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Delivers nutrition and breastfeeding education, nutritious foods, and enhanced access to regular health care and social services for low and moderate-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, as well as young children with or at risk of nutrition-related health problems. The service actively promotes and supports exclusive breastfeeding, conducts health and nutrition screenings, facilitates referrals to necessary health care and community services, and offers personalized nutrition/health counseling through individual and peer/group sessions. Additionally, the program issues food vouchers containing essential nutrients to supplement deficient or lacking diets.   

Provides eligible children with a one-time $120 benefit to help families buy groceries during the summer when school meals are unavailable. It is administered by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture in partnership with other state agencies to support food security for low-income households.

Operates a food pantry that distributes groceries to households experiencing food insecurity

Promotes and ensures the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the community. The staff directs efforts toward working with individual consumers, who face difficulties in areas of housing, employment, transportation, remaining independent in the homes, assists with completing applications for immigration, Social Security, and other financial benefit programs. Special services are also offered for underserved minorities who have disabilities.   

Recruits, trains, and coaches citizen-volunteers. For those who advocate for abused children in the community and in the courtroom.

Gives caregivers relief from the day-to-day responsibilities to their loved ones by providing care for vacations, weekends or even just a few hours a day. The services provided include in-home care by home health aides, out of home care in a nursing home for caregiver vacation and/or illness or adult medical day care.

Offers financial assistance with heating and energy costs to families and individuals experiencing financial distress.

Provide supervised, structured programs offering a wide range of intensive outpatient services, potentially coordinated by a case manager, encompassing individual and group counseling, 12-step meetings, social and recreational activities, educational and vocational services, life skills training, primary and perinatal health care, family support, relapse prevention, continuing care with supportive services like child care, transportation, parenting skills development, and treatment for co-occurring disorders.

Provide campers with opportunities and necessary supervision, bridging gaps to foster self-esteem, emotional growth, and social relationships at the permanent facility for disabled children and young adults.

Provides state-funded program that helps eligible seniors and individuals with disabilities save money on their prescription drug costs. This is available Statewide to all residents of New Jersey. 

Provides hot, nutritious meals for senior citizens in Sussex County. The meal provided are certified to provide one-third of the Recommended Daily Allowance of nutrients and vitamins.

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.

Assists seniors and disabled individuals by providing door-to-door transportation services. This includes medical appointments, banks, supermarkets, and other essential destinations that may be challenging to reach due to transportation or health limitations.