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Code Red Pilot Program
New Jersey's Code Red Pilot Program is helping protect our most vulnerable residents during extreme heat and poor air quality. Through this initiative, Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, and Monmouth counties are offering cooling centers, hydration, transportation support, and outreach services to individuals at risk of heat-related illness — including those experiencing homelessness or living in unsafe conditions.
Beyond these five pilot counties, many other NJ counties and municipalities also provide their own heat mitigation services and cooling locations for residents in need. For more information you can dial 2-1-1.
Click on the dropdowns below for the pilot program county coordinator information and cooling center locations.
Camden County Coordinator – issues/emergencies/information
Camden County Code Red Pilot Coordinator
robert.jakubowski@camdencounty.com
856-374-6033
Cooling Centers
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Wiggins School |
400 Mount Vernon St., Camden NJ 08103 |
Any Code Red Activation Day 7:00 am – 7:00 pm |
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New Beginnings |
333 Kaighn Ave., Camden NJ 08103 Ken Watkins 856-361-7584 |
Any Code Red Activation Day 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
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Joseph’s House |
555 Atlantic Ave., Camden NJ 08104 Kevin Moran 609-217-5476 |
24/7 |
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CSPNJ – Donald Mays Center |
204 White Horse Pike, Barrington, NJ 08007 856-429-9940 |
Any Code Red Activation Day 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
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Camden County Library System |
Bellmawr – 35 East Browning Rd., Bellmawr NJ Ferry Avenue – 852 Ferry Ave., Camden NJ Gloucester Twp – 15 S. Black Horse Pike, Blackwood NJ Haddon Twp – 15 MacArthur Blvd., Westmont NJ Merchantville – 130 South Centre St., Merchantville NJ South County – 35 Cooper Folly Rd., Atco NJ Voorhees – 203 Laurel Rd., Vorhees NJ |
Business Hours |
Essex County Coordinator and Secondary Contact – issues/emergencies/information
Essex County Code Red Pilot Coordinator
(862) 250-7156 (Primary contact)
tmccoy@communityaction.essexcountynj.org
Essex County Code Red Pilot Coordinator (Secondary)
(973) 524-3053 (Secondary contact)
cporter@dfab.essexcountynj.org
Cooling Centers
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Urban Renewal Corp. |
224 Sussex Ave., Newark NJ |
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Newark YMCA |
600 Broad St., Newark NJ |
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Catholic Charities Essex |
47 Miller St., Newark NJ |
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Salvation Army Montclair |
13 Trinity Place, Montclair NJ |
Hudson County Coordinator and Secondary Contact – issues/emergencies/information
Hudson County Code Red Pilot Coordinator
csweeney@hcnj.us
201-369-4520 x2801
Cooling Centers
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Naval Reserve Facility |
56 S. Hackensack Ave., Kearny NJ |
24/7 during Code Red events |
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CSPNJ Drop in Center |
422 Martin Luther King Dr., Jersey City NJ |
Monday-Friday Saturday |
Mercer County Coordinator and Secondary Contact – issues/emergencies/information
Mercer County Code Red Pilot Coordinator
Mercer County Office of Emergency Management
609-281-7228
oem@mercercounty.org
Cooling Centers
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East Windsor Police Department - Lobby |
80 One Mile Dr., East Windsor NJ |
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Pennington Road Firehouse – Community Room |
1666 Pennington Rd., Ewing NJ |
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Hamilton Township Library |
1 Justice Samuel Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton NJ |
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Hamilton Township Senior Center |
409 Cypress Lane, Hamilton NJ |
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Hopewell Township Municipal Building |
201 Washington Crossing Rd, Hopewell NJ |
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Lawrence Township Police Department |
2211 Lawrence Rd, Lawrence NJ |
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Lawrence Township Senior Center |
30 E. Darrah Lane, Lawrence Twp NJ |
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Princeton Public Library |
65 Witherspoon St., Princeton NJ |
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Princeton Center for Modern Aging – Suzanne Patterson Bld |
45 Stockton St., Princeton NJ |
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Witherspoon Hall Municipal Building |
400 Witherspoon St., Princeton NJ |
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Robbinsville Police Department |
1117 Route 130, Robbinsville NJ |
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Rescue Mission of Trenton |
98 Carroll St., Trenton NJ |
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Jennye Stubblefield Senior Center |
301 Prospect St., Trenton NJ |
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Sam Naples Senior Center |
611 Chestnut Ave., Trenton NJ |
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West Windsor Police Department |
20 Municipal Dr., West Windsor NJ |
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Rider University – Student Recreation Center |
2083 Lawrenceville Rd., Lawrenceville NJ |
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Mercer County Library System |
Ewing – 61 Scotch Rd., Ewing NJ Hightstown – 114 Franklin St., Hightstown NJ Hollowbrook – 320 Hollowbrook Dr., Ewing NJ Twin Rivers – 276 Abbington Dr., East Windsor NJ Hopewell – 245 Pennington Rd., Titusville NJ Mercer County – 2751 Brunswick Ave., Lawrence NJ Robbinsville – 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Rd. Robbinsville NJ Hickory Corner – 138 Hickory Corner Rd., East Windsor NJ West Windsor – 333 N. Post Rd., West Windsor NJ |
Monmouth County Coordinator and Secondary Contact – issues/emergencies/information
Monmouth County Code Red Pilot Coordinator
Nicole.Cyr@co.monmouth.nj.us
732-308-3770 x 2105
Monmouth County Code Red Pilot Coordinator (secondary)
Emma.Hess@co.monmouth.nj.us
732-431-6122
Monmouth County Code Red Pilot Coordinator (tertiary)
Peter-Donnell.Boynton@co.monmouth.nj.us
732-308-3770
**For individuals seeking information about cooling centers, please call 732-683-8959 Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm or call 211 after hours and on weekends.
Cooling Centers
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Monmouth County Library Headquarters |
125 Symmes Dr., Manalapan NJ |
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Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch |
1001 NJ 35, Shrewsbury NJ |
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Monmouth County Human Services Building |
3000 Kozloski Rd., Freehold NJ |
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Monmouth County Social Services |
2405 Route 66, Ocean Twp NJ |
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Hope & Comfort Center – Overnights only |
166 Shrewsbury Ave., Red Bank NJ |
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Women’s Heartwarming Center – Women's only overnights |
90 Maple Ave., Red Bank NJ |
