Ocean County Library --- Ocean County Resource Directory

Name	Address ~ Contacts	General Information
Weatherization Program	O.C.E.A.N., Inc. 40 Washington St. P.O. Box 1029 Toms River, NJ 08754-1029 732-244-5396 DIRECTOR: Albert Hairston, Jr.	Weatherize and repair homes for conservation purposes and repair or replace furnaces.
Wellsprings Adult Day Care	Northern Ocean Professional Plaza 525 State Highway 70 Lakewood, NJ 08701 732-942-1610 (voice) 732-942-1617 (fax) ADMINISTRATOR: Gita Sukenik	Wellsprings provides assistance and support to those seeking to help their loved ones remain safe, happy, active and living at home. Subject: ADULT DAY CARE Services: Offers a complete recreational program. Provides transportation, nursing care, bathing and onsite laboratory services.
Western Community Development Center	O.C.E.A.N., Inc. Jackson Municipal Bldg., Route 528 Jackson, NJ 08527 732-928-0499 DIRECTOR: Lillian Valenti
Whiting Healthcare Center	3000 Hilltop Rd. Whiting, NJ 08759 732-849-4400 (voice) 732-849-0918 (fax) DIRECTOR: Thomas Miller	A Healthcare Center offering long term care, subacute rehabilitation, and respite care. Subjects: SHORT TERM AND RESPITE, LONG TERM CARE, REHAB THERAPY: INPATIENT & OUTPATIENT, NURSING FACILITY: SKILLED CARE Services: Subacute Care: physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, IV therapy/wound care. Short and long term stays. Rehab Therapy: Inpatient and Outpatient. Skilled 24-hour nursing care, physical occupational, speech and recreational therapy. Accepting private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid. Programs:
		*Independence Place at Whiting* 732-849-4969 MEDICAL ADULT DAY CARE, SOCIAL ADULT DAY SERVICES Admin: Cheryl Fenwick, RN
		*Kids Korner at Whiting* 732-849-4400 CHILD DAY SERVICES: TODDLER & PRESCHOOL Director: Jennifer Tierney
Women, Infants, and Children, Division of Family Health Services (WIC)	7 State Street Glassboro, NJ 08025 800-328-3838	Offers referrals to the county WIC program and makes referrals to any of the Health programs and Disease Prevention programs founded by the Dept of Health.
Women's Center of Monmouth County, Inc.	One Bethany Rd. Building 3, Suite 42 Hazlet, NJ 07730 732-264-8655 (fax) 732-264-4111 (24 hour crisis hotline) 732-264-RAPE (24 hour crisis hotline) 888-THE-WCMC DIRECTOR: Anna M. Diaz-White	Subjects: CRISIS INTERVENTION COUNSELING, EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, FAMILY COURT LIAISON, COUNSELING: SUBSTANCE ABUSE, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES Services: Crisis intervention counseling, emergency shelter and transitional housing for battered women and their children, no fee, family court liaison for obtaining restraining orders and other advocacy services for domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Counseling services for domestic violence victims and victims abusing alcohol/drugs. Batterers intervention, crisis intervention and counseling for sexual assault victims and their significant others, art therapy for children affected by domestic violence, teen dating abuse prevention.
Work First New Jersey Case Management	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Work First NJ helps recipients become wage earners by providing counseling, vocational assessment, job training, placement services, child care, transportation, and medical coverage.
Work First New Jersey/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue PO Box 547 Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500 (voice) 732-244-3812 (TDD)	Benefits to needy families are time-limited and considered a temporary cash subsidy to bridge the gap while individuals seek and obtain self-sufficiency through unsubsidized employment. Necessary services and benefits are provided to assist eligible individuals with becoming self-sufficient.
Workforce 55+	231 3^rd Street, Municipal Bldg. Lakewood, NJ 08701 732-905-5947 (voice) 732-364-5417 (fax) DIRECTOR: Claire More	Training program for people over 55 years of age with low incomes who want employment in private sector. Services: Placing enrollees in community service agencies to learn or improve skills.
Workforce New Jersey	Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 1510 Hooper Avenue, Suite 120 Toms River, NJ 08753 732-255-0836 732-255-0899(fax) DIRECTOR: Mark O’Donnell, Manager	Provides services that enable eligible individuals with disabilities to find jobs. We also offer assistance to persons with disabilities who are having problems keeping their jobs. Services: Diagnostic evaluation, individual counseling and guidance, job seeking skills training and selective job placement, follow-up services, post-employment services, physical restoration, job coaching, vocational, professional or on-the-job training. Eligibility: Any physical or mental impairment that is a substantial impediment to employment may qualify an individual for vocational rehabilitation services.
Workpass	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Provides bus passes to Work Force New Jersey participants to enable them to attend activities and/or employment.

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