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Provides coaching and education to assist individuals and families in developing action plans to meet their financial, relational, career, health, well-being, emotional, and educational needs. The United Advocacy Group model is designed to partner alongside front-line organizations and strengthen their capacity to serve youth and families within their midst. Works with foster youth that are aging out 16-24. Domestic violence survivors and their families.

Ensures victims of both international and domestic human trafficking in counties are not alone in their journey of healing and restoration. Staff work to identify and refer foreign victims, provide trainings, organize a community coalition, and raise public awareness. Certified victims can receive benefits and services, including housing, food, income, employment assistance, English language training, health care, mental health services, and foster care.

Operates a thrift store which sells clothing, furniture, and other donated items. Low-income individuals may be eligible for a credit of up to $30.

Provides once-per-year bill payment assistance to customers of NJ Natural Gas (NJNG). Assistance is based on available funding.

Provides holiday assistance through programs like Adopt-a-Family, helping individuals and families in need receive support, gifts, and essential resources during the holiday season.

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.

Operates a thrift shop for discounted household items, clothing, shoes, toys, and holiday gifts, including a variety of men's, women's, and children's clothing.

Provides a residential transitional living program for 5 young women, ages 18 through 21, who continue to need support services as they "age out" of the foster care system. Residents attend school, hold a part-time job, and learn financial literacy and other independent-living skills to prepare them for independence.      

Assist individuals with disabilities find and secure employment by assisting them in identifying career paths and acquiring necessary skills. Services encompass employment preference and skill assessment, resume development, interview training, job sampling, on-site one-to-one training, and ongoing job assistance including transportation, advocacy, and career planning.  

Provide a food closet for individuals and families in need, offering essential groceries to support food security and reduce hunger in the community.

Provides several adult instruction courses. This includes: English as a Second Language (ESL), Computer and internet usage, and Citizenship/Naturalization (for those interested in becoming US Citizens).

Assisting individuals in cultivating general, non-job-specific strengths and skills crucial for enhancing employability within paid employment opportunities, all within an integrated community setting. These skills encompass training in effective communication with supervisors, coworkers, and customers, as well as the ability to follow directions, complete tasks, and solve workplace problems. The program encourages individuals to explore vocational skills, habits, interests, and goals. Collaboratively, the center works with individuals to make joint decisions, matching them with the most suitable training program possible.

Provides various support services for individuals with disabilities. Services include: information, referral, advocacy, liaisons to state and non-profit agencies, participation on advisory bodies, and monitoring of county government compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Provides older adults with activities and social contacts in a congregate setting. Also provides a nutritionally-balanced meal in the afternoon.

Provides a network of referral services for support, public education, and community advocacy that promotes the health and safety of children and families through maltreatment prevention programs. The categories of services within the network includes office of Early Childhood Services: responsible for promoting family health, as well as child neglect and abuse prevention to families and caregivers of children, from pregnancy and birth to kindergarten, office of School-Linked Services, addresses the emotional, behavioral, and family problems that threaten a child's safety, well-being, and educational advancement within school, office of Family Support Services, provides leadership, support, and development to communities and family serving organizations in order to identify community strengths, needs, and community-based promising strategies that will improve the accessibility of support programs.

Offer virtual support groups where job seekers connect with experienced coaches for personalized advice on resumes, interviews, and job search strategies, fostering a supportive environment that empowers participants to navigate their careers with confidence and convenience.

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.

Offers mentoring & training for College Students and High School Students in areas of program development, implementation, overall leadership, and succession.

Offers live webinar sessions to help disabled individuals qualify for loans to assist with assistive technology costs. Affordable loans from $500 to $30,000 are available for the purchase of home/vehicle modification, hearing aids, smart phones, stair lifts, sports equipment, and other assistive technology.

Provides assistance with starting or incorporating a business and accessing government records. Also assists businesses recover quickly from crisis in the event of an emergency or a disaster by providing information and guidance.