Resources

These are all of our resources. You may find it helpful to view by selected Community and Health Services using the main navigation. Or, you can search by location and keyword!

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Family / Teen Pregnancy Helpline

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.

National Domestic Violence

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.

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

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.

WomenOnGuard.com

If you are a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking please know that help is available.

Ocean Ride

 

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.

NJ Veterans Helpline

866-838-7654

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.

Northern Ocean County Resource Center

(732) 370-8854
225 4th Street
Lakewood

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.

 

Ocean County Board of Social Services

(732) 349-1500
1027 Hooper Avenue
Toms River
225 4th Street
Lakewood Township
333 Haywood Road
Manahawkin

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.

NJ Medicaid

1-800-356-1561
1027 Hooper Avenue
Toms River

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.

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