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Find New Jersey State caregiving resources, New Jersey healthcare resources, New Jersey caregiver support groups, and local and State resources for those taking care of a loved one. We will continue to update these resources to include individual New Jersey county caregiving resources and information. State & County Caregiving ResourcesAlzheimer's Association Greater New Jersey Chapter The Alzheimer's Association is the only national voluntary health organization dedicated to research into the causes, cures, treatments and prevention of Alzheimer's disease, and to providing education and support services to individuals with Alzheimer's and their caregivers. The Greater New Jersey Chapter, one of the largest chapters in the Association's network, carries out the organization's goals on a local level in the fourteen northern, central, and southern New Jersey counties that encompass our service area. For more information contact: Amerigroup New Jersey, INC. SSI Benefits As a state licensed heath maintenance organization (HMO), Amerigroup New Jersey, Inc., coordinates care for more than 6,500 Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare SSI members. We serve low-income children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities, chronic conditions, and/or behavioral or emotional problems. For more information contact: Bergen County's United Way We're a local, not-for-profit organization, run by volunteers and leaders from your company, your neighborhood, and your community. Our job is to help people. We do it by offering personalized service to people and organizations that want to help others, and by supporting vital local services that help many. All the decisions our United Way makes - what programs to offer, what services to support - are made by people like you, here in Bergen County, with an eye toward what our community needs. http://www.bergenunitedway.org/ For more information contact: Caregiver NJ CaregiverNJ is a guide to available resources for adults and their families living in New Jersey. Caregiving is active, unpaid, and continuous help for a frail or disabled family member, friend or neighbor. You may run simple errands, provide transportation to the doctor, pay a few bills or assist with almost everything. You may live close-by or at a distance. Caregiving may create dependency and it will increase stress for you and the ones for whom you care. But you are one of 7 million people in the United States who are considered caregivers. Services and information are available to you. http://www.state.nj.us/caregivernj/ For more information contact: CentraState Healthcare System Senior Services CentraState Healthcare System, Senior Services offers three senior communities and a senior outreach program. Whether you are searching for a gracious, active lifecare retirement community (Applewood Estates); a progressive assisted-living residence with all the comforts of home plus the security of 24-hour on-site support (Monmouth Crossing); an award-winning health and rehabilitation center (the Manor Care Center); and/or membership in a complimentary community outreach, education and activities program for seniors (SeniorsFirst); CentraState has the answer. With a proven track record of excellence, CentraState currently operates these three senior communities and this senior outreach program plus a highly rated medical center, assuring a full continuum of excellent care and services for senior citizens. http://www.centrastate.com/home_family.cfm?id=1448&oTopID=1448 For more information contact: COPSA Geriatric Services Institute for Alzheimer’s disease and Geriatric Outpatient Services The COPSA Institute for Alzheimer’s disease and Related Disorders and COPSA Geriatric Outpatient Services comprise the state’s leading center for the diagnosis, treatment, and research of dementia and psychiatric illnesses in older adults. For more information contact: COPSA Geriatric Services Institute for Alzheimer’s disease and Geriatric Outpatient Services The COPSA Institute for Alzheimer's disease and Related Disorders and COPSA Geriatric Outpatient Services comprise the state's leading center for the diagnosis, treatment, and research of dementia and psychiatric illnesses in older adults. All COPSA services provide state of the art care, board certified geriatric physiatrists from the faculty of the Robert Wood Johnson medical school; social workers, nurses, and case managers' education and support for families and caregivers. Some of the highlights of the program include the Dementia Day Program which provides structured activities for those with dementia, and offers respite (time off) for their caregivers. For more information contact: Easter of Seals New Jersey Easter Seals of New Jersey is helping people and families with disabilities and special needs live, work and play in their communities with equality, dignity and independence. http://nj.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=NJDR_homepage For more information contact: Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey The Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey(EFNJ), an affiliate of the National Epilepsy Foundation, is a state-wide, non-profit charitable agency dedicated to helping to improve the quality of life for people affected by epilepsy and their loved ones. EFNJ is the largest provider agency serving the developmentally disabled with family support services in New Jersey. EFNJ provides family support services to families who have children with development disabilities including autism, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and other neurological impairments. http://www.efnj.com/index.shtml For more information contact: Family Support Center of New Jersey The Family Support Center is a "One-Stop Shop" clearinghouse, offering you the most up-to-date information on all types of disabilities as well as national, state, and local support programs and services for individuals and families seeking such information. The Family Support Center (FSC) offers a comprehensive array of FREE services. For more information contact: Federal Communications Commission (Do Not Call Registry) If you would like to reduce the number of unwanted phone calls to your home or cell phone, register your telephone numbers with the Do Not Call Registry. The national Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do, you can file a complaint at this website. You can register your home or mobile phone for free. Your registration will be effective for 5 years. For more information contact: Hudson Hospice, Inc. Financial assistance for home care and volunteers for emotional support, for individuals with six months or less life expectancy. For more information contact: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Greater North Jersey Chapter The Greater North Jersey Chapter services over 5,500 people with MS and their families. The mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. The Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization supported solely by voluntary contributions. It funds more MS research, offers more services for people with MS and provides more professional education programs than any other MS organization in the world. The Greater North Jersey Chapter serves Northern New Jersey in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union and Warren counties. It provides over 100 programs and services to our clients with multiple sclerosis and their families and caregivers, all of whom are dealing daily with the physical and emotional challenges of the disease. It also supports the national research effort. For more than 50 years, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has provided help and hope for Americans with MS… Hope through our extensive and promising national and international research programs, and help through client programs. The Society serves local communities through its 50-state network of chapters, of which the Greater North Jersey Chapter is a part. These chapters provide assistance to more than one million people annually and encourage personal empowerment for those with the disease through employment counseling, family programs, volunteer opportunities and advocacy issues. http://njb.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=NJB_hom For more information contact: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services The New Jersey Division of Aging and Community Services (DACS) administers programs for senior citizens and their caregivers. DACS services are designed to make it easier for seniors and caregivers to get the help they need to both support their well-being and to enable them to maintain themselves in the community for as long as possible with independence, dignity and choice. For local agencies, click here. http://www.state.nj.us/health/senior/index.shtml For more information contact: New Jersey Division of Disability Services The Division of Disability Services (DDS) focuses on serving people who became disabled as adults, whether through illness or injury. However, through its toll free hotline ( 1-888-285-3036 ) , the Division also responds to as many as 15,000 requests each year for Information and Referral Assistance on issues affecting people with any type of disability in the state of New Jersey . http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/ For more information contact: New Jersey Foundation for Aging The mission of the New Jersey Foundation for Aging is to improve and expand new and innovative approaches to deliver services that enable older adults to live in the community with independence and dignity through grant-making to address unmet needs, and through increasing society's awareness to influence public policy. http://www.njfoundationforaging.org/ For more information contact: New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization NJHPCO Founded in 1979, New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is a nonprofit public service organization that promotes use of hospice and palliative care at the end of life. Our Provider Membership comprises 46 licensed and Medicare-certified New Jersey Hospices, or about 90% of the licensed hospices in New Jersey. Our membership makes hospice services available in every community in New Jersey. For more information contact: NJ 2-1-1 Partnership 2-1-1 is managed by the New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership, a subsidiary of the United Ways of New Jersey which, in 2002, was designated by the Board of Public Utilities as sole administrator. The United Ways of New Jersey work to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities. By affording the leadership to make 2-1-1 available to New Jersey residents, they have made an impact. For more information contact: SAMHAJ South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey,is an effort to let South Asians (of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Nepali, Afghan and Bhutanese origin) in New Jersey understand that mental illness is a biologically based, treatable illness. This program won the NAMI 2002 Multicultural Award. http://www.naminj.org/programs/samhaj/samhaj.html For more information contact: Seniors Resource Guide Bergen-Passaic This website offers internet directories and in-print resource books for seniors, children of seniors, caregivers, social workers, discharge planners, and anyone who serves the needs of seniors. This is as well, a comprehensive guide to Senior Housing, Health at Home, Professional Services, Care Management, and Community Resources, for the Bergen-Passaic area http://www.seniorsresourceguide.com/Bergen-Passaic/index.html Somerset County United Way Somerset County United Way (SCUW) is an independent nonprofit organization that acts as a catalyst for positive change, helping to create and build the resources necessary to improve the quality of life for those who live and work in Somerset County. http://www.somersetonline.org/scuw/scuw.htm For more information contact: Union County Dept. of Human Services, Div. on Aging The Union County Department of Human Services, Division on Aging plans, implements and coordinates services for residents aged 60 and older. It produces a local cable TV show, serves hot lunch on weekdays and provides speakers. The Division on Aging also arranges an array of services including legal, health care, homemaking, housing, Paratransit, volunteer programs, adult day care and educational programs. For more information contact: United Fund of Westfield United Fund of Westfield supports its community in a variety of ways. http://westfieldnj.com/unitedfund/ For more information contact: United Way of Atlantic County United Way of Atlantic County is a local, nonprofit organization that aligns the investment of available financial and volunteer resources with the community's health and human service needs. For more information contact: United Way of Bloomfield, NJ While helping victims of the hurricane is essential, it is important not to forget those people in our community of Bloomfield who struggle everyday to overcome conditions to improve their lives. Now more than ever, United Way services are needed to improve lives and build a stronger community. Our Key Goals are the issues important to the community. http://www.unitedwaybloomfield.org/ For more information contact: United Way of Burlington County Independent, volunteer-directed organization dedicated to meeting the health and human service needs of the people who live in Burlington County, New Jersey. This is accomplished by collaborating with local government and supporting programs at local, nonprofit agencies that address four critical areas of need: strengthening families, investing in children and youth, promoting healthy living and providing basic needs & responding to crisis. For more information contact: United Way of Central Jersey The United Way of Central Jersey works to establish a better community environment by providing leadership to the community in identifying and prioritizing community needs and raising funds to support approaches that improve human well being and alleviate human suffering. For more information contact: United Way of Essex and West Hudson Founded in 1923, the United Way of Essex and West Hudson is a non-profit organization that seeks to address the root causes of community concerns by aligning resources to best meet the needs of individuals, children, and families through its service-area. For more information contact: United Way of Greater Mercer County We are an independent nonprofit organization that provides a neutral table around which diverse groups can partner and collaborate to produce measurable results in local human care issues in the greater Mercer County area. For more information contact: United Way of Hudson County We provide grants that focus on our community. For more information contact: United Way of Hunterdon County United Way of Hunterdon County leads the way in developing solutions to critical human service needs in our community. Our volunteers and staff work closely with local governments, businesses and other organizations to assess and address these needs and maximize the impact of donations. For more information contact: United Way of Millburn-Short Hills To support local health and human-care agencies and programs that http://www.unitedwayofmillburn.org/ For more information contact: United Way of Monmouth County Our mission is to improve the lives of people in Monmouth County by mobilizing the caring power of people in the community. For more information contact: United Way of Morris County United Way of Morris County is dedicated to building a stronger community by uniting individuals and institutions to create long-term sustainable solutions to issues that affect us all. For more information contact: United Way of North Essex Our mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of the communities we serve in the North Essex, New Jersey area. (Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Livingston, Montclair, North Caldwell, Roseland, Verona, West Caldwell). For more information contact: United Way of Ocean County United Way of Ocean County is a volunteer-driven organization utilizing community leaders and professionals in every aspect of our business - the business of caring. Hundreds of volunteers lend their time and expertise in the areas of organizational management, fundraising, and investing donor contributions in programs that best meet the priority needs of our community. http://www.unitedwayofocean.com/ For more information contact: United Way of Passiac County United Way of Passaic County is involved in a broad spectrum of programs, services, and initiatives. http://www.unitedwaypassaic.org/ For more information contact: United Way of Sussex County Sussex County is a community strong with tradition of caring for people in need. Your support of United Way enhances the quality of life for people in our community every day. http://www.sussexunitedway.org/ For more information contact: United Way of Warren County Strong families are the cornerstone to good health. United Way programs provide a wide variety of support to the disabled and elderly, deliver counseling for families, provide legal assistance to needy families, and more. For more information contact:
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