Social Services

Coronavirus Update on Services

ATTENTION: During the current Health Emergency the Agency will operate on reduced hours.

• Somerville office will open 8:30a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Franklin office will be open 8:30a.m. – 4:30 p.m.      
• North Plainfield office is temporarily CLOSED

DROP BOX: A drop box is available at each office from 8:30a.m.-4:30p.m.   

ATTENTION SNAP RECIPIENTS: If your case is due to be recertified from March to September and you were unable to get your paperwork in or complete your interview, your case will not be closed. You will receive your benefits on the usual day. Your case will be recertified at some point in the future, once this public health crisis has settled. In the meantime, you will continue to receive SNAP benefits.

APPLY ONLINE: We are encouraging county residents who want to apply for SNAP food assistance, cash assistance under the Work First New Jersey program, or Medicaid to do so online at www.njhelps.org.  During this public health crisis, we can do interviews by phone, so you do not need to come into the office to apply for benefits.

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Dominic Crisall, Director

• Administers public assistance programs for county residents.
• Provide for basic human needs
• Promote self-sufficiency and the preservation of families
• Protect the vulnerable through the responsible, professionally directed use of available resources

• Financial Assistance Programs
  • Emergency Assistance
  • Food Stamps
  • Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
  • General Assistance (GA)
  • Medicaid Assistance
  • Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) -  www.njeitc.org
  • USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
  • USDA Nondiscrimination Statement - Spanish
• Services
  • Adult Protective Services
  • Child Support
  • Early Periodic Screening and Diagnostic Testing (EPSDT)
  • Employment (Work First New Jersey)
  • Family Planning
  • Home Health Aide Services
  • Housing Assistance
  • Medical Transportation
  • Referrals to Community Agencies
  • Rooming and Boarding Home Services

   

  Field Office 630 Franklin Blvd #110 Somerset, NJ 08873 Phone: 732-846-6499 Fax: 732-325-0224 Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

  Central Office 73 East High Street Somerville, NJ 08876 Phone: 908-526-8800 Fax: 908-707-1941 Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

  Field Office 391-D Somerset Street North Plainfield, NJ 07060 Phone: 908-561-9400 Fax: 908-561-6567 Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.