Lakewood Chapter:
PO Box 836
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-363-0025
President: James Waters

Civil rights organization.

Subjects:
POLITICAL
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW ENFORCEMENT
ETHNIC HERITAGE

Services: Civil rights enforcement in economic opportunity.

Services: DRUG ABUSE: SELF HELP/SUPPORT

Nar Anon - 800-322-5525

246A Madisonville Rd.
P.O. Box 409
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
908-953-9091 (voice)
908-953-9099 (fax)

Nonprofit organization established to serve as an advocate for burn survivors.

Subjects: INFORMATION AND REFERRAL

Services: Referrals to medical and legal specialists, burn prevention. Burn bear project: Teddy bear shipped to hospitalized burned children.

1845 Old Freehold Rd.
Toms River, NJ 08755-1303
732-244-6116 (voice)
732-341-2553 (fax)
E-Mail:
behsci@comcast.net

DIRECTOR: Roger V. Lees, M.A.

Comprehensive programs for human development, communications skills training and behavioral change. In-house and personal consulting. Peak Performance Technology (PPT), NLP, and hypnosis modalities available.

Subjects:
COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Personal Enrichment: Behavioral change, stress, phobias, trauma, smoking cessation, weight control. Communications skills training, speed reading, memorization, negotiations, sports and personal performance enhancement.

Eligibility: 18+

246 Monmouth Road
Oakhurst, NJ 07755
Telephone (732) 660-1005
Fax (732) 660-1338

www.nationalmssociety.org

DIRECTOR: Pat Leavy

Voluntary health agency that supports an international program of scientific research designed to cure, prevent and treat MS. Meets the standards of all major US agencies that rate nonprofit groups. The mission is to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. Offers a wide range of programs and services to help meet the needs of individuals with MS and their families to cope with the everyday demands of living with MS.

Services: Self-help groups, information & referral, advocacy, durable medical equipment loan program, lending library, professional education, limited financial assistance program, nursing home holiday gift program, research information, newly diagnosed seminars, teleconferences, family & children social events, getaway weekends, client & family education programs, annual education day, MS family fun day,k long term care needs and resources.

P.O. Box 562
Lakehurst, NJ 08733-0562
732-370-2924 (voice)
732-370-2924 (fax)

Web site:
www.nocirc.org

DIRECTOR: Warren F. Smith

Nonprofit educational foundation. Provides information, referrals, and support on all aspects of circumcision, foreskin reconstruction and care of intact boys.

Subjects: INFORMATION SERVICES

Services: Books, literature, reprints. Sponsor seminars and coordinate activities with other organizations. Provide information necessary for informed consent. Also, working against female genital mutilation.

Aids runaways in obtaining lodging, food and counseling, provides for a message relay service between runaway and parents. Location of runaway is confidential unless runaway requests information to be given. Conferencing service between youth and their parents or the social service agency. Runaway or parents of runaway can use the switchboard. Administers the Greyhound "Homefree" program to return runaways home free of charge.

Subjects: CRISIS SERVICES

2001 Beacon St., Suite 204
Boston, MA 02135
800-90-NTSAD (toll-free)
617-277-4463 (voice)
617-277-0134 (fax)
E-mail: NTSAD-Boston@worldnet.att.net

DIRECTOR: Jayne C. Gershkowitz

Nonprofit, voluntary health organization dedicated to the treatment and prevention of Tay-Sachs and related diseases, and to provide information and support services to individuals and families affected by these diseases, as well as the public at large. The strategies for achieving these goals include public and professional education, research, genetic screening, family services and advocacy.

Subjects:
GENETIC COUNSELING
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

Nonprofit volunteer organization whose sole purpose is to help provide better vision for the poor the world over.

Subject: VISUALLY IMPAIRED: SERVICES TO

Services: United States residents are given vouchers with which to purchase new prescription eyeglasses upon referral by social service agency, school nurse, hospital personnel. Also collect used eyeglasses, hearing aids, jewelry and watches.

Eligibility: Must be medically indigent

51 Throckmorton Street
Freehold, NJ 07728
732-308-0113 (voice)
732-308-0115 (fax)

DIRECTOR: Jan Krolack

Nonprofit, outpatient facility providing adult and adolescent treatment for chemical dependency and gambling addiction.

Subjects:
ALCOHOL ABUSE: DETOXIFICATION
COMPULSIVE GAMBLING
DRUG ABUSE: DETOXIFICATION

Services: Addiction recovery services, family support services, children of substance abuser services, community education, early intervention for adult and adolescent. Intensive outpatient, aftercare, early intervention, parent support, family members support.

Eligibility: Treatment is related to substance abuse issues of self or loved one.

Route 72
New Lisbon, NJ 08064
609-726-1000 ext. 4102 (voice)
609-726-1159 (fax)

DIRECTOR: George C. Langdon, CEO

Offers residential care and treatment to approximately 704 persons with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. Seventeen IOFMR certified living units, plus a special moderate security unit which serves Division of Developmental Disabilities offenders, are supervised by professional residential services staff. Our mission is to provide leadership, support, opportunities and resources so that people can live, work and enjoy life in the way they choose. Our philosophy is to deliver services in a manner that enhances dignity and self-sufficiency, while safeguarding civil and human rights.

Subjects:
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS

Services: Staff provide functional services for all who live here through Individual Habilitation Planning, which includes a range of individually tailored therapeutic, educational, vocational, and clerical services. Training and employment programs include a sheltered workshop, supported employment, crew labor, horticulture, ceramics, academics, sensory integration and a seniors center.

Eligibility: Individuals must have a mental or physical impairment, or combination of mental or physical impairment, which has become apparent prior to the age of 22 and which is likely to continue indefinitely and who cannot be maintained in the community setting.

A toll free telephone # that provides referrals, general information, counseling, testing locations and treatment information. Multilingual.

Subjects: AIDS

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
One Robert Wood Johnson Place, PO Box 2601
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-745-7520
732-745-3114(fax)

E-mail: NJPC3@aol.com

DIRECTOR: Charmaine C. Hamada, RN Coordinator

A resource for Parkinson patients and their families. Provides information about the disease, is deeply involved in education of patients, families, the community at large, and professionals in acute and long term care facilities.

Services: Emphasis is on helping Parkinson patients cope, adjust and adapt to this progressively debilitating chronic illness. Counseling patients and their families. Links patients to needed services in the community, and provides education through literature, seminars, newsletter, support group speakers, etc.

24K World's Fair Dr.
Somerset, NJ 08873
732-805-1912 (v/tty)
732-805-3088 (fax)

DIRECTOR: Vicky Calabro, Exec. Director

Statewide private nonprofit agency.

Services: Providing quality support and services to people who are deaf-blind, deaf or blind, developmentally disabled and communication impaired.

18 Burlington Ave.
Leonardo, NJ 07737-1615
732-291-0878

DIRECTOR: James J. Hudson

Nonprofit, charitable organization of men and women who are blind and sighted associates dedicated to improving the lives of the blind educationally, vocationally, economically and socially.

Subjects: RECREATION & SPORTS

Services: Mobility training, braille lessons, social and recreational activities and a library with reading material on tape, in large print, and braille. Two CCTV’s and reading edge machine.

Programs: Summer Camp held July & August and a year round day camp.

Eligibility: Anyone 18 years or older in the state of NJ legally or totally blind.

Ocean County Board of Social Services
1027 Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08754-0547
732-349-1500

556 Haddon Ave.
Collingswood, NJ 08108-1447
800-464-8465 (toll-free)
609-869-0064 (voice)
856-869-3190 (fax)

Web site:
www.njcitizenaction.org

DIRECTOR: Cathy Raniolo, Director

Nonprofit fuel buyers group for heating oil consumers in NJ. Project of NJ Citizen Action, state’s largest consumer watchdog group.

Services: Savings of 15%-25% on full service home heating oil. Advocates for oil consumers since 1983 
Fees: Annual membership fee

P.O. Box 294
Brick, NJ 08723
732-505-6658 (voice)
732-473-9284 (fax)
Email: mmcurivan@aol.com

DIRECTOR: Pat Curivan

Nonprofit organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities.

Services: Newsletters, legislative updates, ADA resources, mentoring, transportation, and education, recreation and social programs.

Eligibility: Membership is open to consumers and representatives from public and private organizations and agencies who have a concern for issues affecting women and disabilities. Men are also welcome.

1510 Hooper Ave.
Toms River, NJ 08753-0720
732-255-0723 (voice)
732-255-0949 (fax)

DIRECTOR: John Reiff, Manager

State agency providing itinerant services to children in school, adults in need of employment and people of all ages who need to develop independent living skills or address eye health issues.

Services: Instruction in braille, travel skills, self and home care skills, vocational evaluation and training, educational consultation, adaptive aids and equipment.

Eligibility: Visual acuity of 20/70 or worse with correction in the better eye or a visual field loss resulting in a visual field of 40 degrees or less.

Web site:
state.nj.us/treasury/taxation

Provides assistance to taxpayers regarding various New Jersey taxes. Services include publications and tax forms, as well as walk-in regional tax offices.

Subject: TAX INFORMATION

Inheritance Tax information call: 609-292-5033, 609-292-7147

Department of Community Affairs
101 South Broad St, PO Box 801
Trenton, NJ 08625-0801
609-292-8840 (voice)
609-633-6821 (fax)

DIRECTOR: Linda B. Bowker, Director

Creates, promotes and expands rights and opportunities for women in NJ. Provides leadership in the formulation of public policy and development, coordination and evaluation of programs and services for women.

Services: Support, employment and training programs for displaced homemaker, hispanic and urban women.

Micro-business loans, domestic violence and rape care programs, legislation and special programs and events.

Eligibility: Varies

230 Diamond Spring Rd.
P.O. Box 929
Denville, NJ 07834
973-627-0055 (voice)
973-627-1622 (fax)

DIRECTOR: Theresa M. Fioretto

Subjects:
DISABLED: INFORMATION/EDUCATION
DISABLED: TRAINING

Training center that teaches independent living skills, keyboarding and computer.

Services: Braille, cooking, personal management 7 communications, keyboarding and computer.

Eligibility: Totally or legally blind.

Donated Dental Services
P.O. Box 6020
North Brunswick, NJ 08902-6020
732-821-2977 (voice)
732-821-3961 (fax)

Provides free dental care to elderly and disabled patients who live on a fixed income. Treatment is provided through private volunteer dentists throughout the state of NJ. Call for application.

DDS provides free/low cost dental care to people of all ages who, because of a serious disability, advanced age, or medical problems, lack adequate income to pay for needed dental care.

Services: Dental Treatment

Eligibility: 65+, or any age person who is permanently disabled.

Web site:
www.nj-hmfa.com

Offers a number of mortgage programs for low to moderate income home buyers, including individuals with special needs. Call the hotline 800-NJ-HOUSE for a participating lender, program information and current interest rates. HMFA provides construction and or permanent financing to for profit and nonprofit developers of affordable housing. For more information call 609-278-7518.

Subjects: HOUSING: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Eligibility: HMFA consumer mortgages are subject to eligibility requirements.

20 West State St. PO Box 325
Trenton, NJ 08625-0325
609-633-1882 ext. 50306
609-633-2030 (fax)

DIRECTOR: Wardell Sanders, Esq.

Responsible for implementing New Jersey’s health coverage reforms for individuals and regulating carriers (HMO’s, indemnity companies, and service corporations) in the individual market. Through this program, NJ residents without access to group coverage or Medicare are eligible for guaranteed access to health coverage from any carrier in the market.

Services: Publishes a buyers guide to assist consumers in shopping for coverage. The buyers guide includes an insert with the names of all the carriers in the market, their toll free telephone number, and the rates they charge for each of their products. This guide is available at no cost by calling 1-800-838-0935. This information is also available on the web at: http://www.naic.org/nj/NJHOMEPG.HTML.

Eligibility: Any New Jersey resident who is not eligible for or covered under a group health benefits plan and who is not eligible for Medicare is eligible for health coverage.

Ocean County Board of Social Services
1027 Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08754-0547
732-349-1500

2300 Stuyvesant Ave, PO Box 501
Trenton, NJ 08625-0501
800-792-8322
609-530-6384(fax)

Web site:
www2.njstatelib.org/njlib

DIRECTOR: Deborah Toomey Rutledge

Provide books on cassette, large print and in braille to visually impaired NJ residents.

Services: All services are free loan as is the equipment needed to listen to the cassettes.

Eligibility: Visual impairment that makes reading print difficult or physical disability that prevents holding a book or turning pages.

201 Lyons Avenue
Newark, NJ 07631
800-764-7661, 1-800-POISON1 (Hotline)
973-926-8008 (TDD hotline only)
973-926-0013 (fax)

DIRECTOR: Dr. Steven Marcus, Exec. Director

Nonprofit organization providing services to citizens of the state of New Jersey. Dedicated to coordination of treatment and provision of information concerning poisons, drugs and targeted health issues through telephone management, consultation, education and research. Provides 24 hour, 7 day a week service. Multilingual

Subject:
HOTLINE
POISON CONTROL

130 Barclay Ctr. PMB #190
Cherry Hill, NJ 08043
856-857-0017

DIRECTOR: Marcella Volcy

The professional organization for interpreters and transliterators of signed languages.

Services: Training and evaluation of interpreters, provides workshops on various areas of interpreting, types of signs, Code of Ethics.

375 East McFarlan St.
Dover, NJ 07801
Phone: 973-989-1122
Toll-Free:800-367-6274
Fax: 973-989-1159

DIRECTOR: Edward J. Madara, Director

Maintains database of over 4,000 self-help groups throughout New Jersey. Also has information on over 800 national, international and model self-help groups. Provides information on local helplines and toll free specialty numbers.

Services: Helps people to find self-help groups for addictions, abuse, bereavement, disabilities, health, mental health, parenting, family concerns, and rare illnesses.

Route 72, Box 130
New Lisbon, NJ 08064
609-726-1000
609-726-1159(fax)

DIRECTOR: George C. Langdon, CEO

State residential facility for developmentally disabled males and females. Our mission is to provide leadership, support, opportunities and resources so that people can live, work and enjoy life in the way they choose. Our philosophy is to deliver services in a manner that enhances dignity and self-sufficiency, while safeguarding civil and human rights.

Subjects:
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS

Services: Staff provide functional services for all who live here through Individual Habilitation Planning, which includes a range of individually tailored therapeutic, educational, vocational, and clerical services. Training and employment programs include a sheltered workshop, supported employment, crew labor, horticulture, ceramics, academics, sensory integration and a seniors center.

Eligibility: Individuals must have a mental or physical impairment, or combination of mental or physical impairment, which has become apparent prior to the age of 22 and which is likely to continue indefinitely and who cannot be maintained in the community setting.

Brant Beach

Community Services, Inc. of Ocean County
St. Francis Community Center
47th & Long Beach Blvd.
Brant Beach, NJ 08008
609-494-3929

DIRECTOR: Georgia Kole

Private, nonprofit corporation of Saint Andrew's United Methodist Church, Toms River, serving the elderly.

Subjects:
FRIENDLY VISITING
GROUP MEALS
HOME-DELIVERED MEALS

Services: Congregate nutrition meals provided to eligible participants at congregate nutrition sites and in the home if homebound.

Eligibility: 60 or over or spouse of person 60+.

Brick

Community Services, Inc. of Ocean County
VFW #8867
373 Adamston Rd
Brick, NJ 08723
732-920-0700

DIRECTOR: Lynola Condello

Jackson

Cassville Fire House, Legler Station
Miller Rd.
Jackson, NJ 08527
732-928-2771

DIRECTOR: Barbara McInaw

Lacey

Lanoka Harbor Fire Co.
Route 9
Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734
609-693-0661

DIRECTOR: Margaret Ryan

Lakewood

Northern Ocean Resource Center Building
225 Fourth St.
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-367-1400

DIRECTOR: James Sigurdson

Lakewood (KOSHER)

500 Clifton Ave
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-363-9311

DIRECTOR: Rose Goldberg

Lavallette

Lavallette Vol.Fire Co.
Washington Ave.
Lavallette, NJ 08735
732-830-5656

DIRECTOR: Julia Cook

Manchester

225 4th Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701-3228
732-657-8448

DIRECTOR: Barbara McInaw

Point Pleasant

Durand Masonic Hall
Route 35 South & NJ Ave.
Point Pleasant, NJ 08742
732-892-2246

DIRECTOR: Pat Benedetti

West Creek

Eagleswood Fire Co.
Railroad Ave.
West Creek, NJ 08092
609-296-3660

DIRECTOR: Doris Jones