Families First Discovery Pass
This program provides families and individuals enrolled in state assistance programs with free or highly discounted admission to arts and history organizations, venues, and programs – both in-person and virtual. The Families First Discovery Pass program offers broad access to cultural experiences for New Jersey residents and helps cultural organizations engage new audiences with the goal of building long-lasting relationships. Residents who receive benefits through SNAP, WFNJ, or WIC are eligible for free or steeply discounted cultural programs throughout the state.

View our list of participating organizations.

OLDER ADULTS

Eldercare Locator
(800) 677-1116
 

Elizabeth Office on Aging
50 Winfield Scott Plz (908) 820-4044

Gen2Gen

Jefferson Park Ministries Foster Grandparent Program
70 W. Grand St (908) 469-9508 x107

Jewish Family Services
655 Westfield Ave (908) 352-8375\

Lifelong Elizabeth (LLE)

SAGE Eldercare
(908) 598-5509
290 Broad St., Summit

Union County/Division of Aging
908-527-4870  (English)
908-527-4858  (Espanol)
 

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Hoboken Family Planning - Union County CEED program
124 Grand Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
***serves Union County

Wed: 9-12PM and 4-8PM
Fri: 9-12PM
***Additional hours available at Union City location

CAREER ASSISTANCE

Bayway Family Success Center
688 Maple Ave (908) 289-0136

Displaced Homemakers Program-Union County College
Email:  cewd-recruiting@ucc.edu
Phone:   908-659-5114

Elizabeth One-Stop Career Center
921 Elizabeth Ave (908) 965-3929

Goodwill Industries NY/NJ
phone:  973-481-2300

Inroads to Opportunity
Phone:  908-241-7200

Job Search Assistance and Digital Literacy Training

Law Enforcement Job Fair--Union County

Metrix Learning-
Online learning management system that helps job seekers upgrade their skills
and gain certification to secure employment

NJ Career Network Job Seeker Community
Project Ready
118 Division St (908) 353-1045

New Jersey Civil Service Job Announcements

R.E.S.T.O.R.E.  
Career/Job assistance for those in recovery or affected by opioid addiction
Email:  vvasquez@preventionlinks.org
Phone:   908-468-1679

Union County Works -Assess your job skills, tools, technology, work interest and values

Workforce Advantage Elizabeth
49 Broad St (908) 355-2288

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Family and Children’s Services, Inc.

Main location: 
40 North Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208

70 West Grand Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202

Gateway Family YMCA
16-20 Jefferson Ave (908) 355-3061

Grace in Action

***Serves Union County

Elizabeth Parent Support Group

Inroads to Opportunity
301 Cox Street
Roselle, NJ 07203  

Jefferson Park Pre-school
485 Madison Ave

New Jersey Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline
877-652-2873

The New Jersey Division Group
of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS)

921 Elizabeth Avenue
3rd Floor
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07201

Performcare: NJ Children’s System of Care (CSOC)

Several Sources
201-818-9003

 

SPAN Advocacy

570 Broad St. 
Suite 702
Newark, NJ 07102
***Serves Union County
 

Village Family Success Center
70 W. Grand St (908) 469-9508 x102

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CLOTHING

E-Port Presbyterian Center
184 First St (908) 351-4850

St.Joseph Social Service Center
118 Division St (908) 354-5456

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SPAN Advocacy

570 Broad St. 
Suite 702
Newark, NJ 07102
***Serves Union County

Inroads to Opportunity

301 Cox Street
Roselle, NJ 07203  

Family Justice Center

Union County Courthouse
10 Cherry Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07201

Josephine's Place

622 Elizabeth Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07206

Partners 
***serves Union County

650 Bloomfield Avenue
Bloomfield, NJ 07003

PROCEED
1126 Dickinson St (908) 351-7727

SAFE
800-572-7233
24-hour Statewide Hotline

YWCA

1131 E Jersey St, Elizabeth, NJ 07201

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EPL/Literacy NJ
11 S. Broad St (908) 354-6060

Elizabeth Coalition
118 Division St (908) 355-2060

Josephine’s Place
622 Elizabeth Ave (908) 436-0099

Make the Road New Jersey
42 Broad St (908) 768-4991

St. Elizabeth's Church
305 N Broad St, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
(908) 289-0681

Village Family Success Center
70 W. Grand St (908) 469-9508 x102

Workforce Advantage Elizabeth
47 Broad St (908) 355-2288

YWCA Union County
651 Kapkowski Rd (908) 355-4444
 

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REENTRY SERVICES

City of Elizabeth Reentry Program
50 Winfeld Scott Plz (908) 256-7879

The Excluded New Jerseyans Fund

NJ Reentry Corporation
214 Commerce Pl (551) 256-7879

Reconnections Elizabeth
33 W. Grand St (908) 353-7171

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All About You Healthcare Advocates
Phone:  732-380-5633

Elizabeth Health Department
50 Winfield Scott Plz (908) 820-4049

Kean University Occupational Therapy
Community Cares Clinic (KUOT-CCC)
Phone:  908-737-5940

Medicare Advantage Plans in New Jersey

Neighborhood Health Center of Elizabeth
184 First St (908) 355-4459

The New Jersey Sharing Network
908-516-5400

Partnership for Maternal & Child Health
50 Park Place, Suite 700 (973) 242-0285

Trinitas Regional Medical Center
225 Williamson St (908) 994-5000

HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PREP & TESTING 

Bridgeway Homeless Outreach and Support Team (HOST)
Phone:  908-289-7330  x2
615 North Broad Street 
Elizabeth, NJ 07208 

Community Access Unlimited
80 W. Grand St (908) 354-3040

Elizabeth Coalition
118 Division St (908) 355-2060

Emergency Shelter Referral Hotline
(908) 756-6061

Family Promise Union County
402 Union Ave (908) 289-7300

Gateway Family YMCA
135 Madison Ave (908) 355-9622

Home First Interfaith Housing & Family Services
908-753-4001

Homeless Prevention Planner
(908) 527-4839

Housing Authority of Elizabeth
688 Maple Ave (908) 965-2400

Housing Help NJ
888-691-3002

Ida Relief Resources

Salvation Army  Elizabeth Corps
1005 E. Hersey 908-352-7057

Union County Children's Center
508 Westminster (908)482-7255

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IMMIGRATION SERVICES
 

EPL/Jewish Family Services
11 S. Broad St (732) 777-1940

The Excluded New Jerseyans Fund

International Rescue Committee
208 Commerce Pl (908) 351-5116

Jefferson Park Ministries Inc.
70 W. Grand St (908) 469-9508

KIND  (Kids IN Need of Defense)
phone:  862-304-5680

Make the Road New Jersey
42 Broad St (908) 768-4991

NJ Refugee Wellness Directory

We Are One New Jersey
651 Kapkowski Rd (908) 249-4360

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LEGAL SERVICES

CASA for Children of Union County
1143 E. Jersey St (973) 832-4002

Central Jersey Legal Services
60 Prince St (908) 293-8129

Community Health Law Project
65 Jefferson Ave (908) 355-8282

Legal Services of New Jersey
LSNJ Informational Resources

New Jersey Parents’ Caucus
655 E. Jersey St (908) 994-7471

Office of the Law Guardian Union Co.
65 Jefferson Ave (908) 820-8971

Partners for Woman and Justice
650 Bloomfield Ave, Ste 209, Bloomfield (973) 233-0111

Volunteer Lawyers for Justice NJ
Phone:  973-645-1955

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LGBTQ

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
201 Lyons Avenue at Osborne Terrace
Newark, NJ 07112
(973) 926-7000

Office of LGBTQ Services
(908) 527-4742

PROCEED (TransGayBi Group)
1126 Dickinson St (908) 351-7727 x211

RWJ Barnabas LGBTQIA Program
Robert Wood Johnson
1 Robert Wood Johnson Place
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 828-3000
 

Trans Lifeline
877-565-8860

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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
615 N. Broad St (908) 469-6517

Children's Mobile Response & Stabilization Services
877-652-7624  (24 hrs/7 days)

Esperanza Self-Help Drop-In Center
144 Madison Ave (908) 810-1001

FACT (Families and Community Together)
908-789-8500

Imagine: A Center for Coping With Loss
908-264-3100

Jewish Family Services
655 Westfield Ave (908) 352-8375

Mental Health & Addiction Services in Union County

NAMI of Union County (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
908-233-1628

New Beginnings Community Center
516 Morris Ave (908) 352-7830

Psychiatric Emergency Services
(908) 994-7131

Sierra House      
973-676-3556

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Hotline (24 hours)
dial:  988

Trinitas Child & Adolescent Outpatient Services
908-994-7223

Trinitas Hospital, New Point Campus
655 E. Jersey St (908) 994-7543

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2020 Fuel Economy Guide

Coping with Weather Emergencies

Elizabeth Food & Transit Map

Elizabeth Parking Authority Meeting Minutes

How to Help at the Holidays

NJ State Park Index

NJ American Water Quality Report 2022

Report Fraud, Scams, and Bad Business Practices

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NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE

City of Elizabeth Transit & Food Provider Map

Community Food Bank of New Jersey

Elizabeth Food & Transit Map

E-Port Presbyterian Center
200 Second Street
Contact: James Carey (908) 965-2646

First Baptist
402 Union Ave
Contact: Rev. Diana Brown
(908)352-0519

Groundwork Elizabeth
205 First St (908) 289-0262

Jefferson Park Ministries
447 Madison Ave.
Contact: Catherine Saitilien
(908)469-9508

JFS/Charlotte Shak Food Pantry
655 Westfield Ave (908) 352-8375

Ministerio De Restauracion
163-165 Third St.
Contact: Gloria Mesa
(908)906-5249/(908)906-3023

Mt. Teman Church
160 Madison Ave.
Contact: Barbara Cook
908-351-2625

Salvation Army Elizabeth Corps
1005 E. Jersey St. (908) 352-7057
Contact: Capt. Sebastian Leonardi

St.Joseph's Social Service Center
Contact: Ray McBratney/Lila Montalvo
908-721-6316/908-354-5456

Union County Social Services

342 Westminster Ave (908) 965-2700

Why Hunger
24/7 hotline:   800-548-6479

Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
40 Parker Rd (908) 994-5141

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SEXUAL HEALTH

Planned Parenthood of Elizabeth
1150 Dickinson St (908) 351-5384

PROCEED
1126 Dickinson St (908) 351-7727

Trinitas Hospital, New Point Campus
655 E. Jersey St (908) 994-7600

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
143 Grove St (908) 355-0313

Flynn House of NJ
1089-1091 E. Jersey St (908) 351-2265

PROCEED
1126 Dickinson St (908) 351-7727

NJ Quitline 
(866) NJ-STOPS

Operation Helping Hand/Prevention Links
855-825-3275/24 hour hotline

ReachNJ Addiction Helpline
(844) 732-2465

Streetlight Mission
181 E. Broad St (908) 820-8324

Trinitas Hospital, New Point Campus
655 E. Jersey St (908) 994-7438

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UTILITY ASSISTANCE

Bayway Family Success Center
688 Maple Ave (908) 289-0136

Elizabethtown Gas
520 Green Lane Union NJ
(908) 662-8475

Family Promise Union County
402 Union Ave (908) 289-7300

PROCEED
1126 Dickinson St (908) 351-7727

St. Joseph Social Service Center
118 Division St (908) 352-2989

Union County Social Services
342 Westminster Ave (908) 965-2700

Urban League of Union County
288 N. Broad St (908) 351-7200

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VETERANS SERVICES

Elizabeth One-Stop Career Center
921 Elizabeth Ave (908) 965-3929

GI Go Fund of Newark
1 Gateway Ctr, Newark (866) 389-4446

Supportive Services for Veteran Families
24-hour Hotline:  855-767-8387

Union County VA Office
10 Elizabethtown Plz (908) 527-4946

VA Elizabeth Outpatient Clinic
654 E. Jersey St (908) 994-0120

NJ VET2VET

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YOUTH SERVICES

Bernice’s Place Children’s Program
118 Division St (908) 355-2060

Boys & Girls Club of Union County
513-515 Richmond St (908) 351-3344

Community Access Unlimited
80 W. Grand St (908) 354-3040

Elizabeth Youth T.O.D.A.Y.
50 Winfield Scott Plz (908) 820-4220

Family & Children’s Services
40 North Ave (908) 352-7474

Family Support Organization of Union County

Imagine: A Center for Coping With Loss
908-264-3100

Jefferson Park Ministries Inc.
70 W. Grand St (908) 469-9508

KIND (Kids In Need of Defense)
862-926-2117

New Jersey Youth Corps
40 W. Jersey St (908) 659-5117

Parent Advocacy Network

Regional Early Intervention Collaborative 

The Trevor Project (LGBTQ)
(866) 488-7386

Union County Youth Services
288 N. Broad St (908) 558-2520

United Way of Greater Union County
33 W. Grand St (908) 353-7171

Youth Partnership of Union County
633 E. Jersey St (908) 755-0090

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