool of housing opportunities through the New Jersey Housing Resource Center (NJHRC). Also assists individuals and families served in this program to establish leases, which will protect their rights as tenants under NJ law. Through its inspections, the SHC will ensure that participants live in safe, high-quality housing.

Encourages young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to take an active role in their communities and assert themselves on important issues through the Youth Leadership Project. The program includes 8 two-hour training sessions where participants learn life skills and self-advocacy. Sessions cover topics such as voting, public speaking, leadership, teamwork, government, and more.

Provides an online registry that allows individuals to confirm their safety to their loved ones after any major disaster. Users can register their identity on the website, which allows their loved ones to find them. In addition, concerned loved ones can search the registry for disaster victims.     

Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) offering confidential pediatric healthcare in a school-based health clinic. The clinic is located adjacent to the School-Based Youth Services Program administered by the Jewish Renaissance Foundation. Services include: Medical Services, Immunization, Doctor referrals, Physicals, Laboratory tests, Youth Counseling and Dental Services.

Provides a box of food (produce or non-perishable) to individuals in need of food assistance. Food boxes are dependent on availability.

Provides free or low-cost health care that may help pay for medical bills. Also, doctor visits and prescriptions for certain low income individuals or families.

Offers a number of specialty programs to assistance with employment, housing, education, justice involvement, and more. 

Provides individuals diagnosed with blood cancer support resources and educational information. Resources include: access to information specialists; support groups; caregiver, peer-to-peer, and financial support; a patient community, online chats, and a podcast; nutrition consultations; and clinical trials. Also conducts research on cures.

Operates the only domestic violence emergency shelter in Middlesex County. Provides a fully equipped kitchen, backyard and/or playroom, a fully stocked food and/or baby pantry, new clothing, clean linens, toiletries, and school supplies as well as toys and books for children. 

Offers food assistance to families with low incomes to help them buy groceries through a benefits card. The card is accepted in most food retail stores and some farmers markets. 10/27/25: SNAP benefits loaded on your Families First EBT card before October 31, 2025 will be available after November 1. Check your balance at NJFamiliesFirst.com or call 800-997-3333 to confirm your benefits are available.   

A collaborative course through which people with diabetes gain the knowledge and skills needed to modify their behavior and successfully self-manage the disease and its related conditions. The course incorporates the needs, goals, and life experiences of the person with diabetes and is guided by evidence-based standards. DSME can be conducted on an individual and/or group basis and is facilitated by a licensed health professional. 

Assist low-income households in managing energy costs and maintaining safe, affordable utility service through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Universal Service Fund (USF).

LIHEAP Overview

Assists with heating and medically necessary cooling costs during designated program periods. Provides regular seasonal benefits and may offer emergency assistance for households facing shut-off or fuel shortages. Payments are typically made directly to the utility company or fuel supplier, ensuring continuity of service.Available to both homeowners and renters who meet income and residency requirements.

USF Overview

Offers monthly credits on electric and/or gas bills to reduce ongoing energy costs. Designed for households that spend a significant portion of their income on energy. Helps prevent service interruptions and promotes long-term affordability. 

Provides weekly blood pressure screening, workshops and lectures on health and wellness, and serves homemade, hot meals four days a week. The Kip Center is also open on Saturdays, offering classes, programs, events, and activities.  

Hosts an online app that provides confidential mental health support for teens ages 13 to 18, at no cost, regardless of insurance status. Users may access self-guided tools and chat with professionals. Peer support is available through anonymous, pre-moderated forums. The app may be accessed from any internet-enabled device, or through a web browser.  

Provides resources and a hotline containing lists of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups in northern New Jersey. The hotline offers direct voice contact with a recovered alcoholic.

Provides food assistance to individuals in need.

Offers mental health rehabilitation and support services that assist individuals in attaining necessary skills to achieve wellness and recovery goals. 

Provides housing services. This includes homebuyer education and counseling, fair housing counseling, mortgage assistance, foreclosure mediation, and mortgage counseling.

Conducts home visits to any Atlantic County resident 60 years of age or older in need of home delivered meals, personalized attention for completing applications or explaining programs. This includes benefits for which the senior may qualify.

Providing subsidized transitional, permanent housing, and social services for individuals in the community. Limited space is available and community amenities are included.

Provides community-based care management and Wraparound planning services for youth with serious emotional, behavioral, substance use, intellectual, or developmental challenges. Coordinates individualized Child and Family Team meetings, service planning, advocacy, crisis prevention, and linkage to community resources to help youth remain safely at home and in their communities. Behavioral Health Home services are available for eligible youth with co-occurring medical and behavioral health needs

Assists elderly, handicapped and low-income persons in weatherizing their homes. Also improving their heating system efficiency and conserving energy.