Family Support Organization

This organization serves Somerset county families of children with emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges. Visit their  website to learn more.

Community Child Care Solutions offers financial aid to working families or families whose parents are in school full time in our community. In order to qualify, families need to provide:

• pay stubs (that confirm 30+ hours of work/week) of both parents/guardians
• birth certificate and social security number for all children in the household
• photo ID of parents/guardians
• proof of address (lease or utility bill)

Once your application is submitted, the intake department takes about 10 business days to process and will then email the applicant about their status.

Payments are made directly to the providers on a bi-weekly basis. Payments are according to the gross income of your family and family size. Should the amount provided not cover the costs, families would be responsible for covering the difference directly to the provider.

Find more information and the application (in English and Spanish) HERE. (Select Somerset County)

NORWESCAP- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Energy Assistance assists families in our county with their heating and cooling costs. In order to receive assistance, you will need to fill out an application and return it along with required documents via email or mail.

Required documents:

• Identification for all members in the household
• Proof of income
• Proof of residency
• Current energy bills
• Proof of citizenship or legal residency status

NORWESCAP- Loan Program

Carolyn Thoens

p: 908-454-7000 ext 116

Loans given:

• $3000- used auto
• $1000- housing, back rent, mortgage payment, security deposit
• $1000- car repair
• $1000- car insurance
• $800- child care- back payments, deposit, summercare
• $500- employment related

Catholic Charities

p: 908-722-1881

Case Managers meet clients in their homes and provide financial counseling, as well as assistance with rent, mortgage, and utilities.

TRUE Program

Affordable Housing Alliance

p: 732-982-8710

NJ SHARES

p: 1-866-NJSHARES or 609-883-1626

This is for families who do not qualify for Federal and State assistance programs due to the household's income. NJ SHARES Grant amounts can be up to $700 for heating and $500 for electricity. Applicants must demonstrate a temporary financial need and a history of good-faith payments to their energy provider.

• One Stop Career Center
  • p: 908-704-3000
  • Hours: M-F 8:30-4:30
• NORWESCAP: Career & Life Transitions Center for Women
  • 908-900-0060
  • 170 Watchung Avenue North Plainfield
  • Hours: 8:30-4:30 Appointments requested
• Middle Earth: YES Program
  • Contact: Kyle Vandenberg
  • p: 908-725-7223 ext. 21
  • Supports youth ages 16-24 in getting a job
• Somerset County YMCA
  • provides professional networking and job-search skills for free
  • Click Here!
• PathStone
  • contact: Atoinette Natale
  • p: 908-704-3000
  • helps low-income, 55+ get part-time positions
• FSC Job Search Web Page
  • Click Here!

Social Services of Somerset County

p: 908-526-8800

NORWESCAP: Homelessness Prevention Program

Sara Sokoloski

p: 908-454-7000 ext. 118 or 133

This is one-time assistance. Need enough income to sustain an apartment going forward after initial assistance. Calculations of maximum rental are based on 40% of net monthly income. 1.5 months security deposit and first month's rent if individual or family are able to continue to pay the rent going forward.

• SOS Hotline/Emergency Shelter
  • Call after 6:00pm, 1-800-287-3607
• Somerset County Board of Social Services
  • 908-526-8800
• Agape House- Volunteers of America
  • 908-707-9753
• Fish Hospitality Program Inc.
  • 732-968-5957
• Home of omerset County 
  • 908-704-1920
• Samaritan Homeless Interim Program (SHIP)
  • 908-393-9545
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
  • 908-685-1660

In Somerset county, there is a temporary housing assistance program called the Homeless Prevention Program which supports participants that are at risk of homelessness due to a rental eviction caused by a temporary financial situation beyond their control.

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If you have been displaced, notify your child's placement school immediately. By law, every school district has a local homeless liaison, who is responsible for assisting displaced students and their parents/guardians with coordinating enrollment, transportation, and support services. Your child is eligible to continue attending school in their original district of residence.

Eligibility Requirements

• If you are living in a motel, hotel, trailer park, or campground due to lack of alternative accommodations
• If you are doubling up or sharing the housing of others
• If you are living in a shelter or
• If you lack a fixed, regular, adequate nighttime residence

Additional Resources for Somerset County:

• Resource Center for Women and Their Families
  • Hillsborough, NJ
  • (908)302-2545
• Somerset Home of Temporarily Displaced Children
  • Bridgewater, NJ
  • (908)536-6605