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New Jersey Resources

June 19, 2020

General Resources

Get your questions answered with this one site that can link you all kinds of Covid-19 related information. Go to NJ’s Covid-19 Information Hub (https://covid19.nj.gov/) to find answers with testing, employment, housing, business and more. You can also sign up for email and text updates to keep you in the know.

Relieve your stress and gain support in food & nutrition, housing & energy, medical resources and education & employment by visiting NJ’s department of Human services website (https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/njsnap/resources/)

Childcare

If you are an essential employee needing child care in NJ, you can register with the county-based Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Agencies. Go to the application page here (https://www.childcarenj.gov/Child-Care-for-COVID-19) Your CCR&R will follow-up with you within two business days to gather additional information about you and your needs and help you identify a child care provider.

Additional information about emergency child care and cost subsidizing: https://www.childcarenj.gov/Emergency

Spreadsheet with a list of approved providers & contact info: https://www.nj.gov/dcf/news/DCF.Emergency.Child.Care.Centers.xlsx

Also, if you are an essential employee who is normally eligible for the Child Care Subsidy Program, you can enroll in the ECCAP to continue receiving child care services. Learn more about the subsidize policy here (https://www.childcarenj.gov/Emergency)

Have a question for the Department of Education? Submit a question here: https://www.state.nj.us/education/parents/contact.htm

Educating and entertaining kids at home & Parent support

Engage with your beloved children more under quarantine with the guidance of NJ’s education community page (https://www.nj.gov/education/covid19/studentsfamilies/engagement.shtml), where you can find numerous remote learning resources and fun activities to do with your kids while quarantined.

PBS offers a homeschooling resource list.

Food Assistance

Locate a food pantry in New Jersey:

Community Food Bank of New Jersey resource finder: https://cfbnj.org/findfood/

Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean County (Fulfill): https://fulfillnj.org/get-help/locate-a-pantry/

Housing

Get help with housing by visiting the NJ department of community affairs Housing Assistance website (https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/dhcr/offices/ha.html), check out resources such as the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP), the Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 Program (Section 8) and the State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP).

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