Ocean County Library --- Ocean County Resource Directory

Name	Address ~ Contacts	General Information
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)	PO Box 715 Trenton, NJ 08625-0715 800-792-9745 (toll-free) 609-588-7048 609-631-4939 DIRECTOR: Kathleen M. Mason	State funded program to help eligible NJ residents pay for prescription medicines and some supplies. Subjects: STATE SUPPLEMENT FOR AGED AND DISABLED Services: Pharmaceutical assistance. Eligibility: 65 years old or a recipient of social security title II disability benefits, NJ resident, income $18,587 (single) or $22,791 (family) Application: Form available at Office on Aging, Medicaid office, pharmacy and by calling toll-free 1-800-792-9745.
Parents Anonymous of New Jersey, Inc.	127 Route 206 South Suite 10 Trenton, NJ 08610 (609) 585-7666 (voice) (609) 585-7686 (fax) Family Helpline: 1-800-THE-KIDS (843-5437) DIRECTOR: Kathleen Roe, Executive Director	Private, nonprofit, dedicated to prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Services: Parent support groups, parents of teens support groups, teen pregnancy initiative, H.O.P.E.S. (Healing ourselves physically, emotionally and spiritually), P.O.S.S.E. (Parenting our successors in society effectively): The goal of this program is to empower, educate and support minority fathers to assume their role as fathers and community leaders. Children’s Program provides a group for the children of parents attending Parents Anonymous groups. Family Helpline is a listening line for stressed parents, which also provides information, referral and crisis intervention to families in need. Training and Community Education: Speakers available to schools, churches, community groups and others to educate about the issues of parenting, parental stress and child abuse prevention. Resource Library: Print and media materials on parenting, family violence and child abuse and neglect are available on loan.
Personal Assistance Service Program	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Provides attendant services to physically disabled individuals enabling the disabled adult to be employed, prepare for employment and/or live independently in the community. Services: Transportation, shopping and household management. Transitional home care services such as bathing, dressing and meal preparation can also be provided when unavailable through other programs.
Personal Preference Program NJ Cash & Counseling Project	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	An experimental method for the delivery of Medicaid personal care assistant services which is based on the concept of consumer direction. Individuals are given monthly cash grants, in lieu of traditional agency services. With the support of a trained consultant, the individual purchases the supports and services necessary to meet their personal care needs.
Persons Living with Disabilities Case Management Program	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Provides case management services to disabled adults and their families, linking them with needed medical, social financial, legal, educational, and/or vocational services.
Persons with AIDS Program	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Provides case management services and transportation to persons with AIDS and their families. Provides short term, individualized services to meet the medical & social support needs of each client. Recipients receive a wide range of service brokerage to needed medical, social, financial, legal, education and/or vocation services.
Phoenix House Children of Alcoholics Foundation, Inc.	164 W. 74^th St., 4^th floor New York, NY 10023 212-595-5810 212-595-2553(fax) Web site: www.coaf.org DIRECTOR: Christopher Williams	National office concerned with the study and advocacy for children of alcoholic and other substance abusing families. ALCOHOL ABUSE: FAMILY SUPPORT Services: Information and educational materials for young and adult children of alcoholic parents. Publications, programs & videos.
Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, Inc.	2153 Wealthy SE, Suite 215 E. Grand Rapids, MI 49506 800-888-BURN Web site: www.phoenix-society.org e-mail: info@phoenix-society.org DIRECTOR: Amy Acton, Executive Director	Worldwide organization providing peer support, counseling, school and job re-entry programs for burn survivors and their families. Audio visuals on burns and disfigurement are available. Burn camp scholarships. Subjects: COUNSELING: SPECIFIC DISEASE/ILLNESS/CONDITION
Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of New Jersey	1273 Bound Brook Rd., Suite 15 Middlesex, NJ 08846 732-563-0300 (voice) 732-560-3975 (fax) DIRECTORS: Catherine Mitchell, MSW, Exec. Director	PLAN/NJ assists families of individuals with developing a care plan for future services and with envisioning the future needs of their family member. Can also serve as guardian, trustee and advocate. Subject: ADVOCACY Services: Guardianship, advocacy, education of families and professionals about estate planning issues for people with disabilities, representative payee services, special needs trust administration, PLAN/NJ community trust. Eligibility: Serves individuals with severe, chronic disabilities and their families.
Popcorn Park Zoo	1 Humane Way Forked River, NJ 08731 609-693-1900 (voice) 609-693-8404 (fax) DIRECTOR: John Bergmann/Jeff Brunner	Nonprofit animal care organization that cares for abandoned, injured and unwanted wildlife and pets. Subjects: ZOOS, ANIMAL SERVICES Services: Animal control, zoo, animal shelter and low cost animal hospital.
Preferred Behavioral Health of New Jersey, Inc.	PO Box 2036 700 Airport Road Lakewood, NJ 08701 732-367-4700 (voice) 732-364-2253 (fax) DIRECTOR: William J. Sette	Comprehensive range of mental health and substance abuse services. Subject: MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Services: Outpatient therapy, day treatment programs, integrated case management, medication monitoring, residential services, vocational services.
Preferred Children's Services	1500 Route 88 West Brick, NJ 08724 732-364-4590 (voice) 732-364-5153 (fax) DIRECTOR: Gina Polese-Grosso	Provides comprehensive range of programs for children and adolescents and their families. Subjects: CHILD CARE INFORMATION & REFERRAL Services: Child care centers, children’s shelter, school-based programs, supervised visitation, foster care support, title IV-E program, F.A.C.E.S., Even Start.
Prevent Blindness New Jersey	2525 Route 130, Building D Cranbury, NJ 08512 609-409-0770 (voice) 609-409-0755 (fax) DIRECTOR: Debbie Polacek, Program Director	Prevent Blindness NJ (also known as the National Society to Prevent Blindness) is a nationwide volunteer organization of people helping people enjoy good sight for a lifetime. Prevent Blindness NJ is an affiliate of Prevent Blindness America which works through research, public and professional education, and direct service programs to help eliminate blindness in America. Subjects: HEALTH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION Services: Vision screenings, eye safety promotion in schools, industry and sports, public awareness and education for all ages, professional education, publications and audiovisuals on eye care topics.
Project Independence	732-367-1352	Designed to give adolescents 16-18 a head start for responsible living as young adults. Each client is given a comprehensive independent living skills assessment to determine life skills proficiency levels. Intensive training is then provided through both educational groups and individual skills training sessions.
Providence House of Catholic Charities	PO Box 414, Whiting NJ 08759 Outreach Center: 88 School House Road, Whiting NJ 08759 Hotline: 732-244-8259 1-800-246-8910 Business Center: 732-350-2120 Fax: 732-350-2725 Web site: catholiccharitiestrenton.org DIRECTOR: Jean Metz	Providence House is a program of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, a nonprofit, integrated behavioral health and social service agency. Dedicated to helping victims and children of family violence in Ocean County, and specializes in the treatment of domestic violence. Subjects: CRISIS INTERVENTION COUNSELING, CRISIS SERVICES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, EMERGENCY SHELTER: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOUSING SEARCH ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, LEGAL ADVOCACY Services: 24 hour hotline for crisis counseling and information/referral, emergency shelter for women and children, individual and group counseling, children’s counseling, options and support counseling, legal advocacy services, assistance with finding permanent, violence-free housing, community education and training regarding the dynamics of domestic violence and the services available. Eligibility: Domestic violence victims and their children who reside in Ocean County.
Public Defender	OCEAN REGION 236 Main St. Toms River, NJ 08753 732-286-6400 DIRECTOR: Robert Tarver	Represents indigent persons charged with a criminal offense in Superior Court. Subjects: LEGAL ASSISTANCE Services: Juveniles: Efforts made to keep juveniles out of adult court and to defend cases in juvenile court. Adults: Representation for indictable criminal offenses. Eligibility: Indigent/unable to retain private counsel. Application: Ocean County Court House, Criminal Case Management Office, Room 221, Toms River, NJ 08754. 732-929-4780.
Public Education Programs	787 Ocean Ave., Apt. 1908 West End, NJ 07740 732-222-8320 DIRECTOR: Lucille Solden, Director, 732-870-2778	P.E.P. presents "The Forum Players", an educational drama group performing two plays on social issues for schools, PTA's, inservice workshops, and community organizations. Subjects: EDUCATION: SUPPLEMENTAL Services: A professional acting troupe presents two plays-"The Game of Silence" concerning substance abuse & the breakdown of communication within the family, and "Crossed Wires" about children with learning disabilities. After the play there is a discussion period with the audience in which the actors participate. There is a resource table with pertinent information and hotline numbers.

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