Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Life Skills programs can help you prepare to get a job, manage money, get connected with other resources in your community, make plans for your future housing and education, and many other things that can help you live more independently.
| Agency | Program Name | Counties Served | Program Contact | Contact Information | Office Address | Office Phone Number |
| Acenda | Fostering Independence | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | Erin Klein |
844-422-3632 ext. 1070 eklein@acendahealth.org |
42 Delsea Drive Glassboro, NJ 08028 |
856-881-1306 |
| Acenda | Strive to Thrive | Burlington | Shurron Gray-Johnson | Shurron: sgrayjohnson@acendahealth.org Erin: 844-422-3632 ext. 1070 eklein@acendahealth.org |
42 Delsea Drive Glassboro, NJ 08028 |
856-881-1306 |
| Anchor House | Life Skills | Mercer | June Albanowski | jalbanowski@anchorhousenj.org | 482 Centre Street Trenton, NJ 08611 |
609-396-8329 |
| Care Plus | Homeward Bound | Bergen | Keri Diamond | Keri: 201-265-8200 ext. 5620 kerid@careplusnj.org Jodi: 201-265-8200 ext. 5254 jodima@careplusnj.org |
17-07 Romaine Street Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 |
201-797-2660 |
| Catholic Charities of Metuchen | Crossroads | Warren, Sussex | Samantha Mast | Samantha: 908-329-2019; 908-782-7905 smast@ccannj.org Kathy: 908-782-7905 kkane@ccdom.org |
700 Sayre Avenue Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 |
908-454-2074 |
| Catholic Charities of Metuchen | RAPS | Hunterdon | Samantha Mast | Samantha: 908-329-2019; 908-782-7905 smast@ccannj.org Kathy: 908-782-7905 kkane@ccdom.org |
6 Park Avenue |
908-782-7905 |
| Catholic Charities of Newark | Connect to Wellbeing | Union | Dawn Glasco |
Dawn: 908-497-3946 dglasco@ccannj.org |
590 North 7th Street, Newark, NJ 07107" | 973-798-9957 |
| Center for Family Services - IFS | Life Skills | Essex | Nicole Sheppard | 856-916-8532 nsheppard@centerffs.org | 86 Harrison Street East Orange, NJ 07018 |
973-324-7879 |
| Multicultural Services | Life Skills - Middlesex | Middlesex | Lorraine Bavaro | Lorraine: 732-650-0330 lbavaro@mcsnj.org Allison: 732-650-0330 ashorey@mcsnj.org |
2 Ethel Road, 205B Edison, NJ 08817 |
732-650-0330 |
| Multicultural Services | Life Skills - Monmouth | Monmouth | Lorraine Bavaro | Lorraine: 732-650-0330 lbavaro@mcsnj.org Allison: 732-650-0330 ashorey@mcsnj.org |
2 Ethel Road, 205B Edison, NJ 08817 |
732-650-0330 |
| Plaid House | Aging Out Life Skills | Morris, Sussex, Passaic, Warren | Kathereen Pablo | Kathereen: 973-349-5919 kathereenpablo@plaidhouse.org Ashleigh: 973-898-1962 ashleighelwell@plaidhouse.org |
54 Western Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 |
973-898-1962 |
| Preferred Behavioral | Project Independence | Ocean | Lori O'Brien | Lori: 732-367-1352 lobrien@preferredbehavioral.org Sandy: 732-458-1700 ext. 3144 sgrebel@preferredbehavioral.org |
591 Lakehurst Road Toms River, NJ 08755 |
732-367-1352 |
| The Bridge | Life Skills | Essex | Jodebska Valencia | Jodebska: 973-399-7797 jvalencia@thebridgenj.org Beverly: 973-399-7797 bcanady@thebridge.org |
1253 Clinton Avenue Irvington, NJ 07111 |
973-399-7797 |
| Urban League of Hudson County | Life Skills | Hudson | Maria Rosado | 201-451-8888 mrosado@ulohc.org | 23 Martin Luther King Drive Jersey City, NJ 07305 |
201-451-8888 |
| Visions and Pathways | Prosperity | Somerset | Jennifer Amaya | Jennifer: 908-307-7829 jamaya@visionsandpathways.org David: dwalker@visionsandpathways.org |
49 Brahma Avenue Bridgewater, NJ 08807 |
908-526-6605 |
| Youth Advocate Program | Life Skills | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | Atlantic: Heather Costello Cumberland/Cape May: Maryann Hamidy Camden: Tiffany Love G/S: Jennifer Rodriguez |
Stephanie: 856-546-3701 smoore@yapinc.org Heather: hcostello@yapinc.org Maryann: mhamidy@yapinc.org Tiffany: tlove@yapinc.org Jennifer: jrodriguez@yapinc.org |
Atlantic County: 707 White Horse Pike Suite 707, Absecon, NJ 08201 Cumberland/Cape May: 3071 East Chestnut Avenue, Suite A1 Vineland, NJ 08361 Camden/Gloucester/Salem: 603 N. Broad Street, Suite 211 Woodbury, NJ 08096 |
Atlantic: 609-345-7333 Cumberland/Cape May: 856-691-1540 Camden/Gloucester/Salem: 856-848-0165 |