• Social Services Resources

     

    INFORMATION & REFERRAL – NJ 2-1-1- or www.nj211.org

    Child Care Hotline 800-332-9227

    Child Support Hotline 877-655-4371

    Family Help Line (for stressed parents) 800-THE-KIDS

    The Mental Health Association in Southwestern 856-522-0639 NJ (referrals, info, education)

    Parents Anonymous (24-hours) 800-843-5437

    Union Organization for Social Services (UOSS) 856-663-2888 (referral for any social service)

    Domestic Violence 800-572-7233

     

    LEGAL SERVICES

    Camden Regional Legal Services 856-964-2010 Community Health Law Project 856-858-9500

    Mental Health & Guardianship Advocacy 856-346-8020

    (State Agency Represents Consumers in Psychiatric Facilities)

    Public Defender – Camden 856-614-3500

    Housing Resource Center – 877-428-8844

     

    MENTAL HEALTH SELF RESOURCES

    Self-Help Center Consumer Group 856-346-9043

    Self-Help Clearing House (info & referral to 800-367-6274 county specific services)

    Disaster Mental Health 877-294-HELP (4357)

    Mental Health Cares – 866-202-HELP

    Division of Mental Health Services – 800-382-6727

     

    SOCIAL SERVICES

    Camden County Board of Social Services 856-225-8800

    • Adult Services (Protective Services/Housing) 856-225-8178
    • Family Services 856-225-8101
    • Medicaid 856-225-8264
    • Medical Assistance 856-225-8264
    • Transportation (limited) 856-225-8200

     

    Camden County Department of Health & Human Services 856-374-6000

    Camden County Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) 856-964-6887

    Department of Human Services – Family Development 800-792-9773

    Food Stamps – 800-687-9512

    Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 800-510-3102

    Medical Assistance Hotline 800-356-1561

    Medicare 800-633-4227

    Samaritan Hospice (care for terminally ill patients and 856-596-1600  bereavement counseling)

    Child Abuse/Neglect – 877-NJABUSE (652-2873)

    Child Behavioral Health Services – 877-652-7624

     

    WOMEN AND FAMILY SERVICES

    Camden County Women’s Center 856-227-1234

    (Counseling/Battered Women)

    Services Empowering Rape Victims (free service) 856-295-7378

    **Pregnancy & Infant/Child Information**

    NJ Family Care Kid Care Health Insurance 800‐701‐0710

    Hotline 800‐799‐7233

    Family Helpline – 800-THE-KIDS (843-5437)

    Safe Haven for Infants – 877-839-2339