We understand that you may need other resources and we hope the list provided below will assist you. If need assistance outside of housing help such as apartment listing, unemployment benefits, child care, health care and financial assistance.
NJ 2-1-1
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2-1-1 community resource specialists are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can help clients who speak many different languages. Information provided will be kept confidential, except for information that needs to be shared with providers involved in providing shelter or shelter-related services.
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Shelters
Family Promise
Family Promise Union County (FPUC) is overseen by the national Family Promise office. It provides a holistic approach, through a comprehensive set of services, to families experiencing homelessness and families at-risk of homelessness in Union County, New Jersey.
Contact:
First Baptist Church
402 Union Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
Phone: (908) 289-7300
Website: http://familypromise.org/programs/union-county-program/
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army church and community center is committed to "Growing Together." They are sincere people who seek to live out that goal by saving souls, strengthening saints, and serving suffering humanity in Bayway, Elizabeth, Linden, Roselle Park, and Union.
Contact:
Elizabeth Temple
1005 E. Jersey Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201-2590
Phone: (908) 352-7057
Email: Walter.Droz@use.salvationarmy.org
Website: https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/new-jersey/elizabeth/
Services Offered:
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Emergency Shelter
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Seasonal Services
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Casework Services
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Women's Ministries
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Worship Services - Sunday School
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Worship Services - Youth Ministries
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Worship Services - Church
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Men's Ministries
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Food Pantry
YMCA
YMCA of Eastern Union County, Elizabeth Branch located in Elizabeth, NJ serves our community with low income housing, a renovated gym with state of the art fitness equipment and classes.
Contact:
Phone: (908) 355-9622
Website: Home | The Gateway Family YMCA (tgfymca.org)
HOURS OF OPERATION:
Monday - Friday:9:00am - 12:00pm
Monday - Friday:2:00pm - 6:00pm