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Provides food assistance, personal care items, (limited) baby items, to people in need. Donations of food, clothing, baby items, and personal care items are gladly accepted.

Provide sterile syringes and harm reduction supplies through Project Access, NJCRI’s anonymous needle‑exchange program for individuals actively using injection drugs in Newark, offered in a low‑barrier, client‑centered setting.

Provides employment assistance services for individuals seeking work. Offers job readiness support, employment referrals, resume assistance, and job search resources. Assists participants in preparing for and obtaining employment opportunities.

Works to ensure that assistive communication devices are equally accessible to residents with low income.

Provides gift cards for newborn-age children to the age of seventeen years of age.

Provides in-home personal chef services for older adults and individuals who need assistance with meal planning and preparation. Professional chefs shop for groceries, prepare customized meals in the participant's home, package meals for later consumption, and clean the kitchen upon completion.

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.   

Operating as a multi-purpose facility within the Howell Township municipal complex, it offers a range of social and educational programs for Farmingdale and Howell Township residents aged 60 and over. Services include nutrition options like lunch at the center or through Meals on Wheels, transportation, health screenings, safe driving programs, and classes covering self-defense, computers, watercolors, arts and crafts, exercise, health, legal issues, financial matters, and scams impacting seniors. Additionally, case management services are available with a full-time NJ CSW licensed social worker on staff, along with various social activities such as bingo, holiday parties, and local trips to places like movies, restaurants, and Point Pleasant beach.  

Provides vocational evaluation/assessments in order to recommend a job placement, training, and/ or a program that is appropriate for the individual. Vocational evaluation reviews the individuals academic achievements, abilities, interests and work skills.  

Provides outpatient services which may be coordinated by a case manager. Services include: individual and group counseling, 12-Step meetings, social and recreational activities, educational and vocational services, life skills training, primary health care, perinatal health care, programs for family members, relapse prevention services, continuing care program, and supportive services (such as child care, transportation and parenting skills development).

Provides an educational-therapeutic curriculum for students ages 3-21 with multiple disabilities and medical challenges. Also provides support services such as physical, speech and occupational therapy and a wide range of educational technology.  

Provides community-based, non-medical case management services to individuals who are HIV positive. Services include: guidance and assistance with medical care, medication adherence, social, community, and financial guidance. Other services may be provided by request.

Helps individuals and their families find the right resources to support their needs. Whether looking for services, supports or information about navigating disability-related systems. 

Offers community care coordination services for individuals with HIV/AIDS who are not adherent to medical appointments and treatment. Under the program, community care coordinators can provide clients with coaching and continuous follow up to help promote long term quality health.     

Offers specialized treatment options for a variety of health concerns and disorders. Including balance center, diabetes health center, emergency room care services, laboratory services, nutrition assessment, counseling services, obstetrics/gynecological services, orthopedics, physical and occupational therapy, sleep center, and speech therapy.

Provides individuals and families with solution-focused therapeutic techniques for a variety of specialty services such as marriage/relationship therapy, depression and anxiety, individual psychotherapy, etc.

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.