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Provides food assistance for individuals in need.

Offers free transportation to seniors and residents with disabilities. For those who have a scheduled COVID-19 vaccination appointment in Essex County.

Provides in-home and multi-disciplinary support to disabled individuals. For those living in group homes, apartments, or other types of living arrangements.  

Provides information on website about COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Includes recent announcements and frequently asked questions.

Offers a wide range of outpatient services which may be coordinated by a case manager. This may include individual and group counseling, 12-step meetings, Social and recreational activities, life skills training, relapse prevention services, and continuing care program and supportive services (such as childcare, transportation and parenting skills development).

Provide healthy food to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity through a community food pantry

Provides burial assistance to eligible recipients. For those who have received or are receiving WFNJ, Medicaid, or SSI assistance.

Provides an educational, social, and recreational center offering activities to youth and families. Activities may include indoor games, aquatic programs, exercise classes, childcare, and civic engagement programs

Provides emergency food assistance to people in need. 

Provides a group advocacy network where people with intellectual and developmental disabilities come together to learn how to advocate for themselves. Program is conducted while simultaneously providing a collective voice for advancing disability rights.

Provides various financial assistance and advocacy programs to individuals in need. Services include: access to community services and programs, emergency financial assistance, summer camp scholarships, and refugee reception and placement.

Provides outreach and case management services for older adults and disabled individuals in Passaic County. Services include assistance with obtaining assistance services like Medicaid, SNAP, etc.; housing referrals; and minor home repairs.

Provides various behavioral health care services for youth in the community. Services include: assistance with transition from the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), the Children's System of Care (CSOC), and the Juvenile Justice System (JJS) to the adult system; and information and referral services regarding the continuum of care for children with specific emotional and behavioral needs.

Offers a wide range of outpatient services which may be coordinated by a case manager. This may include individual and group counseling, 12-step meetings, social and recreational activities, educational and vocational services, life skills training, relapse prevention services, a continuing care program and supportive services (such as childcare, transportation and parenting skills development).

Provides an online search tool that helps connect moms with support groups on various topics. Support groups cover anxiety, depression, loss of children, miscarriage, mothers of adult children or children with special needs, and stay-at-home mothers. Support groups are offered both in-person and online.

Support a family through United Way of Central Jersey’s Gifts of the Season Program. This is done by receiving wish lists, purchasing gifts, and delivering them to UWCJ for distribution to the families.

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. 

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.

Offers assistance in-person for individual and business tax concerns. Call to make an appointment.