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COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF NEW JERSEY

 

Local Agencies Addressing Poverty: The Network


Local Community Action Agencies are working throughout New Jersey to provide direct services aimed at eradicating poverty. In some cases, there are multiple agencies providing services in a county. You can search for a local agency by county or by name to access local services.

CAAs welcome volunteers to assist with programs and services, as well as to serve as board members. Should you wish to get involved, please contact any of the agencies listed below.

Agency website contact service Area
Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation beof.org 201-437-7222 Union City, North Bergen, West New York, Garfield, Jersey City, Harrison, Englewood, Passaic, Hackensack, Guttenburg, Kearny
Burlington County Community Action Program bccap.org 609-239-4000 Burlington County
Camden County Council on Economic Opportunity, Inc. camdencountyoeo.com 856-964-6887 Camden County
City of Jersey City Division of Community Development cityofjerseycity.com 201-547-6910 Jersey City
Essex County Division of Community Action essexcountynj.org 973-621-4400 Essex County
Gateway Community Action Partnership gatewaycap.org 856-451-6330 Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties; some services in Atlantic, Camden, Cape May and Mercer counties, and Philadelphia
Greater Bergen Community Action Partnership greaterbergen.org 201-968-0200 Bergen County
Hopes CAP, Inc. hopes.org 201-216-1410 Hudson, Union and Somerset counties
Mercer County Department of Human Services mercercounty.org 609-989-6897 Mercer County
Affordable Housing Alliance affordablehousingalliance.com
ahacap.com
732-389-2204
732-876-3610
Monmouth County
New Jersey Association on Correction njaconline.org 609-396-8900 Camden, Passaic, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Essex counties
North Hudson Community Action Association nhcac.org 201-210-0100 Hudson County
NORWESCAP norwescap.org 908-454-7000 Northwestern New Jersey
OCEAN, Inc. oceaninc.org 732-244-2351 Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May counties
Passaic County passaiccountynj.org 973-225-3683 Passaic County
Plainfield Action Services plainfieldnj.gov 908-753-3519 City of Plainfield
Puerto Rican Action Board (PRAB) prab.org 732-828-4510 New Brunswick, Middlesex County, Central New Jersey
Somerset Community Action Program somersetcap.org 732-846-8888 Somerset County
The Farmworkers Support Committee (CATA) cata-farmworkers.org 856-881-2507 Southern New Jersey
The Jewish Renaissance Foundation jrfnj.org 732-324-2114 Middlesex County
Union County Department of Human Services Planning Division ucnj.org 908-527-4800 Union County
United Community Corporation uccnewark.org 973-642-0181 City of Newark
United Passaic Organization upassaic.org 973-472-2478 City of Passaic
United Progress, Inc. 609-392-2161 City of Trenton