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Provides food assistance for individuals in need.

Provides supportive services to aid in independent living for adults living with serious mental illness. Services include: housing search and move‑in assistance, mental‑health and medication education, employment support, services for co‑occurring conditions as needed, supportive counseling, and 24-hour support.

Provides food assistance to individuals in need. Assistance provided is based on need and household size.

Offers financial assistance to county residents who are at risk of homelessness but are INELIGIBLE for welfare programs. This includes Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), General Assistance (GA), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).   

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

Assist individuals to input medical information easily, Project Medical Card offers a USB drive, sized like a credit card, suitable for entering basic medical data on any computer. Conveniently carried in a wallet, it aids in communicating crucial medical history during emergencies. Functioning as a tool for tracking and sharing medical information, users must ensure the data remains current and accurate. Updating the information is the responsibility of the cardholder or a designated person. While useful, the card does not replace the necessity for additional information and education on medication safety and consulting healthcare professionals for concerns.   

Provides various support programs tailored to individual needs through intake assessments. Also provides breakfast and lunch during the summer.

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 services that include support groups for consumers and families. This includes information on how to access mental health resources, advocating for improvements via legislation, and a 12-week family education program.

Provides various support services for blind and visually-impaired individuals. Services include: information and referral, Braille instruction, peer support groups, advocacy, JAWS and Zoom Text computer classes, Stand Along Reading Apparatus (SARA) classes, white cane instruction assistance, and access to aids and appliances.

Provides birth certificates for individuals and shelter residents in New Jersey, at no cost. A social worker or coordinator of an emergency shelter may request a birth certificate on behalf of an individual.

Helps connect to people to necessary programs and services in the community. Provides individual advocacy, which supports people in obtaining benefits or services. Also contacts legislators to let them know that CILSJ supports/protests bills that will affect the lives of people who have disabilities. 

Acts as a first point of contact for Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) that maintains a meeting list of AA groups in northern New Jersey and staff who can provide information. The hotline offers direct voice contact with a recovered alcoholic.

Provides professionally-run support group for adults who have recently suffered the loss of a loved one. The support group offers participants an opportunity to share experiences and feelings. A bereavement library is also available to the general community. Speakers are available for other groups. The adult group meets four times a year for eight weeks.

Supporting individuals, the program aids in developing general, non-job-specific strengths and skills essential for employability within various paid opportunities in an integrated community setting. These skills encompass effective communication, task completion, and workplace problem-solving. The program fosters exploration of vocational skills, habits, interests, and goals, collaborating with individuals to make informed decisions and match them with suitable training programs.

Provide personalized support to Service Members, Veterans, caregivers, and their families by connecting them with essential services and earned resources to overcome challenges.

Provides food assistance to people in the community. Limited personal care items are offered when available.

Provide favorable financial incentives which, when coupled with private financing, will stimulate business expansion in the Vineland UEZ (Urban Enterprise Zone).