United Community Corporation- Ann Street Clothing Boutique
Food packages, baby items and a wide range of clothing, shoes and coats are available for the whole family from our Ann St. location - appointments are not required but they are encouraged.We provide one monthly food package, containing non-perishable groceries and fresh produce to eligible individuals and families.
To access the food pantry, you must bring:
Government ID
Social Security card
Proof of Recent Residency (lease, mail addressed to you, library card, proof of income). If you are not receiving income, you must fill out a zero-income verification form.
If you are currently without a government ID, we can provide you with one complimentary food package and refer you to our case management team, who can assist you in applying for new identification documents.
106 Ann Street
Newark, NJ 07105
973-642-0181
fooddistribution@uccnewark.org
Available to anyone- NY/NJ/PA residents and more.
Covenant House New Jersey provides comprehensive residential care and related services to help New Jersey’s youth who have suffered from abuse, neglect, abandonment, homelessness, and human trafficking build a life for themselves that is good. We journey with our young people from the streets, to our Residential Crisis Centers, to our transitional living homes, and on to independent living in the community to help them break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.
Available to anyone located in NJ.
East Orange Family Success Center is a community-based, family-centered neighborhood gathering place where any community resident can go for family support, information, and services. The Family Success Center’s goal is to enrich the lives of children and adults by making families stronger and empowering them to succeed.
At the Family Success Center you can learn new skills, share your talents, participate in activities, connect with resources, lead workshops, and meet others in your community. The center offers a variety of free educational workshops and family friendly events and activities for all ages.
Resources – Connecting families to services through information and referrals; individualized family success plans, parenting education, and parent/child bonding activities.
Family Gatherings – Monthly family bonding activities.
SHARE – Monthly food co-op offering fresh fruit, vegetables, poultry, meat, and groceries at deeply discounted rates.
Drop-in Activities – Hands-on activities for children & families, held on days when local schools are closed.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Partnership – Free tickets for families to attend cultural performances and activities.
Active Parenting – A video-based education program teaching parents techniques to assist in raising responsible children who are able to cope with life’s challenges.
Circle of Security – Assisting parents in recognizing their child’s needs and developing a healthy parent-child bond.
Financial Literacy – Workshops that assist individuals and families to increase their knowledge and utilization of financial planning tools and skills.
KUUMBA – Early Childhood literacy-based workshop to teach parents creative and engaging play activities for children ages 3-5 years old. Activities emphasize speech/language development, motor skills, and developmental milestones.
For Children and Adolescents
Sankofa Academy – Held during afterschool hours, and the summer, the academy conducts a series of academic enrichment, tutoring, reading, and cultural awareness activities for grade school students.
Empowerment Workshops – Providing life skills training to individuals and families to foster independence and positive self-motivation.
East Orange Family Success Center
132 South Harrison Street
East Orange, NJ 07018
973-395-1442
Director: Cynthia Campbell
Email: cynthia.campbell@centerffs.org
FSC Email: eastorangefsc@centerffs.org
Website: https://eastorange-fsc.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EOFSC
Available to all Essex County residents.
At EZ Ride we believe that a safe, affordable & reliable transportation system is crucial for maintaining a high quality of life and fostering economic growth in our region. Transportation is a daily concern for commuters who cannot afford to drive to work, for older adults who do not drive a car, and for businesses whose employees and customers struggle with limited transportation options.
UCC’s Fulton Street Emergency Shelter has operated since 1964 serving men and women aged 18
and older. The emergency shelter currently operates 24/7 to house guests due to the impacts of
COVID-19 and with expanded bedding during Code Blue emergencies. Guests are introduced to all the
resources available at UCC with one-on-one case management and services provided through
partnerships such as medical aid and rehabilitation programs.
Available to all Essex County Residents.
In reaching 3,000 families annually, ICC’s many programs aim to:
Address unmet needs and service gaps, particularly for underserved individuals and families
Provide Summer Programs for community youths
Serve as a Community Center for Ironbound residents
Create After-School programs in partnership with Newark Public Schools
Provide Environmental Justice leadership
ICC’s programs include the following.
Children’s Programs (Birth – 5 years old)
Early Head Start, Infants & Toddlers
Preschool, Head Start
Youth Programs (5 – 13 years old)
After-School
Community Center
Hawkins St. School
Summer Programs
Community Center
Newark Public Schools
Environmental Justice Leadership
Family Services
Family Success Centers
Information, Assistance & Advocacy for Families
Child & Family Activities
Emergency Assistance
Education Programs
Counseling (VOCA. FOC)
Fresh Food
Mental Health Services & Abuse Counseling
Breaking the Cycle
Therapy
Case Management
Emergency Assistance
Information & Referrals
Advocacy
Adult Education
Essex County College @ Ironbound
Citizenship
ESL, Computers (FSC)
Budgeting & Finances (FOC)
Jobs & Financial Counseling
Financial Opportunity Center
Free Tax Program
Financial Counseling
Financial Education
Job Training
Job Placement
Ironbound Community Corporation Family Success Center - Elm Street
317 Elm Street
Newark, NJ 07105
973-465-0555 ext. 202
Director: Cheryl Meyers
Email: cmeyers@ironboundcc.org
Website: www.ironboundcc.org
Exclusive to Newark residents.
In reaching 3,000 families annually, ICC’s many programs aim to:
Address unmet needs and service gaps, particularly for underserved individuals and families
Provide Summer Programs for community youths
Serve as a Community Center for Ironbound residents
Create After-School programs in partnership with Newark Public Schools
Provide Environmental Justice leadership
ICC’s programs include the following.
Children’s Programs (Birth – 5 years old)
Early Head Start, Infants & Toddlers
Preschool, Head Start
Youth Programs (5 – 13 years old)
After-School
Community Center
Hawkins St. School
Summer Programs
Community Center
Newark Public Schools
Environmental Justice Leadership
Family Services
Family Success Centers
Information, Assistance & Advocacy for Families
Child & Family Activities
Emergency Assistance
Education Programs
Counseling (VOCA. FOC)
Fresh Food
Mental Health Services & Abuse Counseling
Breaking the Cycle
Therapy
Case Management
Emergency Assistance
Information & Referrals
Advocacy
Adult Education
Essex County College @ Ironbound
Citizenship
ESL, Computers (FSC)
Budgeting & Finances (FOC)
Jobs & Financial Counseling
Financial Opportunity Center
Free Tax Program
Financial Counseling
Financial Education
Job Training
Job Placement
Ironbound Community Corporation Family Success Center - Cortland Street
29-31 Cortland Street
Newark, NJ 07105
973-344-5949 ext. 201
Director: Cheryl Meyers
Email: cmeyers@ironboundcc.org
Website: www.ironboundcc.org
Exclusive to Newark residents.
UCC’s Energy Assistance Department was established in April of 2020 with the goal of making sure that residents of the City of Newark and Greater Essex County area do not have their utilities shut off.
A team of outreach workers and case managers help clients receive monetary assistance for energy bills via Universal Service Fund Program (USF), the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the Payment Assistance for
Gas and Electric Program (PAGE) and the Solar Landscape Program. UCC staff will help you decide which program is best for you! LIHEAP/USF services primarily low-income families, while PAGE concentrates on low-to-moderate income families.
The Solar Landscape program allows qualified individuals to receive 10 to 15 percent off of their electricity bills because they are located in areas with solar panels on skyscrapers through New Jersey's Energy program.
NCST Programs
Mentoring Through Case Management: Outreach Workers provide mentoring to youth and young adult ages 14-30 with achieving short term life goals.
Skilled and trained Outreach Workers are the linchpin to success of this initiative. Outreach Workers work individually and as a team to prevent community-based violence. We help residents with:
Hardship Assistance – Each participant has access up to $200 to address emergency needs.
Life Management Skills – Participants can receive up to 40 hour of life skills training and support.
Social Service Assistance – Participants are given assistance with acquiring birth certificates, Social Security cards, and other important personal documents.
Wellness Support – In partnership with the Department of Health and Community Wellness, participants are given access to confidential wellness evaluation and therapeutic counseling
Legal Support – In partnership with Rutgers University Newark Law Fellows, outreach workers and participants are provided with free legal services to address barriers to employment and self sufficiency.
Crime Survivor Support Services – In partnership with New Jersey Crime Victims’ Law Center, our advocates will facilitate the Victims Compensation Fund application process for mentees and survivors of crimes and connect them to support services.
Employment/Education Referrals – In partnership with Newark Jobs Connect and relationships with employers, participants are given priority referral and job training opportunities
High Risk Intervention (HRI): The High Risk Interventionist team’s primary responsibility is to respond to community based violence incidents based on intelligence from the community or law enforcement. HRI connects those engaged in violence to supportive counseling, crisis intervention assessment and mediation, referrals and resource information in order to restore peace and avoid arrest and incarceration.
Hospital Violence Intervention Program (HVIP): Outreach Workers are embedded in the University Hospital Trauma Center and connect victims and their families to supportive services Outreach workers also connect to the high risk intervention team and victim services in order to prevent repeat or retaliatory violence.
Safe Passage: NCST provides Safe Passage at schools with hot spots of violence surrounding select contracted schools. Outreach Workers are deployed in teams at key exit and entry points of the school, bus stops, stores and intersections where youth congregate in and around the school. Safe Passage allows Outreach Workers to develop relationships with the youth and their parents, intervene in and mediate potential conflicts, and ensure that students arrive to and from school in a safe and timely manner.
Trauma Recovery Center (TRC): The NCST Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) is a national award-winning program that is the first of its kind in Newark, NJ. It is designed to help victims of violent crime overcome barriers to accessing mental health treatment, health care, and legal resources in the acute aftermath of trauma. The TRC serves recent victims of violent crime, including survivors of physical assault, sexual assault, gunshot wounds, stabbings, domestic violence, and human trafficking.
mauryncst@gmail.com, middletonsncst@gmail.com
The Newark Day Center, founded in 1803 as the Newark Female Charitable Society, is a multifaceted, innovative, pace-setting community agency serving children, youth, adults and seniors.
The mission of Project Live, Inc. is to provide consumers of mental health services access to safe, clean and affordable housing combined with quality, comprehensive supportive services and employment opportunities. We promote empowerment, growth, independence and recovery so that each person served can live, learn and work in their community of choice.
For more than four decades, Covenant House has helped transform and save the lives of more than a million homeless, runaway and trafficked young people. We offer housing and support services to young people in need – reaching 80,000 boys and girls every year.
SIERRA HOUSE - EAST ORANGE
(973) 678-3556
11 South Maple Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07017
Website: https://www.sierrahouse.org
Email: kfreeman@sierrahouse.org
Offers housing and transitional housing for homeless young women and young mothers, working families, and disabled, family support services and neighborhood improvement resources.
Sierra House Inc. is a nonprofit organization committed to improving the prospects of individual achievement for youth, low to moderate income families, and homeless young adults through housing, education, and community services, and thereby contributing to the long-term stability of our community. Our programs provide enriching life experiences that encourage and challenge youth to excel in their development, support neighborhood stabilization and encourage homeownership.
The South Ward Promise Neighborhood provides an intensive case management program, known as the Family Hub, that works with our schools to bridge the gap between home, school, and community. We partner with parents to guide, support and advocate for children's unimpeded path to unlock their limitless potential. We offer the following services at no cost:
1. Parenting Supports and Children's Social and Emotional Needs
2. Education Access and Support- IEP, 504 and Behavioral Support Plans
3. Early Childhood Services and Daycare
4. Family Supports, Personal Growth and Counseling and Grief/Loss
5. Referrals for Accessing Medical, Dental, Hearing, Speech, and Vision Care
6. Employment Support: Job Search, Resume Development, Interviewing Skills
7. Connection to Legal Services: Eviction, Debt, Expungement, and Family Law
8. Financial Literacy: Budgeting, Financial Planning, Financial Education
9. Housing Stabilization Support
The Urban League of Essex County is an organization of talented professionals, caring volunteers, and engaged trustees dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged residents throughout Essex County, New Jersey.
We believe in the American dream – that everyone should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.
Since our founding in 1917, our mission to help African Americans and disadvantaged residents achieve social and economic self sufficiency has supported that ideal. We offer relevant programs and services in education, employment, housing and economic development that empower communities and change lives.
Through the generous support of our funders, partners, members and volunteers, The League has touched the lives of thousands of individuals and families – putting them on the path to better opportunities, financial stability, home ownership and their own American dream.
WFNJ provides monthly cash assistance, short-term housing support, child care, employment, and training services. You can pre-screen or apply online by visiting www.njhelps.org or in person at your county board of social services.