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County Library : Ocean County Resource Directory - E
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| Name |
Address ~ Contacts |
General Information |
|---|---|---|
| Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment |
Ocean County Board of Social Services |
A preventive health care program for Medicaid eligible persons under the age of 21. The purpose is early detection of medical and dental problems and follow-up care to any serious health problems. Medicaid eligible persons who are part of a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) receive these services as part of their membership. |
| Earth House, Inc. |
521 Canal Road Box 2058 DIRECTOR: Jim Karwoski |
Residential healthcare facility licensed by Dept. of Health to provide alternative treatment for schizophrenia and other major mental disorders. Subjects: Residential care with nutritional guidance, behavioral supervision, life skill counseling. Eligibility: 18 years + |
| Easter Seals NJ |
1 Kimberly Rd. Web site:
|
Committed to
providing health and human services to individuals and their
families to overcome social, physical and economic barriers so
that they may participate in their communities with equality,
dignity and independence. Services: Camp Merry Heart:
908-852-3896 Employment and Community Services provides vocational evaluation, work adjustment training, extended employment, job placement, supported employment and adult training services. 732-974-2313 Behavioral Health Group provides transitional and permanent housing, shelter and home care, case management, outreach, mental health services and home care to people with mental illness. 732-257-6662 Subjects: |
| Eden Family of Services |
One Eden Way DIRECTOR: David L. Holmes |
Nonprofit organization founded in 1975 to provide lifespan services for children and adults with autism, as well as support and assistance for their families. Subject: Services: |
| Elder Life Management, Inc. |
931 West Park Avenue DIRECTOR: Judith S. Parnes, LCSW, ACSW, CMC |
Private, non-profit organization to assist families and others in the community with issues of elder life management and future planning. Emphasis is on prevention and the maintenance of the elderly in community settings. Experienced professionals in the field of gerontology offer education and consultation to those directly involved in the provision of care, and/or having decision making capacity. The agency is dedicated to the preservation of dignity throughout life by assuring the highest level of physical and emotional independence possible for each person. Subjects: Services: Community education and training, family consultation and planning, clinical problem solving/planning, groups, individual and family counseling, support groups, geriatric care assessment, financial management, geriatric care management, employment assistance program. |
| Eleanor Levovitz Senior Citizen Housing |
500 Clifton Ave. DIRECTOR: Jack Weintraub |
Senior citizen disabled housing. Apartments for independent living. Eligibility: According to HUD guidelines. |
| Electronic
Benefits Transfer (EBT)
Ocean County Board of Social Services |
1027 Hooper
Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500 |
The EBT system (known statewide as the Families First) took effect in Ocean County on March 1, 1999. This system replaced the issuance of checks and food coupons to eligible TANF/FS clients and made their cash and food benefits available to them through an electronic benefit account. To access their cash and food benefits, TANF/FS clients utilize their Families First cards. The EBT card may be used at merchant point-of-sale terminals and ATM’s. |
| Emergency Assistance,
Work First New Jersey, Supplemental Security Income
Ocean County Board of Social Services |
1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500 |
Work First NJ and SSI recipients may be eligible to receive benefits to alleviate or prevent homelessness. This assistance may include temporary shelter, utility assistance, food, clothing, and is contingent upon other eligibility factors, such as housing affordability. Subjects: |
| Emergency Services, Catholic Charities |
PO Box 1364 DIRECTOR: Joyce Campbell, Division Director |
Provides comprehensive assistance to residents of Ocean County who are hungry, homeless or at risk of homelessness. Assistance can be accessed Monday through Friday 9-5 by phone, or call for walk in hours. Services: Non-perishable food, used clothing and household items, furniture referrals, transitional housing, advocacy, information and referral. Limited funding available to assist with utilities, past due rent, security deposits and mortgages. Case managers do intake and assess every applicant. Information, referrals and advocacy with landlords and utility companies to prevent homelessness and/or shut offs. Programs: Transitional Housing for working families. We can house six families at a time, for up to an eighteen month stay. During this time each family will be case managed so they can develop skills to work toward self sufficiency. They will pay a program fee according to their income. Families must have at least one working adult and be homeless at the time of application. Six sites are scattered throughout Ocean County. Donated clothing and household goods available to clients and can match clients with donors of furniture and larger appliances. |
| Emmanuel Cancer Foundation |
1815 Front Street DIRECTOR: John Hartman |
Provides services to any NJ family with a child up to age 18 who has been diagnosed with cancer. Additional Monmouth County site at (732) 988-2300. Subjects: COUNSELING Services: Professional counseling, material assistance, limited emergency financial relief. Eligibility: NJ family with a child or young adult 18 or under who has cancer. |
| Empire Medicare Services | P.O. Box 69211 Harrisburg, PA 17106-9211 1-800-462-9306 |
Medicare is a national health insurance program for people 65 years of age and older, certain younger disabled people, and people with kidney failure. Subjects: MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Services: Medicare provides coverage for a wide range of medical services and supplies, but most importantly it helps pay doctor bills. |
| Employment Service, State of New Jersey | Toms River, NJ 08753 732-286-5616 (voice) 732-341-4959 (fax) |
A full service employment agency available to all job seekers and employers. Subject: EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE Job placement - Job seekers experience and abilities are matched to employers’ job requirements. Hiring decisions made by employer. User friendly computer listing of all jobs. Employment counseling, job seeking skills groups, resume assistance. Referral to state and federal training. Aptitude testing. |
| Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey |
Lions Head Office Park Web site: DIRECTOR: Vivian Bartkus, Director of Family Support Center |
EFNJ provides a
vide variety of programs and services to individuals with epilepsy
and/or developmental disabilities. Services: Camp Nova, Family Co Options, Kidz Korner at Berkeley (after school program), respite care stars, stresspite, family support center of NJ. |
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