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Assists 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 a mobile response team available to provide services to clients at home or at the site of the crisis. Short-term intervention, de-escalation and stabilization, psychiatric evaluation, nurse assessment, and then information and referral to community-based services and access to inpatient hospitalization.

Provides information and referral, advocacy, independent living skills training, peer support, transition services, and community-based supports for people with disabilities. Offers resources that promote independence, self-determination, and community inclusion.

Educating and evaluating convicted DUI offenders, the IDRC program is mandated by the court for those convicted of "Driving Under the Influence." Non-compliant offenders risk license revocation and potential incarceration. Individuals convicted of DUI must attend a court-mandated 12-hour Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) program, offering drug and alcohol education, evaluation, treatment referral, and monitoring, serving as an alternative to a jail term. 

Provides behavioral health services and psychiatric evaluations to individuals in need. Services include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychotherapy, behavioral modification, and medication management.

Diabetes Self-Management Education Classes (DSME) and training is 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. The course covers topics such as: - Diabetes disease process & treatment options - Incorporating nutrition management, physical activity & utilizing medications - Monitoring blood glucose & using results to improve control - Preventing, detecting & treating acute & chronic complications - Goal setting and problem solving - Integrating psychosocial adjustment - Preconception care and management during pregnancy (if applicable)

Provides assistance and information regarding health insurance programs. Administers state Medicaid and Medicaid related programs, helps provide equitable access to quality health care, provides assistance with questions or problems regarding Medicaid, and provides NJ Family Care and Medicaid cards for SSI recipients.    

Distribute free groceries, including canned goods, dry goods, and produce, to eligible residents through a church-affiliated pantry operating in collaboration with the Kearny Food Pantry Network

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Offers a wide range of services for residents, including law enforcement, emergency services, tax information and collection, public health, environmental concerns, primary health care, animal control, street maintenance, waste management, document issuance, and public libraries.

Delivers daily, intensive therapeutic intervention to children and adolescents with psychiatric diagnoses. Services are provided to help prevent inpatient hospitalization.

Provides skilled nursing care, short‑term rehabilitation, adult medical day services, and long‑term residential care that deliver medical supervision, therapeutic services, and daily living support to promote health, independence, and quality of life for older adults and individuals with medical needs.

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. 

Provide national information, education, advocacy, peer support, and financial assistance for individuals and families affected by craniofacial conditions and facial differences. Offer family networking, webinars, outreach, educational resources, referrals, and annual family programs.

Builds and rehabilitates homes for purchase by low-income families, largely using volunteer labor and donated materials. Houses are sold to applicants with a 30-year, no-interest mortgage.

Provides food assistance to individuals in need. Non-food items such as baby items, personal care items, etc. are also available by request.

Provides food assistance for individuals in need.

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.

Provides pregnancy testing, ultrasound referrals, and comprehensive options counseling to pregnant or expectant individuals. Also provides education on relationships and parenting, post-abortion recovery support, and sexual integrity counseling and presentations.

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.