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New Jersey Guide to Meeting Basic Utility Needs
Other State & Local Resources That May Ease Your Financial Burdens
NJHelps is a free and easy guide for you to determine what programs and assistance for which you and your family may be eligible. NJHelps will tell you where to go for help and what to bring with you, after you have answered a few basic questions. NJHelps can also provide you with contact information and links to valuable resources available throughout the State.
NJHelps cannot guarantee that you qualify for these programs. You must still apply for help by contacting and filling out the required forms for each program.
NJHelps knows about the programs listed below. NJHelps can tell you whether your family might be able to get help from any of these programs. Click on the program name for a description of the program. Click on the "Continue" button to begin to screen for eligibility.
NJHelps will ask a few questions about your household, income, and expenses. All the answers are anonymous and can never be linked to you. The typical session lasts 5 to 15 minutes depending on how many people live with you. To begin the screening process visit http://www.mynjhelps.com/
Work First New Jersey (TANF)
New Jersey Cares for Kids (Child Care Assistance)
Kinship Navigator program (Assistance for Relative Caregivers)
Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund
Both the federal and state programs are designed to provide a tax credit to citizens who work and have earned income. The credit reduces the amount of tax you owe and may also give you a refund, even if you have no tax liability to New Jersey. To learn more about the federal program, go to http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96406,00.html or call 800-829-1040. To learn more about the NJ EITC, go to http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/ or call 888-895-9179
One Stop Career Center
Workforce Investment Act Training Programs
Workforce Development Partnership Training
Self Employment Assistance
New Jersey Youth Corps
Food Stamps
Women, Infants, and Children Services
EndHungerNJ
Medicaid
Medicare
NJ FamilyCare
Work First New Jersey (General Assistance)
New Jersey Housing Resource Center
NJ Home Ownership Preservation Effort (NJ HOPE)
Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)
AIDS Drug Distribution Program
Hearing Aid Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (HAAAD)
Adult Family Care
Assisted Living
Community Care Program for the Elderly and Disabled (CCPED)
Community Resources for People with Disabilities (CRPD) Waiver
Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving (JACC)
Caregiver Assistance Program (CAP)
NJ WorkAbility
AIDS Community Care Alternatives Program
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waiver Program
Verizon Communications makes residential telephone service more affordable in its service area by offering Communications Lifeline and Link Up America services for qualified, low-income customers. For eligibility and enrollment information call NJ SHARES at 1-888 337-3339 or visit their website at www.njshares.org.
Through Link Up America, eligible new customers receive a 50% discount on the initial phone connection charge, with the remaining 50% paid in 12 monthly installments. Through Communications Lifeline, existing Verizon residential customers may be eligible to receive discounted local telephone service.
Communications Lifeline offers eligible consumers a service package that includes:
- Discounted residential phone service, including Touch-Tone service, ranging from zero to $1.95 per month
- Opportunities to add optional features, like Caller ID, Three-Way Calling, and more
- A choice of three different local service options:
Flat Rate Service provides an unlimited number of calls within a calling area at no additional cost. Moderate Rate Service provides up to 75 outgoing local messages of 5 minutes or less each month without additional charges. For every local message after the first 75, customers are charged 6.5 cents.
Low Use Message Rate Service provides up to 20 outgoing local messages of 5 minutes or less each month without additional charges. For every local message after the first 20, customers are charged 10 cents.
You are eligible for these programs if no one claims you as a dependent on his or her income taxes (unless you are at least 60 years old) and you receive benefits from one of these programs: Medicaid, Food Stamp Program, General Assistance (GA), Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Lifeline Utility Credit/Tenants Lifeline Assistance, Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families/Work First New Jersey (TANF/WFNJ)
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If you are age 65 or over and are not participating in one of the above programs and your annual income is at or below 150% of the federal poverty income level (in 2007*, that is $15,315 for one person and $20,535 for a 2- person household), then you qualify for Communications Lifeline and Link Up America. You can call NJ Shares at 1 888 337-3339 -- or log onto NJ Shares for information on enrollment.
You can find out how to enroll in Communications Lifeline or Link Up America by calling NJ Shares at 1 888 337-3339 or by logging onto NJ Shares.
Pick up the phone and dial 2-1-1 when you need help.
You are encouraged to dial “2-1-1” 24 hours a day, seven days a week if you need help in understanding and finding available assistance services. Language translation and TTY services are offered to any caller. You can also
search the database of services in your local community or Chat Live with an experienced community resource specialist. 2-1-1 will help identify with you the best local resources to fit your individual needs during times of financial distress or for life’s everyday situations.
If you know of additional resources that would be appropriate to include, please let us know by contacting us via e-mail at info@nj211.org.
Research Sources Include:
http://www.mynjhelps.com/
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wnjpin/findjob/onestop/services.html
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/programs/child/subsidies/
http://www.state.nj.us/njfosteradopt/kinship/
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cicrf/home/
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wnjpin/wnjpin_index.html
http://www.njtrainingsystems.org/
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/ui/aftrfile/grants.html
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wnjpin/findjob/onestop/SEA.html
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wfprep/edtrain/ged/Youth.html
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/programs/foodstamps/
http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/wic/
http://www.endhungernj.org/forms/providerssearch.aspx
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/info/resources/care/
http://www.state.nj.us/health/senior/federalbenefits/health.shtml
http://www.njfamilycare.org/pages/whatitis.html
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/programs/workfirstnj/
http://www.nj.gov/njhrc/
http://www.state.nj.us/dobi/njhope/
http://www.state.nj.us/health/seniorbenefits/seniorgold.shtml
http://www.state.nj.us/health/seniorbenefits/pbp/
http://www.state.nj.us/health/aids/freemeds.shtml
http://www.nj.gov/health/seniorbenefits/haaad.shtml
http://www.state.nj.us/health/senior/go.shtml
http://www.state.nj.us/health/healthfacilities/alinnj/index.shtml
http://www.state.nj.us/caregivernj/resources/serv_home.shtml
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/ohcs/waiver/crpd/
http://www.nj.gov/health/senior/jacc.shtml
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/projects/discoverability/
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/ohcs/waiver/accap/index.html
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/ohcs/waiver/tbi/index.html
http://www.njshares.org/
Page last modified 11.30.09
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