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Housing and Homelessness Resources

 

Housing

  • Guide to Affordable Housing in New Jersey - Identifies developments with apartments or houses affordable to low- and moderate-income families. The Guide does not list every affordable unit in New Jersey, nor does it include all special needs housing. It also includes a list of State and local offices that may be of assistance.

  • New Jersey Housing Resource Center - Provides an online tool for finding affordable housing, helping people with disabilities find housing options, and obtaining housing information and links. It is free and anonymous.

  • Public Housing Authority Contact Information - Has lists of public, low income and affordable housing as well as applications for Section 8 vouchers for their respective municipality.

Homelessness, Shelters, and Emergency Housing

  • The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has a complete list of shelters and emergency housing, organized by county. You may also contact the NJ Information and Referral agency in your county.

  • For additional resources and shelter information, visit the Directory of Local Homeless Service Organizations for New Jersey.

  • Camden Homeless Service - 856-757-7689
     
  • Newark Homeless Service - 800-696-7063

  • Homelessness Prevention Program - Rental assistance to low- and moderate-income persons who are facing eviction because of temporary financial problems beyond their control. Assistance from this program is not available to people on Welfare and/or receiving any other housing assistance. (Welfare recipients have other financial resources available to them.) To make a referral, contact the office in the county where you (or your client) live.

    Atlantic
    609-463-0036
    Ext. 206
     
    Bergen
    201-996-7377  
    Burlington -
    Handled by BCAP
    609-835-4329  
    Camden
    856-614-3318  
    Cumberland -
    Handled by Tri-County CAP
    856-451-2966  
    Essex
    973-266-8693  
    Gloucester -
    Handled by Tri-County Cap
    856-451-2966  
    Hudson
    201-217-7263  
    Hunterdon
    908-707-9010  
    Mercer
    609-633-2238  
    Middlesex
    732-777-6990  
    Monmouth
    732-780-6772 Ask for Ms. Weingroff
    Morris
    973-631-6287  
    Ocean
    732-255-0829
    Ext. 14
     
    Passaic
    973-225-7150  
    Salem -
    Handled by Tri-County Cap
    856-451-2966  
    Somerset
    908-707-9010  
    Sussex -
    Handled by NORWESCAP
    856-451-6330 Ask for Cindy Labron
    Union
    908-707-9011  
    Warren -
    Handled by NORWESCAP
    856-451-6330 Ask for Cindy Labron

 

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