Veteran Services
The Division Of Veteran services Assists NJ Veterans obtain Both federal and state benefits they deserve.
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Female Military Assistance Programs
Female Military Assistance Programs
Health Care for Women
Many VA hospitals have VA Women Veterans Health Centers who services include gynecology, sexual trauma counseling, mammography screening and transition assistance programs for women separating from the armed forces http://www.va.gov/womenvet
VA at 1-800-827-1000
Women Health Issues
VA Health Campus,
E. Orange, NJ 1-973-676-1000 ext. 1695Note** Combat Veterans Healthcare eligibility has been extended to 5 years by the National Defense Act of 2008 for veterans who served in a theater of combat operations after November 11, 1998.
Women’s Referral Central
Provides information and referrals to women in New Jersey through a statewide toll-free telephone line. The Hotline provides referrals and basic information in areas such as discrimination, housing, displaced homemakers, divorce, violence, and other areas of concern. The hotline is accessible 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
Women’s Referral Central Hotline: 1-800-322-8092
Deployed Military Spouses Assistance Program
Provides assistance to spouses of deployed military personnel (Active duty, Reserve, and National Guard) through direct financial assistance payments and/or referrals to existing program services. This program is an emergency measure to alleviate financial and emotional stress to spouses due to the deployment.
For additional information about this program, contact:
Women’s Opportunity Center/Burlington Riverfront YMCA
302 Commerce Square Blvd
Burlington, NJ 08016Attn: Donna Lombardo
Phone: 1-856-231-9622
EMail: Donna.Lombardo@philaymca.orgDisplaced Homemaker Centers
Provides job counseling and other supportive services for women who have been dependent on the income of another household member; but due to the death, disablement, or divorce of their spouses, must now support themselves. The program aims to develop and offer technical assistance to expand existing programs to include:
Job counseling services specifically designed for displaced homemakers
Job training and placement sources
Job development services with identification of community needs
Financial management services and educational need
The program also provides life skills training; computer literacy; entrepreneurial training; counseling and support groups, self- help programs, and information and referral services.
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Displaced Homemaker Centers by County
Atlantic County
Home To Work Program The Women’s Center
1201 New Road, Suite 240 Linwood, NJ 08221 Phone: (609) 601-9925 Fax: (609) 601-2975Web: http://www.acwc.org
Bergen County
Bergen County Displaced Homemakers Center at the Bergen One Stop
60 State Street, 2nd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601Office: (201) 343-6000 ext. 5533
Fax: (201) 488-2716
Web: https://onestop.bergen.org/displaced-homemaker-one- stopWomen’s Rights Information Center Women’s Center Building
108 W. Palisade Avenue Englewood, NJ 07631Office: (201) 568-1166 Fax: (201) 568-8813 Web: womensrights.org
Burlington County
YMCA of Burlington and Camden Counties Women’s Opportunity Center
302 Commerce Square Blvd.
Burlington, NJ 08016Office: 609-543-6200, ext. 224
Fax: 609-543-6560
Web: http://www.womensopportunitycenter.orgCamden County
Please contact a displaced homemaker program in a neighboring county.
Hispanic Family Center of Southern NJ, Inc. 35-47 S 29th Street
Camden, NJ 08105
Office: 856-365-7393Fax: 856-963-2663
Web: http://www.hispanicfamilycenter.comUrban Women’s Center (URBAN)
Camden County Council of Economic Opportunity 900 Broadway
Camden, NJ 08103
Office: 856-365-8989
Fax: 856-365-8009Cape May County
Please contact a displaced homemaker program in a neighboring county.
Cumberland County
Cumberland County College Workforce Education Division 10 Buck Street
Milville,NJ 08332Phone: (856) 765-3668, ext. 2385 Fax: (856) 765-5384
Web: http://www.cccnj.eduEssex County
National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section The Linda & Rudy Slucker Center for Women
70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 120
Livingston,NJ 07039Office: (973) 994-4994
Fax: (973) 994-7412
Email: centerforwomen@ncjwessex.org Web: http://www.centerforwomennj.orgLa Casa de Don Pedro, North Jersey Hispanic Women’s Resource Center (HISPANIC) 39 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
Office: (973) 481-4713Fax: (973) 481-2448
WISE Women’s Center
A. Zachary Yamba Bldg. – Room 3276
303 University Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
Office: (973) 877-3395
Fax: (973) 877-3555
Web: https://www.rutgershelpsnj.org/organization.525354- WISE_Womens_Center_at_Essex_County_College Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wisewomenscenter/Gloucester County
Adult Center for Transition
Rowan College at Gloucester County 1400 Tanyard Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
Office: (856) 415-2264
Fax: (856) 468-7381
Web: http://www.rcgc.edu/ACTHudson County
Hispanic Women’s Resource Center
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark 2201 Bergenline Avenue, 3rd Floor
Union City, NJ 07087-2501
Office: (201) 325-4800
Fax: (201) 601-0490
Web: http://www.ccannj.com/displaced_homemaker.phpHunterdon County
Career & Life Transitions Center for Women NORWESCAP
84 Park Avenue
Suite E-103Flemington, NJ 08822
Office: (908) 788-1453
Fax: (908) 788-1485
Web: http://www.norwescap.org/help_program_details. php?ID=16Mercer County
Ujima Urban Women’s Center (URBAN) 1001 Pennington Avenue Ewing, NJ 08618 Phone: (609) 882-2098
Fax: (609) 882-6545Email: alockhart@ujimaministries.org Web: http://www.ujimaministries.org/
Middlesex County
Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County Women In Transition
32 Ford Avenue, 2nd Floor
Milltown, NJ 08850Office: (732) 777-1940
Fax: (732) 777-1889
Web: http://www.jfvs.org/services/the-womens-centerMonmouth County
Brookdale at Long Branch
Displaced Homemakers Services
213 Broadway
Long Branch, NJ 07740
Office: (732) 739-6020
Web: http://www.brookdalecc.edu/continuinged/displaced- homemakersHispanic Women’s Center of Central, NJ Hispanic Affairs & Resource Centers 913 Sewell Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712Office: 732-774-328 Fax: 732-502-8955
Morris County
The Women’s Center at County College of Morris 214 Center Grove Road SCC115
Randolph, NJ 07869
Office: (973) 328-5025Fax: (973) 328-5146
Web: http://www.ccm.edu/womenscenterOcean County
Displaced Homemakers Program of Ocean County Ocean County College
Career, Employment and Counseling Services College Drive, P.O. Box 2001Toms River, New Jersey 08754-2001
Phone: (732) 255-0400 Ext. 2297
Fax: (732) 255-0444
Web: http://www.ocean.edu/student-services/displaced- homemakers-program-of-ocean-countyPassaic County
Women in Transition
Wayne Counseling Center, Inc.
1022 Hamburg Turnpike
Wayne, NJ 07470
Office: (973) 694-9215
Fax: (973) 633-0992
Web: http://www.waynecounselingcenter.orgSalem County
Please contact a displaced homemaker program in a neighboring county.
Somerset County
Please contact a displaced homemaker program in a neighboring county.
Sussex County
Project Self-Sufficiency of Sussex County Displaced Homemaker Program
127 Mill Street
Newton , NJ 07860Phone: (973) 940-3500
Fax: (973) 940-3501
Web: http://www.projectselfsufficiency.orgUnion County
Union County College
Center for Economic and Workforce Development 40 West Jersey Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
Phone: (908) 965-6022
Fax: (908) 965-6010Warren County
Career & Life Transitions Center for Women NORWESCAP
Midtown Plaza
16 Broad Street, Suite #7Washington, NJ 07882
Office: (908) 835-2624
Fax: (908) 835-8104
Web: http://www.norwescap.org/help_program_details. php?ID=16New Jersey Domestic Violence
Hotline 1-800-572-SAFE (7233)
The Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline provides a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week domestic violence hotline to serve domestic violence victims and others seeking information about domestic violence. The Hotline provides bilingual service and is accessible to the hearing impaired.
New Jersey Coalition against Sexual Assault (NJCASA) Hotline 1-800-601-7200
NJCASA is the collective voice for victims of sexual violence, their loved ones and rape crisis centers across NJ. Its member’s centers represent each of NJ’s 21 counties. This 24-hour hotline will connect individuals affected by sexual violence with professionals that provide assistance and referrals. Calls to this toll-free hotline will be routed to the individual’s closest rape care center.Women’s Referral Central 1-800-322-8092
Through funding from DOW, the Women’s Referral Central provides information and referrals to women in New Jersey through a statewide toll-free telephone line. Women’s Referral Central provides referrals and basic information in areas such as discrimination, housing, displaced home- makers, divorce, violence, and other areas of concern. The hotline is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
NJ’s Domestic Violence Program by County
County
Atlantic
Program
Atlantic County Women’s Center Violence Intervention Program (VIP) 1201 New Road, Suite 240
Linwood, NJ 08221Emergency Shelter
24 Hr. Toll free Hotline: 1-800-286-4184 Phone: (609) 646-6767
Office: (609) 601-9925
Fax: (609) 601-2975
Web: http://www.acwc.orgCenter for Hope/Safety
PO Box 217
Hackensack, NJ 07602
Domestic Violence Shelter
24 Hr. Hotline: (201) 944-9600
Shelter: (201) 836-1075
Fax: (201) 836-7029 Administrative Offices: 12 Overlook Avenue
Roselle Park, NJ 07662
Office: (201) 498-9247
Fax/Office: (201) 498-9256
Email: info@hopeandsafetynj.org
Web: http://www.hopeandsafetynj.orgAlternatives To Domestic Violence
County of Bergen Dept. of Human Services One Bergen County Plaza, 2nd Floor Hackensack, NJ 07601 Non-Residential/Outreach/Clinical Counseling/ Crisis Intervention/Legal Advocacy Services
24 Hr. Hotline: (201) 336-7575
Fax: (201) 336-7555
Email: adv@co.bergen.nj.us
Web: http://www.domesticshelters.org/help/nj/ hackensack/07601/alternatives-to-domestic- violence-advBergen
Burlington
Camden
Providence House Burlington County
595 Rancocas Road
Westampton, NJ 08060
24 Hr. Hotline: (609) 871-7551
Toll free: 1-877-871-7551
Office: (856) 824-9340
Web: http://www.catholiccharitiestrenton.orgCamden County Women’s Center
PO Box 1459
Blackwood, NJ 08021 Emergency Shelter 24 Hr. Hotline: (856) 227-1234
Office: (856) 227-1800
Fax: (856) 227-1261
Outreach Center:
PO Box 1459, Attn: Outreach Blackwood Blackwood, NJ 08021
Phone: (856) 963-5668CARA, Inc. (Coalition Against Rape & Abuse, Inc.)
PO Box 774
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210Emergency Shelter
24 Hr. Hotline: (609) 522-6489
Toll free: 1-877-294-CARA [2272] Office: (609) 522-6489
Fax: (609) 463-0967
Email: carasafe1@cara-inc.net Web: http://www.cara-cmc.orgCenter for Family Services
Vineland, NJ 08361
24 Hr. Hotline: 1-800-225-0196
Office: 856-696-2032 Fax: 856-696-7336 Web: http://www.centerffs.org
Cape May
Cumberland
Essex
The Safe House
PO Box 1887
Bloomfield, NJ 07003 Emergency Shelter Victims of Domestic Violence
24 Hr. Hotline: (973) 759-2154 Office: (973) 759-2378
Fax: (973) 844-4950The Rachel Coalition c/o Jewish Family Service
570 W. Mt. Pleasant Avenue Suite 106 Livingston, NJ 07039 Emergency Safehouse 24 Hr. Emergency Paging Service:
(973) 740-1233 Outreach
Office: (973) 740-1233
Fax: (973) 740-1590
Email: Rachel@jfsmetrowest.org
Web: http://www.jewishfamilyservices.orgThe Linda and Rudy Slucker National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW ) Center For Women 70 South Orange Ave – Suite 120
Livingston, NJ 07039 Outreach/Non-Residential Services Office: (973) 994-4994Fax: (973) 740-0955
Email: centerforwomen@ncjwessex.org Web: http://www.CENTERFORWOMENnj.orgCenter for Family Services – Services Empowering the Rights of Victims (SERV ) PO Box 566
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Emergency Shelter
24 Hr. Hotline: (856) 881-3335
Toll free: 1-866-295-7378
Fax: 856-881-4042
Email: serv@centerffs.org
Web: http://www.centerffs.orgGloucester
Hudson
Womenrising, Inc. (formally the YWCA) Battered Women’s Program
270 Fairmount Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306Emergency Shelter
24 Hr. Hotline: (201) 333-5700 ext. 511 Office: (201) 333-5700 ext. 511
Fax: (201) 333-9305
Email: womenrising@aol.com
Web: http://www.womenrising.org
Outreach
270 Fairmount Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: (201) 333-5700SAFE in Hunterdon
47 E. Main Street Flemington, NJ 08822
Emergency Shelter
24 Hr. Toll free Hotline: 1-888-988-4033 Office: (908) 788-7666
Fax: (908) 806-4725
Email: agency@safeinhunterdon.org
Web: https://safeinhunterdon.org/
Phone: (908) 788-7666
TTY: (908) 788-7666
Fax: (908) 806-4725 or (908) 788-2799Womanspace, Inc.
1530 Brunswick Avenue
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Office: 609-394-2532
Fax: 609-394-5417
24-Hr. Hotline: (609) 394-9000
State Hotline: 1-800-572-SAFE [7233] Email: info@womanspace.orgWeb: http://www.womanspace.org
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Women Aware, Inc.
250 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Emergency Shelter
24-Hr. Hotline: (732) 249-4504 TTY: (732) 249-0600
Office: (732) 249-4900
Fax: (732) 249-4901
Shelter Fax: (732) 249-0010 Email: admin@womenaware.net Web: http://www.womenaware.netManavi, Inc.* (All counties)
PO Box 3103
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-3103
Office: 732-435-1414
Fax: 732-435-1411
Email: manavi@manavi.org
Website: http://www.manavi.org *A non-profit organization for women who trace their cultural heritage to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.180 Turning Lives Around
One Bethany Road Building 3, Suite 42 Hazlet, NJ 07730
Emergency Shelter
24-Hr. Hotline: (732) 264-4111Toll free: 1-888-THE-WCMC [843-9262] TTY: (732) 264-3089
Office: (732) 264-4360
Fax: (732) 264-8655Email: info@180nj.org Web: http://www.180nj.org Outreach
Phone: (732) 264-4111Monmouth
Morris
Jersey Battered Women’s Services, Inc. ( JBWS)
PO Box 1437
Morristown, NJ 07962 Emergency Shelter
24 Hr. Hotline: (973) 267-4763 Office: (973) 267-7520
Fax: (973) 605-5898
Email: info@jbws.org
Web: http://www.jbws.orgProvidence House – Ocean
Domestic Violence Services
88 School House Road – Suite 1
Whiting, NJ 08759
Outreach Office: 732-350-2120
24 Hr. Hotline: (732) 244-8259
Toll free: 1-800-246-8910 (from the “609” area code only)
Web: http://www.catholiccharities.orgOcean
Passaic
Passaic County Women’s Center – Domestic Violence Program
PO Box 244
Paterson, NJ 07543Emergency Shelter
24-Hr. Hotline: (973) 881-1450 TTY: (973) 278-8630
Office: (973) 881-1450
Fax: (973) 881-0617
Outreach
1027 Madison Avenue Paterson, NJ 07513
Phone: (973) 881-0725
Fax :(973) 881-0938Project S.A.R.A.H.
Jewish Family Services & Children Center of Clifton/Passaic
110 Main Street
Passaic, NJ 07055Phone: (973) 777-7638
Fax: (973) 777-9311
Email: projectsarah@jfsclifton.org Web: http://www.projectsarah.orgStrengthen Our Sisters
P.O. Box 359
Wanaque, NJ 07465
Emergency Line: 973-831-6156 Administrative Offices: (973) 506-4577; (973) 657-1357
Email: info@strengthenoursistes.org Web: http://www.strengthenoursisters.orgSalem
Salem County Women’s Services
PO Box 125
Salem, NJ 08079-0125 Emergency Shelter
24-Hr. Hotline: (856) 935-6655 Toll free: 1-888-632-9511 TTY: (856) 935-7118
Office: (856) 935-8012
Fax: (856) 935-6165Resource Center For Women and Their Families
427 Homestead Road Hillsborough, NJ 08844 Emergency Shelter24 Hr. Toll free: 1-866-685-1122
Email: info@rcwtf.org
Web: http://www.resourcecenterofsomerset.org Outreach
Office: (908) 359-0003
Fax: (908) 359-8881Domestic Abuse Services, Inc.
PO Box 805
Newton, NJ 07860
Emergency Shelter
24-Hr. Hotline: (973) 875-1211 TTY: (973) 875-6369
Email: info@dasi.org
Web: http://www.dasi.org
Outreach
Phone: (973) 579-2386
TTY: (973) 579-6593
Fax: (973) 579-3277Somerset
Sussex
Union
Domestic Violence of Union County
1131 East Jersey Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Emergency Shelter
24-Hr. Hotline: (908) 355-HELP [4357] TTY: (908) 355-1023Fax: (908) 355-20100
Web: http://www.ywcaunioncounty.org/24-hour- domestic-violence-hotline-908-355-help Counseling Services
Office: (908) 355-1995 (ext. 37) or
(908) 355-1996Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Crisis Center (DASACC)
PO Box 88
Washington,NJ 07882-0088Emergency Shelter
24-Hr. Hotline: (908) 453-4181
Toll free: 1-866-6BE-SAFE [623-7233] TTY: (908) 453-2553
Office: (908) 453-4121
Fax: (908) 453-3706
Web: http://www.dasacc.org/our-servicesWarren
Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (CCR&Rs)
County Bergen
Burlington
Child Care Agency and Website
Bergen County Office for Children
One Bergen County Plaza, 2nd Floor Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076 Phone:(201) 336-7150
Fax: (201) 336-7155Email: pstrohmeyer@co.bergen.nj.us
Web: http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/about-human-servicesBurlington County Community Action Program
795 Woodlane Road Westhampton, NJ 08060Mailing Address:
718 Route 130 South Burlington, NJ 08016 Phone: (877) 332-2278 Fax: (609) 386-7380 Email: sbresch@bccap.org Web: http://www.bccap.org
Camden County Department of Children Services
DiPiero Center
512 Lakeland Road, Suite 200 Blackwood, NJ 08012Phone: (856) 374-6378
Fax: (856) 374-5148
Email: children@camdencounty.com
Web: http://www.camdencounty.com/service/children- services/parentsCamden
Cape May
Cumberland
Essex
Gloucester
Rutgers Southern Regional Child Care
Resource & Referral Agency 1065 Rt. 47 South, Suite A Rio Grande, NJ 08242 Phone: (609) 898-5500
Fax (609) 898-5501
Web: https://www.rusouthernccrr.org/Rutgers Southern Regional Child Care
Resource & Referral Agency
415 West Landis Avenue Suite 202 Vineland, NJ 08360
Phone: (856) 462-6800
Fax :(856) 462-6801
Web: https://www.rusouthernccrr.org/Programs for Parents, Inc.
570 Broad St, 8th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: (973) 297-1114
Fax (973) 297-1263
Email: blynn@programsforparents.org Web: http://www.programsforparents.orgQuality Care Services, Inc.
190 North Evergreen Ave. Woodbury,NJ 08096 Phone: (856) 628-8600 Fax (856) 628-8601
Web: http://www.qualityinc.org
Hudson
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Monmouth
Urban League of Hudson County
253 MLK Drive, 3rd Floor Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone: (201) 451-8888 Ext. 246 Fax (201) 451-4158Email: ewatson@ulohc.org Web: http://www.ulohc.org
NORWESCAP
84 Park Avenue Suite E-104 Flemington, NJ 08822 Phone: (908) 782-8183
Fax (908) 782-3498Email: giacchinos@norwescap.org Web: http://www.norwescap.org
Child Care Connection
1001 Spruce Street, Suite 201 Trenton, NJ 08638
Phone: (609) 989-7770
Fax (609) 989-8060Email: nancythomson@childcareconnection-nj.org Web: http://www.childcareconnection-nj.org
Community Child Care Solutions, Inc.
103 Center Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Phone: (732) 324-4357
Fax (732) 376-0271
Email: mdipaolo@communitychild.caresolutions.org Web: http://www.communitychildcaresolutions.orgChild Care Resources of Monmouth County
3301C Route 66 Neptune, NJ 07754 Phone: (732) 918-9901 Fax (732) 918-9902 Email: info@ccrnj.org Web: http://www.ccrnj.org
Morris
Ocean
Passaic
Salem
Somerset
Child and Family Resources
111 Howard Blvd, Suite 201 Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Phone: (973) 398-1730
Fax (973) 398-0319Email: rzydel@childanandfamily-nj.org Web: http://www.childandfamily-nj.org
The Children’s Home Society of NJ
1433 Hooper Aveunue, Suite 340 Toms River, NJ 08753
Phone: (732) 557-9633
Fax (732) 557-0588Email: mlawrence@chsofnj.org Web: http://www.chsofnj.org
4Cs of Passaic County, Inc.
2 Market Street, Suite 300 Paterson, NJ 07501
Phone: (973) 684-1904
Fax (973) 684-0468
Email: mmirko@4cspassaic.org Web: http://www.4cspassaic.orgRutgers Southern Regional Child Care
Resource & Referral Agency 5 Route 45, Suite 100 Mannington, NJ 08079 Phone: (856) 469-6100
Fax: (856) 469-6101
Web: http://www.rusouthernccrr.orgCommunity Child Care Solutions
92 East Main Street, Suite 304 Somerville, NJ 08876 Phone:(908) 927-0869
Fax: (908) 927-9653Email: mdipaolo@communitychildcaresolutions.org Web: http://www.communitychildcaresolutions.org
Sussex
Union
Warren
NORWESCAP
186 Halsey Road, Suite 1 Newton, NJ 07860
Phone: (973) 383-3461
Fax (973) 383-8222
Email: giacchinos@norwescap.org Web: http://www.norwescap.orgCommunity Coordinated Child Care
2 City Hall Plaza
Rahway, NJ 07065
Phone: (973) 923-1433
Fax (973) 923-1311
Email: pmennuti@ccccunion.org Web: http://www.ccccunion.orgNORWESCAP
350 Marshall Street Phillipsburg,NJ 08865
Phone: (908) 454-1078
Fax (908) 454-3117
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