Hudson County assistance programs.

Find information on ways to get assistance

If you live in the Hudson County area or Jersey City, The North Hudson Community Action Corporation is an organization that helps almost 85,000 low-income residents every year at eight different locations spread across three counties. They offer struggling families resources such as housing assistance, help with utility and heating bills, emergency food and shelter, rent help, and even medical care. Some of the programs that they can offer people are listed below, but also contact them to learn about other resources and services they may be able to offer you.

• Rent help, emergency shelter and food - A primary goal of the agency is to prevent homelessness. To help stop evictions and to keep people in their homes, one-time rent payments and grants are offered to families and individuals in order to prevent evictions. And if it is too late and you have already lost your home, then for those people who are homeless, they can get temporary shelter through a voucher system with area motels.
  
  For food aid, emergency food vouchers are available for all qualified residents who are running short of or out of food. Last year over 3,200 people were served receiving 31,106 services.
   
• Holiday food and gifts- Their distribution assists client families at Christmas time as well as at Thanksgiving, and last year about 3,121 people received food or holiday gifts through this completely volunteer effort.
   
• New Jersey SHARES program - This program, which provides utility and heating bill assistance to low and moderate income families as well as the working poor, assists hundreds of families with assistance and grants in meeting their utility costs. Last year almost $25,000 was provided to Hudson County and Jersey City families.

 

 

 

• Free health care and clinics - The North Hudson Community Action Corporation created the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in order to provide medical services to people in need. The Health Center provides primary health care at eight (8) locations including, North Bergen, West New York, Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken, Passaic and Hackensack. They also run a mobile health center. Services offered at these medical facilities include adult medicine, dental, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatric, mental health services, and family planning.
  
  Last year the facility helped about 51,000 patients and provided over 184,050 patient encounters and services to them.
   
• Mobile health center - Their mobile health unit travels the local community and Hudson County area providing screenings and information to residents. In addition to WIC enrollment, the mobile’s staff screens patients for diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other basic check ups. Referrals can also be made to our various health center sites and other government programs. Find more ways to get help with medical bills.

They also offer free child care, holiday gifts, and more. Contact the North Hudson Community Action Corporation at (201) 866-9320, or their main office at 5301 Broadway, West New York, New Jersey.

Financial assistance for a crisis

Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation (BEOF) is a locally based multipurpose community service agency providing the following services to qualified families and individuals. Weatherization, free emergency food and shelter, Hispanic affairs program, Head Start, community outreach, elderly and disabled transportation program, Senior Nutrition Center, Meals on Wheels. One of the main programs is the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program, which provides rent help, funds for security deposits, and utility assistance. Click here for more rent programs, or call (201) 437 - 7222.

Catholic Charities has a location in Jersey City. Numerous low income and programs are offered including the federal government funded Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP) funds are intended to provide short-term financial assistance and cash grants to prevent homelessness in Hudson County New Jersey, and to quickly re-house those that have recently become homeless or who have been evicted. Call (201) 798 - 9960.

Jersey City Episcopal Community Development Center (phone (201) 604 - 2600) as well as Let's Celebrate ((201) 433 - 5438) are both non-profit agencies that can provide rental assistance.

Urban League of Hudson County offers information on numerous assistance programs and services from the government. Call them at (201) 451 - 8888. Either information on critical and emergency assistance, or direct aid, is provided to Jersey City residents. The non-profit is a participant in NJ Shares. Referrals, advocacy and follow-ups to local, state, and federal government programs are our primary focus. Referrals are made to: food pantries, WIC, rent assistance programs, Welfare/AFDC, Health Institutions, Shelters, and more.

If you need help with rent, low income housing, or maybe funds to pay security deposits or moving expenses,  then several non-profit organizations and agencies specialize in this type of assistance. They can provide everything from emergency grants or low interest loans to pay rent, up through case management and eviction prevention services. Find a listing of Jersey City and Hudson County rent programs, and learn about the resources they offer.

Emergency help from Bergen County Salvation Army

This local non-profit agency, the Salvation Army (201- 991-1115) offers low and moderate income families social service and other assistance programs that provide food, grants, shelter, clothing and financial assistance to disadvantaged families, children and individuals. The money can be used to pay rent, electric and heating bills, prescription drugs, and even the occasional mortgage payment.

 

 

Credit card and debt help as well as foreclosure counseling

A few different non-profit housing and credit agencies support homeowners and individuals who are in debt in the community. The programs will vary, but in general they will offer budget counseling, debt reduction programs either in-person or over the telephone, and foreclosure prevention. Both credit and housing counselors will work with creditors and your mortgage servicers to help reduce payments and/or interest rates on credit cards, enter into a loan modifications, and mediate with creditors and your lenders. Services also include money management.

Click here for more credit counseling agencies, or dial Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley ((800) 989 - 2227) and Consumer Credit Counseling of NJ ((888) 726 - 3260) and NJ Citizen Action (phone (800) 656 - 9637)

Food centers and pantries

The following locations may be able to provide free food, groceries, and other forms of non-financial aid, such as clothes or holiday gifts. Or find more food pantries in Hudson County NJ.

Christ Hospital is located in Jersey City and can be reached at (201) 795 - 8439.

H.I.G.H.W.A.Y.S. - Runs a thrift shop, food pantry, and offers self-sufficiency programs. Dial (201) 858 - 4656

Riverside Cares - Provides food, holiday meals, Christmas gifts, coats to children, and other forms of aid and support. Call (201) 798 - 0642