Food stamps are available to low-income households, including families, couples without children, individuals, seniors, disabled persons, legal immigrants and victims of family violence.

Eligibility:
Eligibility depends on several factors like income, household size, resources, etc. The current resource limit is $2,000. (For seniors, the resource limit is $3,000.)
You can apply at your County Welfare Agency or Board of Social Services or online.
You can also call the New Jersey’s Food Stamp Information Line (toll-free): 1-800-687-9512

WorkFirst New Jersey(WFNJ) is the state of New Jersey’s public assistance program, designed to help families move to self-sufficiency by offering them a full array of supports, from child care, health insurance and transportation, to substance abuse treatment and emergency funds. Recipients face a five-year lifetime limit on cash assistance, and must become employed or take part in work activities.

For more information regarding welfare benefits, please visit the NJ Department of Human Services website.

What to do when your license is suspended

If your driving privileges have been suspended, you will need to pay a Restoration Fee of $100. If the judge did not take your license in court, you must surrender it at any MVC Regional Service Center, MVC Agency offering walk-in service or mail to:

Motor Vehicle Commission
Driver Management Bureau
P.O. Box 134
Trenton, New Jersey 08650

Do not drive until you restore your license and receive a written notice of restoration
If you continue to drive while your license is suspended, you could face up to five years in jail
For further assistance, call MVC at (609) 292-7500

Possible reasons your license can be suspended

• If you receive 12 or more points on your current driver record
• Failure to appear in court or to pay fines
• Failure to pay surcharges
• Driving with a suspended license
• Failure to provide proof of insurance
• Physical or mental disqualification
• Drug or alcohol use while driving
• Reckless driving
• Vehicle abandonment on a public highway
• Fault in a fatal accident

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs offers financial assistance to low-come eligible households that are having difficulty paying their heating and cooling bills, and makes provisions for emergency heating system services and emergency fuel assistance through their Home Energy Assistance (HEA) and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

To find out how to apply for Home Energy Assistance and for a list of Local Application Agency’s contact information,

Please call their toll-free hotline at 1-800-510-3102, or visit their website.

Whether you are a business operator, a worker, a job seeker, student or benefit claimant, the staff of the Department are here to assist you.

NJ DOL offers business services, career development, information on Family Leave Insurance, the most up-to-date information available about NJ’s worker’s, wages, jobs, and careers, employment and industries, trends and projections, economy and demographics, etc. They also provide programs and services on occupational safety and health training, Social Security Disability Programs, Unemployment Insurance, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Vendor Services, and more.

To get more information about what the NJ DOL provides, please visit the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development website.

For Bergen County One-Stop Career Center, please click here.

As a resident of New Jersey, you and your family have access to a FREE Prescription Drug Card program. Simply download your Prescription Drug Card and receive savings of up to 75% at more than 50,000 national and regional pharmacies. You may create as many cards as you need. Participating pharmacies include the following: A&P, Pathmark, SuperFresh, Drug Basics, Kmart Pharmacy, Walgreens, CVS/pharmacy, Eckerd Drugs and ShopRite Pharmacy as well as thousands of independent pharmacies. This program has "LOWEST PRICE" logic to guarantee that you pay the lowest price on your prescriptions (you pay the lower of a discount off the Average Wholesale Price-AWP, a discount calculated off MAC Pricing, or the Pharmacy Promotional/Retail price). Please enter your name and e-mail address below and we will generate a printable membership card for you. These cards are pre-activated and can be used immediately. You can generate as many cards as you need!

To get more information about New Jersey Prescription Drug Card, program highlights, and to download your card, please click here.

Contact the Office of the Courts Foreclosure Mediation Hotline at 888-989-5277 or visit www.njforeclosuremediation.org for housing counselors and court trained mediators to resolve foreclosure actions.

The New Jersey Homeownership Preservation Effort (NJ HOPE) www.state.nj.us/dobi/njhope/index.html is a voluntary public/private alliance to enhance home ownership preservation by providing information of available mortgage products and funding, providing credit and loan counseling and temporary assistance to those who are in immediate danger of foreclosure.