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Offers job search counseling services. This includes interview coaching, networking, employment assistance, resume development, and career counseling.  

Assists low-income individuals who are eligible for free legal services/counseling in various civil matters. Services cover: housing issues, eviction, domestic violence, divorce, child custody, and bankruptcy.

Provides shelter services to homeless and runaway youth, mothers, and their children. Services include: basic necessities, health care, education, vocational preparation, drug abuse treatment, legal assistance, recreational programs, mother/child programs, transitional living, street outreach, and aftercare.   

Provides a free, intensive, structured training program for treating and managing diabetes. Classes, held once per week for six weeks, focus on managing lifestyle behaviors and emotional well-being. Facilitated by trained leaders, potentially peer leaders with diabetes, the participative classes build mutual support and success, boosting participants' confidence in health management. Each participant receives the companion book "Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, 4th Edition," and an audio relaxation tape. 

Provides health-related services to individuals in the community. Services include: immunizations, safety information, lead poisoning information, and parenting support.

Provides a simple map-based search tool to find affordable housing resources in your area. It lists multifamily housing facilities, low-income housing units, USDA rural housing options, Public Housing Authorities, public housing developments, and contacts for Homelessness Continuum of Care (CoC) programs. Each entry has icons showing available HUD programs and includes contact information.

Offers information to discourage teenagers from early sexual involvement and/or parenthood. Also conducts seminars, workshops, debates, and one-to-one counseling which cover areas of abstinence, male and female sexual anatomy, contraception and birth (pre- and post-natal), sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), personal responsibilities, human growth and development, and family-life relationships. Services also include screening for Rx prescription assistance.  

Collects and distributes donations of new, unwrapped toys to children in need.

Provides parents information and assistance in finding affordable childcare and supports providers to ensure children thrive. Information regarding providers and financial assistance to obtain childcare services are also provided.

Provides workshops, groups, assemblies, and counseling to youth in grades K through 12. Services are provided in both school and community settings.

Assisting out-of-school Passaic County youth aged 16 to 24 in earning a high school equivalency diploma, the program enhances life skills and prepares them for college and careers, offering stipends to eligible participants. It includes preparation for the High School Diploma Equivalency Exam in Math, Reading, Writing, Science, and Social Studies at the students' own pace, as well as instruction in career and life skills such as interviewing techniques, resume writing, job search strategies, career exploration, college readiness, financial literacy, goal setting, and effective communication. Additionally, it provides assistance in improving basic skills and navigating the college process.   

Offers seniors citizens a free consultation by a certified gerontological nurse on methods for staying well, staying safe at home (assessments available), and managaing illness and medication.

Provides psycho-educational, therapeutic recreation, daily living skills, art therapy and individual psychiatric consultation to youth.

Supports senior citizens and adults with disabilities in Elizabeth by offering assistance with property tax freeze and rebate applications, discount ID and medical cards, citywide information and referral, and notary services. The program also helps individuals apply for senior benefits, including the Low‑Income Medicare Beneficiary Program and home energy assistance, and hosts social and community events, such as the Senior Citizens’ Holiday Party.     

Promotes the safety, independence, and quality-of-life for vulnerable adults who are, or are in danger of, being abused, neglected by self or others, or financially exploited. Also for those who are unable to protect themselves.

Provides various services to individuals with disabilities and their families to help secure a more independent lifestyle. Services include: information and referral, peer support groups, independent living skills training, advocacy, care management, employment services, health and wellness programs, and recreational activities.

Provides a personal response service. Ensures that adults living at home are able to receive assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

Recruits volunteers for the Sexual Abuse and Assault Program at Saint Francis Counseling Service to work on the 24-hour hotline and provide support to rape survivors at area hospitals. Individuals with relevant work or life experience, particularly bilingual (Spanish), are encouraged to apply. Training workshops, leading to certification as Confidential Sexual Violence Advocates (CSVA), are held periodically. Volunteers commit to three flexible 12-hour shifts per month upon completion of the training.

Provides handicapped accessible bus transportation for local medical appointments (Spotswood, East Brunswick, Helmetta, Jamesburg, Monroe and Old Bridge), local shopping and restaurant trips, day trips, and daily trips to the senior center.