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Provides comprehensive nutrition and supportive services that promote health, independence, and well-being for homebound older adults and individuals with disabilities. Offers daily home-delivered meals, including one hot and one cold meal, along with nutrition education, wellness checks, and supplemental supports such as shelf-stable groceries.

Operates a geriatric wellness center within a facility-based health clinic located in the Wesley Hansen Building, a 100-unit senior housing complex owned and managed by the Perth Amboy Housing Authority. Deliver comprehensive wellness services to elderly residents through the Perth Amboy Center for the Elderly (PACE), promoting health and independence in a supportive community setting.    

Focuses on improving overall health through community-based mental health and addiction treatment.

Provides low-income seniors with coupons for aid. They can be exchanged for eligible foods (fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs) at farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture (CSA) programs.

Offers individuals an opportunity to learn skills related to activities of daily living, self-help, and socialization.

Offer parenting classes designed to support families in building strong, healthy relationships and improving parenting skills through workshops, group discussions, and individual guidance

Provides routine, non-medical assistance to adults with disabilities who are employed, involved in community volunteer work, or attending school and are not eligible for Medicaid. Personal assistants help with tasks such as: light house keeping, bathing, dressing, preparing meals, shopping, driving, or using public transportation.

Provides community based integrated rehabilitation, treatment, and supportive behavioral health services to individuals with a mental health diagnosis.

Addresses the medical, emotional, financial and spiritual issues that patients and their families face during this challenging time in their lives. Hospice care may be provided at home, in an assisted living facility or in a nursing home.

Assists adults with disabilities gain the skills and training needed to acquire jobs, with ongoing support from Employment Specialists for a smooth transition post-placement.

Provides transportation coordination and mobility services for older adults, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other transportation-disadvantaged populations. Supports access to medical care, employment, community services, and other essential destinations.

Provides instruction in Braille and daily living skills to children for two weeks in the summer. Also provides a space where children interact may with other visually impaired or blind children and adults and go on field trips.

Provides support for families with a close relative or friend struggling with mental illness. Support services include: home or office consultations, phone support, support groups, psychoeducational courses, respite services, counseling, and referrals to community resources. Staff is available 24/7 via emergency numbers.

Offers a New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Medicaid Waiver program for older adults, ages 65 and older, and disabled individuals that offers care alternatives for those who would otherwise be at risk of placement in a nursing facility. The program is designed to provide supplement assistance that the individual receives from his/her natural support network, community agencies, and volunteer groups.    

Assists active WFNJ and TANF clients referred through the Board of Social Services in finding and funding quality childcare. Trained counselors offer guidance on childcare options and conduct vacancy checks at licensed centers and family childcare homes. Participants may also qualify for the Transitional Childcare Subsidy (TCC), extending child care support for two years for employed clients.  

Serves women who are homemakers, caregivers, widows, divorcees, or those who have become displaced due to separation or spouse deployment and must now enter or return to the job market. Services include career counseling, interest testing, life skills workshops, legal clinics, educational opportunities, employment assistance, resume writing, job search support, computer training groups, and various support and self-help groups.   

Offers a day program for people who have significant intellectual/developmental disabilities. The center works with participants to develop personal awareness, social and work skills, as well as to further each individual's capacity for self-determination and decision making.

Provide assistance to households facing eviction due to temporary financial hardships. Sometimes aids in finding a affordable place to live. 

Provides food assistance to people in need. The purpose is to aid those that are in emergency situations.

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.

Determines financial eligibility for nursing home placement and Medicaid Waiver programs. Applicants with income higher than the $2,829.00 cap must set up a Qualified Income Trust (QIT).