Resources
Looking for housing or emergency shelter?
- NJ 2-1-1 Social Service Resource Hotline, click or dial 2-1-1
- New Jersey Homelessness Prevention Program
- New Jersey Housing Resource Center
- NJ Helps
- Morris Habitat for Humanity
- Hudson County-specific resources
Looking for access to mental health or substance use treatment?
- New Jersey Department of Human Services Hotlines
- NJ Helps
- NJ Hope Line click or call 1-855-654-6735
- AddictionCenter.com
Looking for food or other basic needs?
- End Hunger NJ
- End Hunger PA
- NJ Helps
- NJ 2-1-1 Social Service Resource Hotline, click or dial 2-1-1
- Utilities assistance programs in NJ
- Utilities Assistance Programs in PA
Are you a veteran who needs help?
- NJ SOS Vets: Emergency temporary housing provider for NJ veterans in need. Please text (855) 289-8527 or njsosvets@gmail.com to report a homeless veteran.
- NJ Vet2Vet: (866) 838-7654 Provides 24-hour support to New Jersey National Guard members, active military personnel, veterans, their families, and caregivers, statewide. Call, text, email or chat.
- National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: (877) 424-3838 (4AIDVET)
- Veterans Crisis Line: (800) 273-8255, press 1https://nj.pseg.com/saveenergyandmoney/gethelppayingyourbill/backontrack
- Community Hope for Veterans: (973) 463-9600 (serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Passiac, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties)
- Soldier On: (866) 406-8449 (serves Bergen, Burlington, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties)
- Veteran Multi-Service Center: (610) 384-8387 (serves Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties)
- Patriot Angels: (844) 799-3405 Patriot Angels is committed to helping U.S. wartime Veterans and their surviving spouses access the VA Aid and Attendance benefit to ease the financial burden of senior care.
No Veteran Should Be Without a Place to Call Home
Free Help for Homeless Veterans Dial 1-877-4AID-VET (1-877-424-3838) for 24/7 access VA’s services for homeless and at-risk Veterans
Homeless Veteran Chat Confidential, 24/7 online support for homeless Veterans and friends
https://www.va.gov/homeless for more information
Are You a Veteran in Crisis or Concerned About One?
Did you know that VA offers same day services in Primary Care and Mental Health at 172 VA Medical Centers across the country? Make the Connection Resource Locator
Contact the Veterans Crisis Line (1-800-273-8255 and press 1, Chat, or Text 838255.)