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Videophone service for special service phones
(877) 294-4356 TTY (voice callers use 7-1-1 NJ Relay)
New Jersey domestic violence links
24 hours a day / 7 days a week. If you're feeling stressed out, call the Family Helpline and work through your frustrations before a crisis occurs. You'll speak to sensitive, trained volunteers of Parents Anonymous who provide empathic listening about parenting and refer you to resources in your community.
At the National Domestic Violence Hotline, we believe that every caller deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. We believe that every family deserves to live in a world free from violence. We believe that safe homes and safe families are the foundation of a safe society.
You can talk one-on-one with a trained advocate 24/7 who can offer support and connect you to resources. Call toll free 1-866-331-9474 or TTY 1-866-331-8453. One-on-one live chat is also available from 4-midnight Central Standard Time, 7 days a week.
If you are a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking please know that help is available.
The Department of Transportation Services county transit system, Ocean Ride, includes two major services. The Reserve-A-Ride Program and local bus routes. Reserve-A-Ride provides door-to-door, non-emergency medical transportation service to seniors (age 60 and over) and person with disabilities. This service is offered by advanced registration basis primarily to destinations within Ocean County. Pre-registration is required.
1-866-838-7654 (1-866-VETS-NJ-4) is a 24 hour/7-day a week helpline coordinated by UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare. The helpline features peer counseling, clinical assessments, and assistance to family members. The helpline provides New Jersey Veterans and their families with access to a comprehensive support network of mental health professionals who specialize in issues specific to Veterans returning to civilian life.
The mission of the Ocean County Board of Social Services is to serve residents of Ocean County in the administration of approximately 60 programs.
The agency has expanded its mission to include a more pronounced emphasis on client responsibility and eventual self-sufficiency.
The Ocean County Board of Social Services continues to commit to an ongoing record of excellence in serving Ocean County’s population.
The Ocean County Board of Social Services provides eligible county residents with financial, medical, and social services assistance. Assistance can be granted for emergency circumstances, as well as to meet ongoing needs.
Income Assistance Programs
Medicaid Programs
Social and Support Programs
Offices are located in Toms River, Lakewood, and Manahawkin. Not all offices are staffed for all programs.
The Ocean County Board of Social Services provides eligible county residents with financial, medical, and social services assistance. Assistance can be granted for emergency circumstances, as well as to meet ongoing needs.
Medicaid provides health insurance to parents/caretakers and dependant children, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. These programs pay for hospital services, doctor visits, prescriptions, nursing home care and other healthcare needs, depending on what program a person is eligible for.
For Any Kind of Crisis
also available in Spanish
24 hr
Help for Parents
24/7, English and Spanish
also available in Spanish
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