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Resources in the State of New Jersey
Here is a list of useful links to resources for individuals and families with disabilities in the state of New Jersey.
PPE
Federal
- Social Securitywww.ssa.gov
- Create a my Social Security Account www.ssa.gov/myaccount
- Social Security Disability Insurance www.ssa.gov
- Medicare Getting started with Medicare www.medicare.gov
New Jersey State
- New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilitieswww.nj.gov
- DDD Services and Supportswww.nj.gov
- DDD Supports Program www.nj.gov
- DDD Community Services Officeswww.state.nj.us
- Department of Children and Familieswww.state.nj.us
- New Jersey Department Of Healthwww.state.nj.us
- Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services NJ Family Care www.state.nj.us
- Division of Disability Services www.state.nj.us
- Division of Family Developmentwww.state.nj.us
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction Serviceswww.state.nj.us
- Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilitieswww.state.nj.us
- New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Developmentlwd.dol.state.nj.us
New Jersey Counties
- Atlantic County www.atlantic-county.org
- Bergen County www.co.bergen.nj.us
- Essex County www.essexcountynj.org
- Hudson Countywww.hudsoncountynj.org
- Hunterdon County www.co.hunterdon.nj.us
- Mercer County www.mercercounty.org
- Middlesex Countywww.middlesexcountynj.gov
- Monmouth County www.co.monmouth.nj.us
- Morris County www.hs.morriscountynj.gov
- Passiac County www.passaiccountynj.org
- Somerset County www.co.somerset.nj.us
- Sussex County www.sussex.nj.us
- Union County ucnj.org
HelpLines
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Hotlines and Information Helplines (toll-free)
If you are deaf or hard of hearing, please call
+1-877-294-4356 TTY
To access any hotline:
(voice callers use 7-1-1 NJ Relay) -
NJ 2-1-1
New Jersey ‘s Community Resource Phone or Website Guide
Just dial – 2-1-1
http://www.nj211.org/ -
Addiction Services
http://www.southjerseyrecovery.com/friends-family/
https://www.graniterecoverycenters.com/resources/how-isolation-impacts-your-mental-health/
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Addictions Hotline of NJ
+1-877-844-276-2777
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Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund
+1-800-335-FUND
(+1-800-335-3863) -
Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired
(CBVI) Hotline
+1-877-685-8878 -
Child Care Help Line
+1-800-332-9227
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Child Support Hotline
+1-877-NJ KIDS1
(+1-877-655-4371) -
Disaster Mental Health
+1-877-294-HELP
(+1-877-294-4357)
+1-877-294-4356 TTY
(voice callers use 7-1-1 NJ Relay) -
Division of Aging Services (DoAS)
SHIP Medicare Counseling at +1-800-792-8820
Aging and Disability Resource Connection at +1-877-222-3737
PAAD and Senior Gold at +1-800-792-9745
AIDS Drug Distribution Program at +1-877-613-453
Hearing Aid Assistant to Aged and Disabled at +1-800-792-9745
Lifeline Utility Assistance Program at +1-800-792-9745 -
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDHH)
+1-800-792-8339 V/TTY
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Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
+1-800-832-9173
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Division of Disability Services ( DDS )
+1-888-285-3036
+1-609-292-1210 TTY -
Division of Family Development (DFD)
+1-800-792-9773
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Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS)
+1-800-356-1561
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Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMAHS)
+1-800-382-6717
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Domestic Violence
+1-800-572-7233
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Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Federal: +1-800-929-1040
State: +1-888-895-8179 -
Food Stamps
+1-800-687-9512
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Gambling Addiction
+1-800-GAMBLER
(+1-800-426-2537) -
Good Neighbors – Community Living for People with Disabilities
+1-877-DHS-LINE
(+1-877-347-5463) -
Health Benefits Identification (HBID) Card Unit
Call if your plastic HBID card is lost or stolen
+1-877-414-9251 -
Kinship Navigator Program
(raising relatives’ children)
2-1-1 -
Legal Services of NJ
www.lsnj.org
Legal Services of NJ coordinates the statewide Legal Services system, which provides free legal assistance to low-income New Jerseyans.
You can apply for legal help online through their website or call their Toll-Free Statewide Legal Hotline at 1-888-LSNJ-LAW. -
Low Income Home Energy Assistance
(LIHEAP)
+1-800-510-3102 -
Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Hotline
+1-888-937-2835
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NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid Call Center
+1-800-356-1561
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NJ Disaster Mental Health Helpline
+1-877-294-HELP
(+1-877-294-4357)
+1-877-294-4356 TTY
(voice callers use 7-1-1 NJ Relay) -
NJ FamilyCare
+1-800-701-0710
+1-800-701-0720 TTY -
NJ Housing Resource Center (HRC)
(for accessible, affordable housing)
+1-877-428-8844
www.njhousing.gov -
NJ MentalHealthCares (NJMHC)
+1-866-202-HELP (4357)
TTY: +1-877-294-4356
www.njmentalhealthcares.org -
NJ WorkAbility – DiscoverAbility
+1-888-285-3036
(from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Mondays thru Fridays) -
PPMD
(Postpartum Mood Disorders) Hotline
+1-800-328-3838 -
Special Savings
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State Disability Insurance
(Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development)
+1-609-292-7060
TDD – +1-609-292-8319
NJ Relay for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or
Speech-Impaired Text Telephone User
+1-800-852-7899 -
Traumatic Brain Injury Fund
+1-888-285-3036
TDD – +1-609-292-1210
(from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Mondays thru Fridays) -
Universal Service Fund (USF)
(Help with utility bills for low-income families and individuals)
+1-866-240-1347 -
Work First NJ
(Welfare for Families and Individuals)
+1-800-792-9773 -
The following Helplines and Hotlines are now part of the Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Adoption Information
+1-800-99-ADOPT
(+1-800-992-3678) -
Child Abuse/ Neglect Hotline
(State Central Registry Hotline)
+1-877-NJ ABUSE
(+1-877-652-2873) -
Child Behavioral Health Services
+1-877-652-7624
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Division of Youth and Family Services
(DYFS) Action Line
+1-800-331-DYFS
(+1-800-331-3937) -
Family Help Line
(for stressed parents)
+1-800-THE KIDS
(+1-800-843-5437) -
Foster Care Information
+1-877-NJ FOSTER
(+1-877-653-6783) -
Safe Haven for Infants
+1-877-839-2339
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Teen Pregnancy Hotline
+1-800-THE KIDS
(+1-800-843-5437)