The Financial Recovery Network is a growing network of care-based organizations (CBOs) and faith-based organizations who meet to organize and streamline the financial support systems and services that are available to Monmouth County residents.
The Network is organized around, but not limited to, six service areas:
- Financial Assistance and Support
- Financial Coaching and Income Tax Assistance
- Housing Assistance
- Workforce Training and Employment Assistance
- Nutrition Assistance
- Child Care Resources
Financial Assistance and Support
Financial Assistance and Support includes government subsidies for individuals and low-income families, whether newly in need of services or established recipients. Qualifying requires establishing personal income falls below a certain target level. Support is available in areas of nutrition assistance, health care (typically Medicaid insurance application) and Cash subsidies (typically TANF – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families).
- Monmouth County Division of Social Services – 732-431-6000
- Monmouth County Office on Aging – 732-431-7450
- United Way Financial Success Center (FSC, SNAP, utilities, child care subsidies and more) – 732-414-6745
- Bayshore Family Success Center (Leonardo) – 732-497-3811
- Birthright (Maternity/baby items, pregnancy tests, financial resources and more) – 732-747-7600
- Community Affairs and Resource Center (Asbury Park, multi-lingual/multi-cultural services, social services, health and more) – 732-774-3282
- FULFILL (FSC, SNAP applications, health insurance applications, food pantries, free tax preparation and more) – 732-918-2600
- Interfaith Neighbors (Asbury Park, rental/mortgage assistance, senior Meals on Wheels program, job training and more) – 732-775-0525
- Oceans Family Success Center (FSC) (Asbury Park, pro-bono legal advice, parent advisory board and counseling to Spanish speakers) – 732-455-5272
- Coastal Communities Family Success Centers (Long Branch, clothing/supplies, food pantry, parenting/caregiving and more) – 732 571-1670
Financial Coaching and Income Tax Assistance
Financial Coaching and Income Tax Assistance includes an individualized approach, based on needs, of each person or family. Frequently financial coaching addresses debt management/mediation, family money management skills and credit score improvement. This allows for assessing and guiding an individual to meet their current financial situation and goals.
- United Way Financial Success Center Network (FSC) – 732-414-6745
- Affordable Housing Alliance (FSC) – 732-389-2958
- SCAN (Social Community Activities Network) (For seniors, 50+ financial assistance, coaching and health) – 732-587-5870
- Bayshore Family Success Center – 732-497-3811
- Center for Vocational Rehabilitation – 732-544-1800
- Community Affairs & Resource Center, C.A.R.C. (Asbury Park, multi-lingual/multi-cultural services, social services, health and more) – 732-774-3282
- FULFILL (FSC, SNAP applications, health insurance applications, food pantries, free tax preparation and more) – 732-918-2600
- Public Libraries of Monmouth County
- Meridian Community Resource Center (FSC) (Freehold) – 732-414-6745
- Navicore Solutions – 800-992-4557
- Oceans Family Success Center (Asbury Park) – 732-455-5272
- Red Bank Resource Network (bilingual, Español) – 732-383-5135 Ext. 133, 132
- The Arc of Monmouth (for people with various disabilities) – 732-493-1919
- Waters & Sims Employment Services – 732-747-5544
- Coastal Communities Family Success Centers (FSC) (Long Branch, clothing/supplies, food pantry, parenting/caregiving and more) – 732 571-1670
- Brookdale’s Displaced Homemakers Services – mwright@brookdalecc.edu or ecox@brookdalecc.edu
Housing Assistance
Housing Assistance includes Monmouth County’s housing agency, the Division of Social Services, which is designated as a public housing agency and can provide HUD funding for rental assistance. Housing assistance addresses the needs for rental assistance, as well as case management (i.e. helping individuals understand how to maintain their housing by enhancing personal financial skills and employment skills to increase household income). The goal is to help individuals and families obtain permanent housing. Many network partners provide services in this area. The Affordable Housing Alliance offers support from traditional assistance to permanent housing placement (immediate to long-term housing stability).
- 180 Turning Lives Around (Domestic violence victim assistance services)
- Affordable Housing Alliance – 732-389-2958
- Community Affairs and Resource Center (Asbury Park) – 732-774-3282
- Interfaith Neighbors (Asbury Park) – 732-775-0525
- Navicore Solutions – 800-992-4557
- Project Paul (Bayshore area) – 732-787-4887, 732-431-6122
- Family Promise – 732-495-1050
- Freehold Area Open Door – 732-780-1089
- Mercy Center –732-774-9397
- Emergency Housing and Advocacy Program – 732-431-2600
- Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey – 732-780-1175
- HABcore, Inc. – 732-544-1974
- Habitat for Humanity – 732-577-8160
- Monmouth County Homeless Systems Collaborative – 732-431-6122
- The Legal Aid Society of Monmouth County – 732-556-8268
- Soldier On (Veterans temporary housing assistance) – 866-406-8449
Workforce Training and Employment Assistance
Workforce Training and Employment Assistance assists individuals with job training, obtaining basic educational requirements for job placement, interviews and placement into the workforce. Education could include obtaining one’s GED, learning English as a second language or taking online courses for job re-training purposes. Services can prepare individuals for interviews and placement with established companies.
- Monmouth County Workforce Development – 732-683-8850 ext. 6011
- Community Affairs & Resource Center (Asbury Park) – 732-774-3282
- Displaced Homemakers Services at Brookdale Community College – 732-739-6020
- Brookdale Center for Career Development – 732-224-2315
- LunchBreak – Life Skills Program (Wanna Work Wednesdays) – 732-385-3971
Nutrition Assistance
Nutrition Assistance is about both assisting individuals’ and families’ need for food and addressing the impact of poverty on individuals and families through a comprehensive approach. This can include things such as paying for housing expenses and utilities, and access to traditional entitlement programs such as health care (traditionally Medicaid insurance). Proper nutrition means enough food to live a healthy and active life. Service in this area means addressing immediate needs, such as through food pantries, but also directing individuals through a more comprehensive needs approach whether traditional social service support, or help with essentials, such as clothing.
- FULFILL (including the Food Bank Network) (FSC) – 732-918-2600
- Freehold Area Open Door – 732-780-1089
- Food Not Bombs (Asbury Park) – 732-616-8855
- Lunch Break (Red Bank) – 732-747-8577
- Project Paul (Bayshore Area) – 732-787-4887; 732-431-6122
- Interfaith Neighbors (Meals on Wheels) (Asbury Park) – 732-775-0525; info@interfaithneighbors.org
- Parker Family Health Center – 732-212-0777 – info@parkerfamilyhealthcenter.org
- JBJ Soul Kitchen – 732-842-0900
- Jersey Shore Dream Center – 877-391-5732; info@jerseyshoredreamcenter.org
- Public School Meal Programs
Child Care Resources
Child Care Resources begins with obtaining guidance from our childcare referral agency which has a network of 390 child care providers in Monmouth County. It works to assist in finding an appropriate child care situation and setting. This allows parents to access information to make the best choice for themselves and their children. There are ways to determine what a child’s appropriate care should look like from birth through age 8, from health care to neighborhood safety. There are also before- and after-school care programs.
- Child Care Resources of Monmouth County – 732-918-9901
- Acelero Learning Monmouth County Head Start – 732-826-7530
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County – 732-775-7862
- Family & Children’s Service – 732-222-9111
- Freehold Area Open Door – 732-780-1089
- Jewish Family & Children’s Service – 732-774-6886
- Monmouth County Council for Young Children – 732-673-8348
- Pilgrim Baptist Church – 732-747-2348
- Red Bank Resource Network (Bilingual, Español) – 732-383-5135
- YMCA of Greater Monmouth – 732-671-5505
Find even more resources at the Monmouth ResourceNet.
Call our Warm Line at 732-683-8959 and a member of our Financial Recovery team will be on hand to assess your needs and direct you to the resource that is right for you.
If you are an organization that would like to be involved in the Financial Recovery Initiative, contact:
Tyler Breaux
Coordinator, Financial Recovery Initiative
(848) 303-0389
tbreaux@monmouthcares.org