California Human Services Programs

New Jersey Human Services at a Glance For quick information and referral, call 211 -- staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. www.nj211.org/hurricane.cfm

NJ Helps Services offers consumers a “one-stop” shopping resource for the wide range of programs, information and services provided by the Department of Human Services and its partners: www.njhelps.org. FEMA Disaster Assistance 1-800-621-3362 www.disasterassistance.gov 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) Hurricane Sandy Public Health Hotline (Questions about cleaning 1-866-234-0964 and mold removal, carbon monoxide, food and drinking water safety.) Department of Banking & Insurance Consumer Hotline 1-800-446-7467 www.state.nj.us/dobi/index.html Department of Labor and Workforce Development 1-877-682-6238 http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/index.html and www.Jobs4Jersey.com 1-800-233-5005 New Jersey Pet Rescue Hotline 1-855-407-4787 American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter: www.redcross.org (732) 493-9100 Salvation Army 1-908-851-9300 www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_nj.nsf/ Disaster Distress Hotline 1-800-985-5990 www.disasterdistress.samhsa.gov 1-800-846-8517 TTY Text TalkWithUs to 66746 Crisis Counseling: www.nj.gov/nj/safety/crisis/ 1-800-273-TALK New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women 1-800-572-7233 (NJ) www.njcbw.org/ 1-800-799-SAFE (Nat’l) New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault: www.njcasa.org/ 1-800-601-7200 NJ Mental Health Cares: www.njmentalhealthcares.org/ 1-866-202-HELP 1-877-294-4356 TTY CHILDREN Adoption: www.NJAdopt.org 1-800-99 ADOPT Child Care: www.state.nj.us/dcf/families/childcare/ 1-800-332-9227 Child Abuse & Neglect 1-877-NJ ABUSE www.state.nj.us/dcf/reporting/how/index.html (1-877-652-2873) 1-800-835-5510 TTY Child Support: www.njchildsupport.org/ 1-877-NJ KIDS1 (1-877-655-4371) Foster Care: www.NJFoster.org 1-877-NJ FOSTER Children’s Health Insurance (NJ Family Care) 1-800-701-0710 www.njfamilycare.org/ NJ Family Health Line 1-800-328-3838 www.nj.gov/health/fhs/primarycare/health_line.shtml SENIORS & PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) 1-877-222-3737 www.adrcnj.org/ or www.caregivernj.nj.gov Senior Services Information Line 1-800-792-8820 Adult Protective Services 1-800-792-8820 Support for Caregivers: NJ EASE www.caregivernj.nj.gov 1-877-222-3737 Division of Developmental Disabilities 1-800-832-9173 www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/home/index.html Disability Rights New Jersey 1-800-922-7233 www.drnj.org 1-609-292-9742 1-609-633-7106 TTY Long-Term Care Ombudsman: http://www.nj.gov/ooie/ 1-877-582-6995 Medicaid Medical Assistance 1-800-356-1561 www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/clients/medicaid/ Medicaid Transportation Broker 1-866-527-9933 www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/home/logisticare.html Medicare: www.medicare.gov 1-800-Medicare Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired 1-877-685-8878 www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/home/index.html Division of Deaf & Hard of Hearing 1-800-792-8339 www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddhh/home/index.html (V/TTY) OTHER ASSISTANCE Work First New Jersey: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 1-800-792-9773 (TANF):www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/programs/workfirstnj/ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps): NJ 1-800-687-9512 SNAP: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/programs/njsnap/ Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program 1-866-44 NJ WIC http://nj.gov/health/fhs/wic/localagencies.shtml NJ Food Bank: http://www.njfoodbank.org/ 1-908-355-FOOD Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 1-800-510-3102 www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/dhcr/offices/hea.html New Jersey Housing Resource Center: http://nj.gov/njhrc/ 1-877-428-8844 National Housing Locator System (HUD): http://portal.hud.gov/app_nhls/ 11-03-12