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Offers a 24 hour, legally mandated service designed to assist families who are experiencing serious difficulties in managing the behavior of children aged 10-17. Aids in situations where the behavior of the children or parent results in serious threat to the well-being and safety of the youth or other family members.

Establishes a comprehensive program whose objective is to gain equality, opportunity, and security for all people with disabilities through information and referral, outreach, advocacy, and legislation. Also works with county officials to maintain compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Barrier Free Code in their resolve to assure accessibility of all county buildings and programs.

Offers supportive services, including information and referral for assistive technology devices and services. This includes advocacy services, and legal representation.

Provides information and assistance on available programs and benefits for senior citizens. Services include: Application assistance; Application for fuel assistance and PAAD Programs; Home visits and efforts to find and seek those in need of help; Advocacy for senior citizens and disabled.

Operates several supportive programs for senior citizens, and their families, who live in Atlantic County. Services include: Caregiver Support Group, Fix-It Program, Information and Assistance (Call Center), Legal Services, Medical Day Care, Recreation and Social Activities, State Health Insurance Program (SHIP), Social Day Care, and Social Security Administration On-Line Benefit Information.

Serves to protect and advocate for the legal and human rights of people with disabilities. For those who are not able to be served in the CAP, PAIMI, or PADD programs.

Provides information and referrals, assistance, education, and advocacy to individuals with disabilities, their families, and communities. Topics include: the Americans with Disabilities Act, counseling services, transportation, disabled license plates, housing, and employment information.

Offers voter registration opportunities, along with training and education programs to enhance informed voting for individuals with disabilities in both institutional settings and the community. Also ensures equitable voting access by providing legal representation and technical assistance through available attorneys in every county.

Ensures that individuals with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and their families have access to: information, referrals and advice; individual and family advocacy; legal representation; and specific assistance in self-advocacy. The program prioritizes reaching communities of color and underserved urban and rural populations.

Advocacy promotes and ensures the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the community. The staff directs efforts toward working with individual consumers, who face difficulties in areas of housing, employment, transportation, remaining independent in the homes, assists with completing applications for immigration, Social Security, and other financial benefit programs. Special services are also offered for underserved minorities who have disabilities.

Provides information and referral, advocacy, recreations services, independent living skills training, and peer counseling services for individuals with disabilities who reside in Essex and Passaic Counties.

Operates as a clearinghouse, advocating for individuals with disabilities and delivering local-level technical assistance along with specialized information and referral services. Provides information about disability services, referrals to disability-specific agencies, advocacy for obtaining disability services, details on assistive devices, ADA issues, and disability-related housing renovations. Offers assistance with applications for NJ Temporary Disability and Social Security, prioritizing individuals mandated to apply by the Division of Social Services. Please note that financial assistance, Medicaid/Medicare services, housing, transportation, or any service unrelated to disability services is not provided by the Hunterdon County Office for the Disabled.

Provides a clearinghouse for information about programs and services, advocates for people with disabilities, and provides technical assistance and specialized information and referral at a local level.

Provides support, education, and connections to community-based mental health and social services for individuals with mental illness. Services include: mentoring and companionship for socialization and support; direct advocacy to link individuals with mental health, entitlements, housing, medical, legal, physical, self-help, wellness, educational, and recreational services; group services in boarding homes and other community-based locations; education; recreation; socialization; and advocacy. Engages in multicultural outreach to under-served populations and supports, advocates, and trains mental health service consumers to serve as advocates on community-based mental health boards, committees, and task forces.

Provides support, education, and connections to community-based mental health and social services for individuals with mental illness. Services include: mentoring and companionship for socialization and support; direct advocacy to link individuals with mental health, entitlements, housing, medical, legal, physical, self-help, wellness, educational, and recreational services; group services in boarding homes and other community-based locations; education; recreation; socialization; and advocacy. Engages in multicultural outreach to under-served populations and supports, advocates, and trains mental health service consumers to serve as advocates on community-based mental health boards, committees, and task forces.

Provides information about programs and services. Advocates for people with disabilities, provides technical assistance, specialized information, and referrals at a local level.

Provides various community programs and services to blind senior citizen in the community. Services include: possibilities fairs to showcase skills and techniques; monthly conference call for support and connection; and promotion of vocational, cultural. and social advancement.

Plans, develops, and works in coordination with the various supportive services for individuals of any age who have a disability. Provides information/referral, technical advice and consultation regarding laws, national policy information, regulations and issues affecting individuals with disabilities.

Provides information, advocacy, legal representation, and outreach for individuals with mental illness. It addresses areas like assistive technology, discrimination, health care, institutional abuse, and special education.

Supports and educates family members or caretakers of adults with serious mental illness through various programs. Focuses on enhancing family system strength and stability.

Advocates on behalf of adults with mental illness by offering support, education, and connections to community-based mental health and social services. Key services include mentoring and companionship for socialization, role modeling, and community support, direct advocacy for linking adults with existing mental health, entitlements, housing, medical, legal, physical, self-help, wellness, educational, and recreational services. Group services for boarding homes and community-based locations, providing support, education, recreation, socialization, and advocacy. Multicultural outreach to underserved populations and advocacy, support, and training for consumers of mental health services serving as advocates on community-based mental health and community boards, committees, and task forces.

Provides support, education, and connections to community-based mental health and social services for individuals with mental illness. Services include: mentoring and companionship for socialization and support; direct advocacy to link individuals with mental health, entitlements, housing, medical, legal, physical, self-help, wellness, educational, and recreational services; group services in boarding homes and other community-based locations; education; recreation; socialization; and advocacy. Engages in multicultural outreach to under-served populations and supports, advocates, and trains mental health service consumers to serve as advocates on community-based mental health boards, committees, and task forces.

Advocacy promotes and ensures the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the community. The staff directs efforts toward working with individual consumers, who face difficulties in areas of housing, employment, transportation, remaining independent in the homes, assists with completing applications for immigration, Social Security, and other financial benefit programs. Special services are also offered for underserved minorities who have disabilities.

Provides outreach and case management to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness who have difficulty accessing services on their own behalf, are elderly homebound, or those incarcerated whose release from prison/jail is pending and not currently receiving any other case management services.

Provides individuals diagnosed with blood cancer support resources and educational information. Resources include: access to information specialists; support groups; caregiver, peer-to-peer, and financial support; a patient community, online chats, and a podcast; nutrition consultations; and clinical trials. Also conducts research on cures.