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Matches trained volunteers with homebound/disabled elderly for companionship and support. Support may include linkages to community resources and assistance with small tasks such as shopping, bill paying, gardening, hobbies, light chores and reading. 

Provides a helpline for emotional support tailored to deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Through direct communication with licensed social workers fluent in American Sign Language, individuals receive expertise in the challenges of diagnosis and treatment, sensitivity to deaf culture, and understanding of hearing loss issues. ACCESS, under normal circumstances, offers outpatient therapy services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families.

Provides 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 counseling and assistance with health insurance concerns. Services include: information, claims assistance, and evaluations of health insurance options. Counselors provide guidance on options and resources, and help in selecting a plan based on medical and financial status.

Provides financial assistance toward down payment and closing costs for first-time homebuyers. Assistance is a maximum of $10,000. Residents of Atlantic City are ineligible.

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.

Provides prepared home delivered meals to Somerset County residents aged 60+ who are confined to their home and cannot prepare meals due to medical or physical barriers.

Provides emergency baby supplies including diapers, wipes, formula, baby food, and baby toiletry items to mothers of newborns. Clients can only visit a center once every two months.    

Open Cupboard Thrift Shop sells donated household items and clothes at discounted prices. Displaced individuals and disaster victims are given items from thrift shop, based on need. Electronics, large furniture, exercise equipment, and mattresses are not sold. 

Offers guidance and support for individuals who live in the community on their own or with family. Guidance is offered for daily living skills like shopping, cooking, scheduling and attending doctor appointments, banking, etc.  

Provides free transportation for senior citizens and disabled to supermarkets, department stores, senior centers, and other commonly accessed locations within the community. Handicap accessibility and door-to-door pick up is available only in certain townships.

Provides weekly one-on-one tutoring for children, ages 7 to 16, with an emphasis on English and math. Tutors and students are matched according to interest and abilities. The program runs through school year and concludes with a writing contest.     

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 Medicaid in the federal-state partnership that pays for hospital, doctor, prescriptions, nursing home and other healthcare needs for low-income individuals. Originally, Medicaid was designed to provide services to recipients of cash assistance through welfare programs. The program has expanded over time, most notably for women and children. 

Operates group homes for Alzheimer's and dementia patients. Each group home has up to 15 private bedrooms and a fenced-in outdoor area. Individual and group activities include memory enhancement, physical exercise, and social interaction. Medication management and personal security systems included. Long-term as well as respite care is available.

Offers affordable housing options for individuals and families in the community, with special needs. Residents receive support to engage in community, financial assistance, opportunities for peer support, budgeting aid, illness management, and education/workforce skills development. Housing options comprise permanent supportive housing, intensive supportive housing for adults transitioning from hospitals, group homes, and supported apartments.

Enables participants to live at home in the evenings and on the weekends while receiving individualized care for their medical, nursing, social, rehabilitative and personal needs at the centers. Services include: Health Supervision and Nursing Care, Recreational Activities, Nutritious Meals, Special Medical Care Services (Dental, Podiatry, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy..etc), Transportation (Doctor's appointment & shopping).