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://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/dhcr/offices/hea.html

-- 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/

-- 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/childdevelopment/features/key-finding-ltsae.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/

-- Helping children with cerebral palsy https://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/

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

-- Sickle Cell Association of New Jersey (SCANJ) assists individuals and families affected by sickle cell disease through education, support, advocacy and other programs that improve the quality of life www.sicklecellnewjersey.org

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

-- 2023-2024 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/