Finding Help

MonmouthResourceNet is a free web tool providing a wide range of information about support, resources, and services for families in Monmouth County.

This site provides language translation and free text relay for people with hearing loss or a speech disability.

The Categories covered by this site include:

• Arts-Culture
• Child Care/After School
• Clothing/Supplies/Furniture
• Crisis/Safety/Domestic Violence
• Developmental Needs
• Education
• Employment/Work
• Financial Assistance
• Food Pantries and Assistance
• Housing Shelter
• Legal and Advocacy
• Non-specific
• Physical Health/Medical
• Preparing for Adulthood
• Pyschological/Emotional Well-Being
• Recreation/Social
• Self-help/Support
• Spiritual
• Transporation

The link to this site is: MonmouthResourceNet

MonmouthCares does not share the MRN subscriber list with 3rd parties. The information in MRN is kept as accurate as possible. Updates are made as new information becomes available.

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2-1-1 Fact Sheet

What is 2-1-1?

• A place to turn when you need to find state or local health and human service resources to address urgent needs or everyday concerns - Free; Confidential; Multi-lingual; TTY accessible; Available 24/7
• An easy-to-remember telephone number that connects callers to resource specialists who are ready to guide callers to available resources that will do the most good
• A Web site that provides easy access to our resource database and topical Web pages that provide essential facts, contact numbers and Web addresses so individuals have the tools they need to find answers
• A service that reliably tracks expressed needs and regularly provides government leaders with data that enables them to address emerging social trends in real time

New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS)

Quick Reference Guide to Social Services and Housing Resources

Click here

Monmouth County Website

Useful information for residents and visitors to Monmouth County.

Includes information on:

• Tourism
• Government
• Departments
• News - Local Media
• Municipalities
• Hospitals
• Libraries
• Public Schools
• Senior Centers
• Employment

Monmouth County Department of Consumer Affairs

Click on the link to access the Dept of Consumer Affairs web page for information
and to download a complaint form.

Consumer Affairs-Consumers Affairs Home

Facing Foreclosure?

The following links may be helpful with foreclosure issues and/or to learn about what resources may be available.

For additional information, contact 1-888-995-HOPE of one of the counseling agencies listed on page two of "Foreclosure Fast Facts".
 
Foreclosure Fast Facts:  A 2-page listing of assistance, numbers to call, and general assistance, including counseling agencies experienced in foreclosure:
http://www.nj.gov/dca/hmfa/foreclosureprevention_resources.pdf
 
The NJ HOPE (Home Ownership Preservation Effort) website provides information about resources that are available for homeowners who are delinquent in their mortgage payments, need counseling or have questions: http://www.state.nj.us/dobi/njhope/

For information on buying a home, mortgage assistance and foreclosure guidance, click here

New Jersey Judiciary Foreclosure Mediation Program

Free Counseling, Legal Assistance and Mediation

Learn how to SAVE your home by calling 1-888-989-5277 or visit www.NJForeclosureMediation.org

An Official Program of the State of New Jersey

It has come to the New Jersey Public Adocate's attention that some tenants are being inappropriately forced out of their homes when the building in which they are living has been foreclosed. Under NJ law, most tenants have the right to remain in their homes during and after a foreclosure.

Clicking on the icon will take you to the webpage where you can access the "Tenants' Rights During Foreclosure" link.

If you know of a tenant in a foreclosed property who requires assistance, please have them contact the Department of the Public Advocate, Office of Citizen Relations at 609-826-5070.

Source: Laurie Facciarossa Brewer, Director of Communications, NJ Department of the Public Advocate, 609-826-5054.

Latina United

Assisting Spanish and Porteguese speaking residents with translation, mediation and advocacy.

Click here for more information

Local Mass Transit Links

The Neptune Public Library is pleased to announce that local mass transit links to taxi, buses, mass transit, North Jersey Coast line, and ride-sharing sites are on our website here.

Source: Marian Bauman, Director, Neptune Public Library

Lifeline Benefits

Lifeline Assistance is part of a program that was created by the government to provide discounted or free telephone service to income-eligible consumers. To help bring you this important benefit, SafeLink Wireless is proud to offer Lifeline Service. Through our Lifeline Service you will receive FREE cellular service, a FREE cell phone, and FREE Minutes every month! SafeLink Wireless Service does not cost anything - there are no contracts, no recurring fees and no monthly charges.

Any Minutes you do not use will roll-over. Features such as caller ID, call waiting and voicemail are all also included with your service. If you need additional Minutes, you can buy TracFone Airtime Cards at any TracFone retailer Walmart, Walgreens, Family Dollar, etc). SafeLink Airtime Cards will be available soon.

Your exact benefits, including the number of free Minutes you will receive, depend on the state you live in. Please enter your ZIP code to get the details for your state.

Click on the logo above to reach the website.

Center for Family Services is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and empower individuals, families and communities to achieve a better life through vision, hope and strength. It is their vision that all people lead capable, responsible, fulfilled lives in strong families and healthy communities.

For more information about the Center and the services they provide, visit www.centerffs.org

In times of a stress and uncertainty, many people utilize drugs and alcohol to cope with feelings of anxiety, worry, and discomfort.  Please refer anyone you meet who may be struggling with substance misuse and abuse to the Addictions Hotline of New Jersey. 

Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the Addictions Hotline of New Jersey has professional counselors available whenever an individual, friend or family member needs assistance, support or education about the disease of addiction.

The Addictions Hotline of New Jersey can be reached at 1-800-238-2333.

For the addiction hotline fact sheet, click here

Women's Referral Central is the primary source for information about programs of interest to, or meet the needs of women in New Jersey. The Women's Referral Central maintains a database of over 12,000 federal, state, county, and locally funded services which assist women in areas as diverse as civil rights and sexual harrassment, child support and custody, consumer law and safety, to personal growth and development, education, business development, medical referrals, homelessness, personal safety and domestic violence.

Family Health Line, 1-800-328-3838

Family Health Line makes referrals to over 1300 nutrition and nutrional education programs, maternal child health and immunization programs, pediatric primary care projects, perinatal addiction programs, family planning and reproductive health programs, cardiovascular fitness programs, specialized pharmaceutical programs for Cystic Fibrosis and Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Programs. The Family Health Line is an easy way for pregnant women, nursing mothers, or women with children under the age of five to enroll in the Women Infants Children (WIC) Program.

Free Health Clinic in Neptune City
300 W Sylvania Avenue (former site of Stop 'n Shop)

Open Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Must have appointment. 732-776-5335

Deaf Mosaics Center
208 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst NJ 07755

Office: 732-686.9990
Video phone: 732-719-6745

Serving people with disabilities in Job Readiness, Career Development, Ticket to Work, Counseling, Referral Services, ASL Interpreters and ASL Classes.

Also provides diversity services and training to the business community.

www.deafmosaicscenter.org