Resources for Southern New Jersey
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Resources for Southern New Jersey This Resource Book was created by Rutgers University School of Social Work Graduate Students: Alicia Ott and Ashley Neilson. ©2013 Acknowledgements Special thanks to Kristin Tallant for contributing resource information for this book. Special thanks to Amy Collins for giving us leadership, guidance, and direction to help create this book. Table of Contents I. Emergency Numbers………………………………………. 1 II. Hotlines……………………………………………………….. 2 III. Addictions……………………………………………………. 5 IV. Child Care……………………………………………………. 8 V. Disability Related Services………………………………. 11 VI. Education Services ……………….……………………….. 14 VII. Food, Clothing, Furniture Assistance………………… 16 VIII. Housing Assistance and Shelters…………..………… 20 IX. Medical/ Dental/ Vision/Insurance Services………. 25 X. Mental Health and Counseling…………………………. 35 XI. Parenting/Pregnancy/ Sexual Health Services……. 44 XII. Referral/ Resource Services……………………………. 50 XIII. Senior Citizens Services………………………………….. 51 XIV. Summer Camps……………………………………………… 63 XV. Support Groups…………………………………….………. 64 XVI. Transportation………………………………………………. 66 XVII. Utility Assistance…………………………………......... 67 XVIII. Veterans Resources…………………………………….. 70 XIX. Vocational Training……………………………………….. 73 XX. Youth Services………………………………………………. 75 Emergency Numbers Police and Fire Department: 911 Animal Control: Cherry Hill: (856) 718-0305; Voorhees: (856) 424-2288 Camden County Homeless Services: 211 Gas Leak: 800-GAS-LEAK (800-427-5325); 24 Hour Hotline NJ State Police: 609-882-2000 Poison Control: 800-POISON-1 (800-764-7661) For information about State Activities in New Jersey during an emergency, call 1-800-792-8314 1 Hotlines Addictions Hotline of NJ 1-800-238-2333 Adoption Information 1-800-99-ADOPT (2-3678) Camden County Homeless Services 1-856-757-7689 or 211 Camden County Women’s Center 1-856-227-1234 (24 Hours) Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund 1-800-355-FUND (3863) CBVI Hotline (Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired) 1-877-685-8878 Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline 1-877-NJ ABUSE (652-2873) Child Behavioral Health Services 1-877-652-7624 Child Care Hotline 1-800-332-9227 Child Support Hotline 1-877-NJ KIDS1 (655-4371) Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDHH) 1-800-792-8339 (V/TTY) Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) 1-800-832-9173 Division of Disability Services (DDS) 1-800-285-3036/ 1-609-292-1210 TTY Division of Family Development (DFD) 1-800-792-9773 Division of Mental Health Services (DMHS) 1-800-382-6717 Division of Child Protection and Permanency 1-877-KYSAFE1 or 1-877-597-2331 (Toll Free) Domestic Violence 1-800-572-7233 Family Help Line (for stressed parents) 1-800- THE KIDS (voice callers use 7-1-1 NJ Relay) Food Stamps 1-800-687-9512 For Deaf & Hard of Hearing to access any hotline 1-800-99-ADOPT (2-3678) Foster Care Information 1-877-NJ FOSTER (653-6783) 2 Gambling Addiction 1-800-GAMBLER (426-2537) Good Neighbors – Community Living for People with Disabilities 1-877-DHS-LINE (347-5463) Kinship Navigator Program (raising relatives’ children) 1-877-816-3211 Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 1-800-510-3102 Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Hotline 1-888-937-2835/1-888-692-2140 Medicaid Medical Assistance 1-800-356-1561 NJ Disaster Mental Health Helpline 1-877-294-HELP (4357) 1-877-294-4356 (TTY) Voice callers use 7-1-1 NJ Relay NJ EASE (Area Agencies on Aging) 1-877-428-8844 NJ FamilyCare Health Insurance (Medicaid Managed Care) 1-800-701-0710 NJ Housing Resource Center (HRC for accessible, affordable housing) 1-877-428-8844 NJ SHARE- provides relief to people not eligible for assistance 1-866-NJSHARE (657-4273) Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman 1-877-582-6995 PAAD (Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged & Disabled) 1-800-792-9745 PMD (Postpartum Mood Disorders) Hotline 1-800-328-3838 Project Phoenix (9-11 Disaster Mental Health Assistance) 1-877-294-HELP (4357) 1-877-294-4356 (TTY) Voice callers use 7-1-1 NJ Relay Safe Haven for Infants 1-877-839-2339 Safe Horizons 1-800-621-HOPE(4613) Second Floor Youth Helpline 1-888-222-2228 SERV Sexual Violence Services: 3 Camden & Gloucester Co 1-866-295-7378 Cumberland Co 1-800-225-0196 Support for Working Families (Transitional Supports Hotline) 1-877-951-9514 Teen Pregnancy Hotline 1-800-THE KIDS (843-5437) Veterans Counseling Hotline 1-866-VETS-NJ4 Women Against Abuse Safe Haven Hotline 1-866-723-3014 Work First NJ (Welfare for Families and Individuals 1-800-792-9773 Women’s Freedom Center 1-802-254-6954 (24 Hour) Family Health Line - 1.800.328.3838 - provides statewide referrals to family health services including WIC (Women, Infants, Children), family planning, Healthstart Maternity and Healthstart Pediatrics, FAS and Prenatal Addiction services, Rape Crisis, nutrition programs, SAILS, Cystic Fibrosis prescriptions, pediatric case management, immunizations, child health conferences, and cancer screening programs. First Call For Help - 1.800.648.0132 - provides homeless intervention and case management, emergency shelter placements, and emergency food assistance to Gloucester County Residents. Victim of Sexual or Domestic Violence, contact 24/7 crisis hotlines: NJ State Certified Sexual Violence and Domestic Violence Response Advocates can be reached through the 24/7 toll-free SERV hotlines: Women’s Referral Central - 1.800.322.8092 - provides statewide information and referral for women. Referrals are based on issues of concern to women in NJ including, but not limited to, abuse, legal or medical issues, and homelessness. 4 Addictions Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program – Center for Family Services Location: 584 Benson Street, Camden, NJ Phone: 856-428-5688 x111 Services: 12 week outpatient substance abuse treatment program for youth. Open referral. Eligibility: Camden and Gloucester county youth abusing drugs or alcohol. Amity House Inc. Location: 211 Garden Street Mt. Holly, NJ Phone: 609-267-6182 Services: This is a halfway house that offers shelter, food, counseling, life skills, social services, and medical services. The average stay is 2-6 months. Pregnant women accepted. Child Protection Substance Abuse Initiative (CPSAI) – Center for Family Services Location: 584 & 560 Benson Street Camden, NJ Phone: 856-963-0200 x120 Services: Substance abuse treatment for parents and caregivers. They offer transportation and case management. DCPP referral. Eligibility: Parents abusing drugs or alcohol from Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Camden, Salem, Cumberland, and Gloucester County. Family First – Center for Family Services Location: 594 Benson Street Camden, NJ (Lynn’s House) Phone: 856-963-0200 x116 Services: Outpatient program that offers counseling, parenting groups, case management, and child care. Eligibility: Women with substance abuse addiction with children living in Camden or Gloucester County. Genesis Counseling Center Location: 566 Haddon Avenue Collingswood NJ Phone: 856-858-9314 Services: Outpatient and Inpatient services. Program offers individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling and marriage counseling. They also offer the “sunrise program” which is counseling services for students in Collingswood schools. Payment method: self-pay, private insurance, military insurance, and sliding scale. Hampton Hospital Location: P.O. Box 7000 650 Beverly-Rancocas Road Rancocas, NJ Phone: 1-800-345-7345 Services: Psychiatric hospitalization for adults and adolescents; dual-diagnosis unit; individual, family, and group counseling; referral service; self-help and support groups. Hispanic Family Center of Southern NJ Location: 35 Church Street Camden, NJ 5 Phone: 856-541-6985 Services: Outpatient and counseling programs. Kennedy MICA Program Location: Cooper Landing Road & Chapel Avenue Cherry Hill, NJ Phone: 856-488-6789 Services: Group therapy for adolescent population (ages 13-18) substance abusers is held twice a week in Cherry Hill, three times a week in Washington Township; emergency crisis center; adolescent psychiatric outpatient and inpatient facility; adult psychiatric unit; adult detox and inpatient and outpatient drug/alcohol rehabilitation center; MICA club for mentally ill, chemically addicted; outpatient detoxification; day treatment; intensive outpatient. La Esperanza Outpatient Treatment Program Location: 2700 Westfield Avenue Camden, NJ Phone: 856-365-7393 Services: La Esperanza is an outpatient drug treatment program for individuals with substance abuse problems, including an innovative program specifically for women. Individual and group counseling is enhanced by family sessions, case management and collaboration with collateral contacts as appropriate. Additional support and assistance are provided to job seeking clients. Services are provided in both English and Spanish. Maryville, Inc. Location: 156 Broadway Westville, NJ Phone: 856-456-0660 Services: This program offers residential inpatient programs, outpatient programs, detox programs, and urine drug screens. They take private health insurance and self-pay. Eligibility: Residential – 18+ Outpatient – 13+. MICA Club UMDNJ Location: 498 Marlboro Avenue Cherry Hill, NJ Phone: 856-662-0955 Services: Inpatient/Outpatient services for substance abuse addictions. My Father’s House Location: 104 N. King St. Gloucester City, NJ Phone: 856-742-0900 Services: They offer Assessment / Evaluation, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient Treatment, Individual Counseling, Family Counseling, Aftercare Groups, and a food pantry. Eligibility: All clients 13 years and older are welcomed into the program. All must be substance