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Encourages young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to take an active role in their communities and assert themselves on important issues through the Youth Leadership Project. The program includes 8 two-hour training sessions where participants learn life skills and self-advocacy. Sessions cover topics such as voting, public speaking, leadership, teamwork, government, and more.

Provides a 14-month academic enrichment program preparing rising 5th and 6th graders in targeted urban areas for placement in private, selective middle schools with substantial financial aid.

Provides a range of free HIV prevention, testing, and counseling services in Essex and Union Counties, including on-site and mobile van options, educating individuals on maintaining a healthy lifestyle and facilitating access to medical and social services for those HIV positive but not yet in treatment, while offering educational and risk-reduction programs to all high-risk community members, regardless of HIV status.  

Provides emergency food assistance to people in need.

Provides counseling services to pregnant women and their families wishing to explore their options including parenting, foster care, and adoptions.

Provides education, therapy, social, and supportive services for people with developmental or multiple physical disabilities. Services include: medical day care; technical education; self-directed respite; family support; after-school and Saturday respite; early intervention services; physical, occupational, and speech therapy; and school-based transition services.

Provides community-based support programs for youth, families, adults, seniors, and veterans. Offers recreation, prevention education, counseling, wellness activities, and social engagement initiatives coordinated through Wall Township municipal services.

Provides a services for HIV patients including free HIV counseling, screening and testing services, primary medical care, dental care, mental health, and case management.

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.

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.

Provides eligible residents with assistance during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Also offers assistance for students going back to school. 

Provides comprehensive counseling services. Aimed to assist individuals, couples, families, and groups by skilled and credentialed outpatient clinicians.

Offers a wide range of services to individuals and families experiencing domestic abuse. Services include: confidential 24-hour hotline services, counseling, education, specialized children’s programs, legal advocacy, and a Safe House at no cost to survivors and their children.

Provides a statewide nutrition incentive that doubles the value of SNAP and Summer EBT benefits when used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables. Through City Green’s Good Food Bucks program, individuals shopping at participating farmers markets, grocery stores, and fresh-food retailers receive a coupon or discount equal to the amount spent using their EBT card. This allows customers to get twice the amount of fresh produce for the same cost.

Investigates allegations of child abuse and neglect and, if necessary, arranges for the child's protection and the family's treatment. Services include: child protection, case management, foster care, adoption, and family supports and services through community providers.

Operates a 24-hour, 7-days a week helpline for victims of domestic violence in Passaic County. Provides referrals to shelters and wrap-around service. All calls and information are confidential.

Offers community-based case management and outreach services for adults who are dealing with a serious and persistent mental illness and are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless. This program also provides targeted case management services for military veterans experiencing homelessness and mental health issues.  

Weehawken provides an array of services for its senior citizens. These programs include but are not limited to nutrition, transportation, social activities, and a "Keep In Touch" program which communicates with the homebound and the ill.  

Offers a 13-week peer support program for children navigating painful family transitions like divorce, separation, or loss. Through arts, crafts, and games, participants explore their experiences, emotions, and coping strategies, fostering understanding and resilience in response to change.