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This page contains a list of all the links pertaining to Middlesex county.
Please see below for a list of cities, towns and communities in Middlesex County:
- Avenel
- Carteret
- Colonia
- Cranbury
- Dayton
- Dunellen
- East Brunswick
- East Windsor
- Edison
- Fords
- Green Brook
- Helmetta
- Highland Park
- Iselin
- Jamesburg
- Keasbey
- Kendall Park
- Laurence Harbor
- Menlo Park
- Metuchen
- Middlesex
- Milltown
- Monmouth Junction
- Monroe
- Monroe Township
- Morgan
- New Brunswick
- North Brunswick
- Old Bridge
- Parlin
- Perth Amboy
- Piscataway
- Plainsboro
- Port Reading
- Sayreville
- Sewaren
- South Amboy
- South Brunswick
- South Plainfield
- South River
- Spotswood
- West Carteret
- Woodbridge
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. See below for contact info for the Life Skills program in your area:
Multicultural Community Services
2 Ethel Rd, 205B, Edison, NJ 08817
Phone: 732-650-0330
Fax: 732-650-0752
Aftercare programs provide support services to young people between the ages of 18 and 22. They can help you find employment, housing and educational opportunities, and much more. See below for contact info for the Aftercare program in your area:
Multicultural Community Services
2 Ethel Rd, 205B, Edison, NJ 08817
Phone: 732-650-0330
Fax: 732-650-0752
Housing Program Descriptions
There are 3 basic types of housing programs for young people in New Jersey that are homeless or DCF-involved:
- Supervised Transitional Living Program (STLP): provides supervised housing and other supports to 16 to 21 year old youth. Young people can stay at these programs for 18 to 24 months. In addition to housing, these programs also help with daily living skills, employment, education, and finding long term stable housing.
- Transitional Living Program (TLP): provides semi-supervised housing and other supports to 18 to 21 year old youth. The length of time a young person can stay at one of these programs varies. These programs also help with daily living skills, employment, education, and finding long term stable housing.
- Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH): provides housing with voluntary services to 18-21 year old youth. There are no limits on how long young people can stay in one of these programs. Youth in these programs have a lease or sublet, and pay some portion of their income toward rent (less than 30%).
Below is a list of housing programs in Middlesex County. In order to find out if a program has openings and to see if you qualify, you must contact the Adolescent Housing Hub at 1-877-652-7624.
Click here for more information on the Adolescent Housing Hub
| Agency | Program Name | Age | Gender | Program Type |
| Garden State Homes | Dewey Heights | 18 to 21 | M | TLP |
Contact one of the Lifeskills or Aftercare Programs above for information on how to apply for Wraparound Fund. For more info on how Wraparound Funding works - click here
Middlesex County College
www.middlesexcc.edu
DeVry University
www.nj.devry.edu
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
www.rutgers.edu
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick
www.atlantic.edu
Strayer University - Piscataway Campus
www.strayer.edu
Berkeley College
http://berkeleycollege.edu/home.htm
NJ One-Stop Centers
Are you looking for a job or occupational training? The New Jersey One-Stop Career Centers are the place to start, and can help you develop the skills needed to succeed in a 21st century work environment.
Amongst others, resources provided include the following:
- Career exploration: help in identifying jobs that are interesting to you
- Resume writing
- Interview preparation
- Occupational Training for jobs that are highly in demand by employers
- Job Search Assistance
- Connections to employers searching for workers
- Educational Assistance
- On-site resource rooms (computers, telephones, fax, etc.)
Click Here for more info on the Middlesex County- New Brunswick “One Stop”
Click Here for more info on the Middlesex County- Perth Amboy “One Stop”
New Jersey Youth Corps
New Jersey Youth Corps is one of the largest youth service and conservation corps in the United States. Youth Corps is a year-round, voluntary program which engages young adults (ages 16-25) in full-time community service, training, and educational activities.
Guided by staff who serve as mentors and role models, teams of youth called "crews" carry out a wide range of service projects. In return for their efforts to restore and strengthen communities, Corps members receive:
- education development in basic skills and preparation to obtain a GED or locally issued Adult High School Diploma;
- life skills and employability skills instruction;
- personal and career counseling to build self-esteem, clarify values, and develop leadership skills while they are developing their career portfolio;
- transition services and continuing support services as they transition to college, training, employment or other national and domestic service opportunities;
- community service opportunities which develop positive employability skills while addressing unmet community needs. Corps members receive a stipend while enrolled in Youth Corps.
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
New Jersey’s Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) offer a wide range of health care services for the entire family. You don’t need health insurance to get care at a center. Centers serve the uninsured and underinsured, as well as patients with Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance. If you’re uninsured, your bill will be based on your ability to pay. No one is ever turned away for lack of funds. For more information on the FQHC's click here.
Click here for a list of all FQHC's in Middlesex County
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthhod is a health care provider specializing in reproductive and sexual healthcare. Through pregnancy prevention, STD prevention, and sex education, Planned Parenthood empowers teens to make informed choices and lead healthy lives. With 28 offices in New Jersey, there is probably one close to where you live.
Click Here to Learn More and Find a Planned Parenthood Office in Middlesex County.
Click Here to See Special Information for Teenagers.
Mental Healthcare
NJ Children's System of Care has connections with many different types of supports if you or someone you know needs help. You can see all they have to offer by visiting here.
There are also some great hotlines out there if want to talk to someone now:
2NDFLOOR: is a confidential and anonymous statewide helpline for New Jersey's youth and young adults. You can call at (888) 222-2228 and find information on the website at www.2ndfloor.org.
NJ211: provides information and assistance to all NJ residents in the areas of health, human services, community resources and government assistance programs. You do not have to be in crisis to seek help from NJ211. To access NJ211 dial 211 or visit the website at www.nj211.org.. The alternative telephone number is 1-800-HELP555 (1-800-435-7555).
Treatment Groups
The NJ Division of Addiction Services Treatment Directory lists all kinds of drug and alcohol treatment programs that are open to teenagers and young adults.
Support Groups
Support groups recovery programs are based on the idea that the best way to stay free of alcohol and drugs is surround yourself with other people who are also not users but who know the challenges of staying clean. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are two of the most well-known of these types of support groups. In some areas there are special meetings just for teens and young adults trying to stay drug-free. Meetings often take place church meeting halls and other community centers, but AA and NA are not affiliated with any religion.
Click here to search for Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in your area
Click here to search for Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings in your area
Big Brothers, Big Sisters
William Salcedo, Executive Director
305 Bond Street, 2nd Floor, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
Phone: 732-544-2224
Fax: 732-544-2260
wsalcedo@bbbsmmc.org www.bbbsmmc.org
Pride Center of New Jersey
85 Raritan Ave, Suite 100, Highland Park, NJ 08904-2430
For more information email: info@pridecenter.org
Phone: 732-846-2232
Click here for more information
A fast-growing community center, The Pride Center provides a “safe space” for the LGBTIQ community: a place to learn about our community from a vast array of resources, a place to socialize and meet new friends, and a place to gain acceptance and understanding of your gender or sexual identity in comfortable setting. The Pride Center offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere and a knowledgeable and helpful staff. Whether New Jersey’s LGBTIQ community is new or familiar to you, the Pride Center is a place to call home and return again and again. Our many groups include: Arts Adventures, Bisexual Social Support, Booked for Lunch, ComeOUT and Play (20’s/30’s men and women), Educational Forum, Games Night, Gay Dad’s Support, Gay Men’s Guild, Gay Men’s Living Out, Karaoke Party, Lesbians and Gay Men of New Brunswick, LGBT Activist Forum, Meditation Group, Men’s Coming Out Support, Movie Social, Overeater’s Anonymous, Rock Hero Night, Stitch n’Bitch, Strategy Game, Parents of GLBTIQ Youth/Young Adults Support, Torah Queeries, Trueselves (transgender support), Women Coming Out Support, Writer’s Group, Yoga for Men, Youth Drop In, “Out of the Box” Open Mic Night, and much more…Open Week nights 7-10PM and some weekends.
The group calendar can be viewed here
Hyacinth
Hotline: (800) 433-0254; https://www.hyacinth.org/
Our mission at Hyacinth is to help people live with HIV, slow the spread of the epidemic, and serve as a critical voice in the public debate surrounding AIDS in New Jersey.
(732) 246-0204
The Youth Advisory Network (YAN) is a multifaceted approach to youth advocacy and leadership in the State of New Jersey. The YAN regional chapters, in partnership with Office of Adolescent Services (OAS) providers, are working together to ensure that youth with experience in the child welfare system and/or with homelessness have an opportunity to provide feedback on issues impacting them and develop leadership and advocacy skills.
Young people in New Jersey who are receiving services from any Office of Adolescent Services contracted provider agency are automatically part of the Youth Advisory Network. No referral needed! This includes life skills, housing, mentoring, permanency, aftercare, PACES and other programs. Youth will be notified of YAN activities by their program staff. Please contact your Regional YAN Coordinator for more information!
Region 2: Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP), covering Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Somerset Counties. For more information, please contact the Region 2 Coordinators at (732)503-3644.
The Department of Children and Families' Family and Community Partnership (FCP) network provides many services and programs for children, young adults and families throughout NJ. These include:
Family Success Centers
Offer programs aimed at making families stronger through a variety of locally-based services, and building supportive connections in your community.
School Based Youth Services Programs (SBYSP)
Provide mental health and family services; health services; substance abuse counseling; employment services; pregnancy prevention programs; learning support services; referrals to community based services; and recreation. Open to all young people ages 10 -19 enrolled in any school that hosts a SBYSP.
Home Visitation Programs
Provide early support to families with infants and young children across the state. Home visitors provide pregnant women and new parents with health information, parenting education, and links to other resources that support child and family well-being.
The FCP's also provide juvenile delinquency and child abuse prevention programs, domestic violence services, and much more.
Click here for a directory of programs and services to find out what is available in Middlesex County!
The Pathways to Academic and Career Exploration to Success (PACES) program supports current or former foster youth and young adults in their successful transition to and retention in post-secondary education (including career technical education) and workforce readiness. The target population for these programs will be youth and young adults ages 16-21 who are eligible for NJ Foster Care (NJFC) Scholars as determined by DCF. For details about eligibility please click here.
The PACES programs' academic and career coaches will address identified academic needs, typically in reading, writing, and/or math; assist students in career exploration to promote college and career readiness; help students prepare for, identify, and apply to career technical schools or colleges and universities that are a best fit; and prepare students for their adjustment to and integration into their post-secondary communities.
The PACES providers will serve youth who live within the Region they cover. The following is a list of PACES provider agencies with the counties served.
Region 2 Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset
embrella - Program Director Marjorie Blicharz
Phone:609-520-1500
mblicharz@embrella.org
For more detailed information about the program including the referral process you may also contact Michele Safrin from the DCF Office of Educational Support and Programs/Adolescent services at 609-888-7100.
Outreach To At-Risk Youth (OTARY): OTARY programs provide all sorts of fun and educational activities to help support young people ages 13 to 18. Contact one of the programs below for more information on how you can get involved:
Jewish Renaissance Foundation
612 Amboy Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Phone: 732-324-2114 x 125
