Community Resources

COVID-19 RESOURCES

-- To get tested for COVID-19 click here https://www.atlantic-county.org/covid/covid-vaccinations.asp

-- To get vaccinated for COVID-19 click here https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/

-- COVID-19 CALL CENTER -To get more info on the COVID-19 Vaccine and to get registered call Phone: 855-568-0545 / Senior Hotline: 856-249-7007

-- To see a full list of resources available for NJ, go to https://www.booker.senate.gov/Coronavirus

-- Resources for Immigrants, available in English and Spanish https://www.booker.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Resources%20for%20Immigrants.pdf

UTILITY ASSISTANCE

-- NEW JERSEY SHARES (NJ SHARES): NJ SHARES is a non-profit organization that provides assistance to income-eligible New Jersey households for paying their energy, telephone, broadband (internet), and water bills. For list of programs, visit https://njshares.org/programs/ To apply, go to https://apply.njsharesgreen.org/login?returnUrl=%2F

-- PAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR GAS AND ELECTRIC (PAGE): PAGE grants help gas and electric customers prevent disconnection of service or restore service. To apply, go to https://www.njpoweron.org/

-- LIHEAP: LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP) LIHEAP or HEA is a federally funded program that helps low-income households pay for heating costs (includes: electric, natural gas, oil and other deliverable fuels). To apply, go to https://njdca-housing.dynamics365portals.us/en-US/are-you-eligible/

-- CARC: The Community Affairs & Resource Center is now assisting with LIHEAP Applications call 732-961-3760. For more information, go to https://carcnj.org/

HOUSING

-- To apply for rental assistance: https://www.acianj.org/applications/index.asp#annTop

-- State Rental Assistance: https://njdca.onlinepha.com/

-- Chelsea Economic Development Corporation, Home Buying Incentives in Atlantic City:

https://www.chelseaedc.org/realestate

-- Emergency Rescue Mortgage Assistance (ERMA) https://www.nj.gov/dca/hmfa/erma/hub/?msclkid=889c0b5faac111ecb92ab332a0407a1f

To find housing click here:

FOOD RESOURCES

-- The Community Food Bank website provides a list that will help you locate a food pantry near you (search by location) as well as provides information on upcoming food distributions. https://cfbnj.org/

-- NJ 211: https://www.nj211.org/resource-search/taxonomy/BD-1800.2000/08401%7Cfalse/1

-- NJ SNAP Assistance: https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/njsnap/apply/ways/#

EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

-- Return and Earn Program: Unemployed workers reentering the workforce and receiving job training are eligible for a $500 incentive in their first paycheck. To learn more, go to https://www.nj.gov/labor/employer-services/business/returnandearn.shtml

-- Atlantic County Office of Workforce Development (One-Stop): Information about on the job training, job fairs, and job openings: https://www.atlanticcountywdb.com/

-- To look for employment opportunities, go to https://www.indeed.com/

-- To apply for unemployment, go to https://myunemployment.nj.gov/

CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCES

-- 2020 Atlantic County Smart Book (Resource Guide)

https://www.state.nj.us/corrections/pdf/OTS/SmartBooks/2020/Atlantic%20Co%20Smartbook%20%202020.pdf

-- Volunteers of America https://www.voadv.org/safereturn

-- Jewish Family Services https://www.jfsatlantic.org/services/justice-involved-services

-- Reentry Training & Employment Center https://www.njreentry.org/governors-training-employment-center

-- Reentry Coalition of NJ Expungements https://reentrycoalitionofnj.org/reentry-resources-by-county/

-- Online Expungements https://www.njcourts.gov/selfhelp/expungement.html

-- Printable Expungement Kit https://www.njcourts.gov/forms/10557_expunge_kit.pdf

-- Professional legal assistance with expungements, Clearing Your Record Online toolkit https://www.lsnjlaw.org/pages/expunge.aspx

-- Felon Friendly Employers and job search engines

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS and CAREGIVERS

-- SPAN Parent Advocacy Network is empowering families as advocates and partners in improving education, health, and mental health outcomes for infants, toddlers, children, and youth. https://spanadvocacy.org/

-- Southern New Jersey Regional Early Intervention Collaborative https://snjreic.org/

-- Colorin Colorado is a bilingual resource for families needing assistance with at home learning. They provide great tips and advice for supporting kids with their education at home.

https://www.colorincolorado.org/reading-tip-sheets-parents

-- First Things First offers parent resources for supporting your child’s healthy development and learning https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/resources/ For tools and information in Spanish, visit Recursos en Español https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/recursos-en-espanol/

-- U.S. Department of Education https://www2.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml

-- PBS KIDS for Parents https://www.pbs.org/parents

-- Learn the Signs. Act Early https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html

-- NJ Children's System of Care https://www.performcarenj.org/

-- Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City https://www.acbgc.org/

-- Kinship Navigator Program https://www.nj.gov/dcf/families/support/kinship/

-- Atlantic Center for Independent Living https://atlanticcil.org/

-- New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities https://njcdd.org/

HEALTH RELATED RESOURCES

-- Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers https://www.sjfmc.org/

-- Mental Health Association of Atlantic County https://mhaac.info/index.html

-- New Jersey FamilyCare is the New Jersey's publicly funded health insurance program - includes CHIP, Medicaid and Medicaid expansion populations. http://www.njfamilycare.org/default.aspx

-- Shared Plan of Care. A Shared Plan of Care (SPoC) is a tool that is designed to help you communicate and share information with members of your care team, including doctors, nurses, therapists, emergency responders, etc. Available in English and Spanish https://nj.gov/health/fhs/specialneeds/medical-home/spoc.shtml

LIBRARY ACCESS

-- The Atlantic City Free Public Library website http://www.acfpl.org/

-- Atlantic County Library System https://atlanticlibrary.org/

LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE

-- Duolingo www.duolingo.com

OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES

-- 2021-2022 The Source: A Resources Guide for People of All Ages in Atlantic County, NJ

-- New Jersey Department of Human Services https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/

-- Family and Community Partnerships and The Division on Women : Atlantic County - Community Program Directory https://www.nj.gov/dcf/families/dfcp/DFCPdirectoryAtlantic.pdf