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Last updated on July 3, 2020
Legal Help in New Jersey
for assistance with housing, benefits, work, domestic violence, custody, discrimination, and other issues
Serves all local counties and cities
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice
http://www.vljnj.org/Serves all local counties and cities
Community Health Law Project
http://www.chlp.org/Serves all local counties and cities
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
https://njhousing.gov/foreclosure/Serves all local counties and cities
New Jersey Court Self-Help Center
https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/selfhelp/index.htmlServes all local counties and cities
New Jersey Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
https://tcms.njsba.com/personifyebusiness/Resources/CountyBarAssociations.asServes all local counties and cities
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation
https://www.northeastnjlegalservices.org(201) 792-6363Serves local areas: Bergen, Hudson, Passaic
Serves local areas: Essex
Essex County Legal Aid Association
https://eclaanj.org/Serves local areas: Essex County
City of Newark Office of Tenant Services
https://www.newarknj.gov/news/free-legal-help-for-low-income-at-risk-tenants-facing-eviction-now-in-operation-and-taking-applicationsServes local areas: Essex County
Serves local areas: Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren
Serves local areas: Mercer, Middlesex, Union
Serves local areas: Monmouth, Ocean,Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gl...
Show MoreTenant-landlord letter-writing tool from Hello Landlord
https://hellolandlord.org/Serves all of US
Tenant-landlord letter-writing tool from No Rent
https://www.norent.org/en/Serves all of US
Financial Assistance for Housing in New Jersey
for help paying rent, utilities, and other housing-related costs
Serves all local counties and cities
New Jersey Division of Housing and Community Resources (DCAid)
https://njdca-housing.dynamics365portals.us/en-US/Serves all local counties and cities
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities assistance programs
https://www.nj.gov/bpu/assistance/programs/Serves all local counties and cities
National United Way/211
https://www.unitedway.org/find-your-united-wayCall 2-1-1Text your Zip Code to 898-211Serves all of US
Find Help/Aunt Bertha services directory
https://findhelp.orgServes all of US
Catholic Charities services and assistance
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/find-help/Serves all of US
Other Services to Help in New Jersey
for domestic violence, health coverage, food benefits, mental health, and other issues
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CDC + Apple COVID-19 Screening Tool
https://www.apple.com/covid19Serves all of US
IRS Economic Impact Payments page
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus-tax-relief-and-economic-impact-paymentsServes all of US
Medicare & Medicaid Services' Insure Kids Now page
https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/Serves all of US
USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps)
https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/recipient/eligibilityServes all of US
US Department of Labor Unemployment Benefits Finder
https://www.careeronestop.org/LocalHelp/UnemploymentBenefits/find-unemployment-benefits.aspx?newsearch=trueServes all of US
Medicaid list of state agencies
https://www.medicaid.gov/about-us/contact-us/contact-your-state-questions/index.htmlServes all of US