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Social Service 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