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Resources

Here are helpful web links offering a variety of resources for members and families with disabilities in New Jersey. These resources cover education, employment, healthcare, social services, and community programs, providing support, guidance, and opportunities to lead fulfilling lives.

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  • Hotlines and Information Helplines (toll-free)

    If you are deaf or hard of hearing, please call
    +1-877-294-4356 TTY
    To access any hotline:
    (voice callers use 7-1-1 NJ Relay)

    NJ 2-1-1

    New Jersey ‘s Community Resource Phone or Website Guide
    Just dial – 2-1-1
    http://www.nj211.org/

    Addiction Services

    https://www.graniterecoverycenters.com/resources/how-isolation-impacts-your-mental-health/

    Addictions Hotline of NJ

    +1-877-844-276-2777

    Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund

    +1-800-335-FUND
    (+1-800-335-3863)

    Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired

    (CBVI) Hotline
    +1-877-685-8878

    Child Care Help Line

    +1-800-332-9227

    Child Support Hotline

    +1-877-NJ KIDS1
    (+1-877-655-4371)

    Disaster Mental Health

    +1-877-294-HELP
    (+1-877-294-4357)
    +1-877-294-4356 TTY
    (voice callers use 7-1-1 NJ Relay)

    Division of Aging Services (DoAS)

    SHIP Medicare Counseling at +1-800-792-8820
    Aging and Disability Resource Connection at +1-877-222-3737
    PAAD and Senior Gold at +1-800-792-9745
    AIDS Drug Distribution Program at +1-877-613-453
    Hearing Aid Assistant to Aged and Disabled at +1-800-792-9745
    Lifeline Utility Assistance Program at +1-800-792-9745

    Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDHH)

    +1-800-792-8339 V/TTY

    Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)

    +1-800-832-9173

    Division of Disability Services ( DDS )

    +1-888-285-3036
    +1-609-292-1210 TTY

    Division of Family Development (DFD)

    +1-800-792-9773

    Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS)

    +1-800-356-1561

    Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMAHS)

    +1-800-382-6717

    Domestic Violence

    +1-800-572-7233

    Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

    Federal: +1-800-929-1040
    State: +1-888-895-8179

    Food Stamps

    +1-800-687-9512

    Gambling Addiction

    +1-800-GAMBLER
    (+1-800-426-2537)

    Good Neighbors – Community Living for People with Disabilities

    +1-877-DHS-LINE
    (+1-877-347-5463)

    Health Benefits Identification (HBID) Card Unit

    Call if your plastic HBID card is lost or stolen
    +1-877-414-9251

    Kinship Navigator Program

    (raising relatives’ children)
    2-1-1

    Legal Services of NJ

    www.lsnj.org
    Legal Services of NJ coordinates the statewide Legal Services system, which provides free legal assistance to low-income New Jerseyans.
    You can apply for legal help online through their website or call their Toll-Free Statewide Legal Hotline at 1-888-LSNJ-LAW.

    Low Income Home Energy Assistance

    (LIHEAP)
    +1-800-510-3102

    Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Hotline

    +1-888-937-2835

    NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid Call Center

    +1-800-356-1561

    NJ Disaster Mental Health Helpline

    +1-877-294-HELP
    (+1-877-294-4357)
    +1-877-294-4356 TTY
    (voice callers use 7-1-1 NJ Relay)

    NJ FamilyCare

    +1-800-701-0710
    +1-800-701-0720 TTY

    NJ Housing Resource Center (HRC)

    (for accessible, affordable housing)
    +1-877-428-8844
    www.njhousing.gov

    NJ MentalHealthCares (NJMHC)

    +1-866-202-HELP (4357)
    TTY: +1-877-294-4356
    www.njmentalhealthcares.org

    NJ WorkAbility – DiscoverAbility

    +1-888-285-3036
    (from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Mondays thru Fridays)

    PPMD

    (Postpartum Mood Disorders) Hotline
    +1-800-328-3838

    Special Savings

    https://savemypenny.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-make-the-best-of-savings-for-persons-with-disabilities-pwd/

    State Disability Insurance

    (Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development)
    +1-609-292-7060
    TDD – +1-609-292-8319
    NJ Relay for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or
    Speech-Impaired Text Telephone User
    +1-800-852-7899

    Traumatic Brain Injury Fund

    +1-888-285-3036
    TDD – +1-609-292-1210
    (from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Mondays thru Fridays)

    Universal Service Fund (USF)

    (Help with utility bills for low-income families and individuals)
    +1-866-240-1347

    Work First NJ

    (Welfare for Families and Individuals)
    +1-800-792-9773

    The following Helplines and Hotlines are now part of the Department of Children and Families (DCF)

    Adoption Information
    +1-800-99-ADOPT
    (+1-800-992-3678)

    Child Abuse/ Neglect Hotline

    (State Central Registry Hotline)
    +1-877-NJ ABUSE
    (+1-877-652-2873)

    Child Behavioral Health Services

    +1-877-652-7624

    Division of Youth and Family Services

    (DYFS) Action Line
    +1-800-331-DYFS
    (+1-800-331-3937)

    Family Help Line

    (for stressed parents)
    +1-800-THE KIDS
    (+1-800-843-5437)

    Foster Care Information

    +1-877-NJ FOSTER
    (+1-877-653-6783)

    Safe Haven for Infants

    +1-877-839-2339

    Teen Pregnancy Hotline

    +1-800-THE KIDS
    (+1-800-843-5437)