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ABUSE
Angel's Wings, Inc/Shelter-Youth
Address: 601 Hamilton Avenue Telephone: (609) 391-6100
Trenton, NJ 08629 Website: www.angels-wings.org
Program Details: Provides emergency respite for abused and neglected children (birth
to twelve) for short-term care (up to 30 days) to DYFS-involved children. Children will
remain under the program's care until they are reunited with their parents or placed in
appropriate foster care.
Service Area/Eligibility: DYFS-involved children, Birth to twelve in the Mercer
County Area
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)-Mercer County
Address: 180 Ewingville Road Telephone: (609) 430-0050
Ewing, NJ 08618 Website: www.casamercer.org
Program Details: Provides an interface between child and court. CASA volunteers are
appointed by Family Court Judges to speak up for abused and neglected children within
the court system in order to ensure that the children are being placed in a permanent
home as quickly as possible.
Service Area/Eligibility: Children under 18 in Mercer County.
Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS)-Mercer County
Address: 120 S Stockton Street, 2nd Floor Telephone: (800) 392-2721
Trenton, NJ 08625
Program Details: NJ DYFS who's mission is to protect children, support families,
ensure permanency for children and prevent violence and family disruption
Service Area/Eligibility: Children under 18 in Mercer County.
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Mercer County Board of Social Services (MCBOSS)/Social Service
Address: 200 Woolverton Street Telephone: (609) 989-4451
Trenton, NJ 08650 Website: www.ourworld.compuserve.com
/homepages/mcboss
Program Details: Social service staff works with TANF, SSI or limited income families
for diagnosis, prevention, social rehabilitation, crisis intervention and problem solving.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County Area
Mercer County Prosecutor's Office/Child Abuse/Sexual Assault
Address: 214-220 South Broad Street Telephone: (609) 989-6568
Trenton, NJ 08650 Website: www.mercerpros-nj.com
Program Details: Unit responsible for all cases involving the physical abuse of children
and the sexual assault of both children and adults. Interviews are conducted by law
enforcement officers specially trained to interview children and adult victims of sexual
assault.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County Area
Womanspace, Inc/Emergency Services-Shelter
Address: PO Box 7070 Telephone: (609) 394-0136
Trenton, NJ 08628 Website: www.Womanspace.org
Program Details: Provides a secure, confidential location for safe, temporary shelter for
abused women and their children.
Service Area/Eligibility: Victims of domestic violence needing emergency shelter in
Mercer County.
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ADDICTION
Catholic Charities (CC)/Trenton Diocese-Familia Latina Project
Address: 39 N Clinton Avenue Telephone: (609) 396-4557
Trenton, NJ 08609 Website: catholiccharitiestrenton.org
Program Details: Provides substance abuse prevention services primarily within the
Latino community.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County
Catholic Charities (CC)/Trenton Diocese-Partners in Recovery
Address: 10 Southard Street Telephone: (609) 396-4557
Trenton, NJ 08609 Website: catholiccharitiestrenton.org
Program Details: Provides comprehensive mental health, substance abuse and
prevocational services to adults in recovery. Trauma and family issues addressed.
Operates using recovery model. Serves English and Spanish-speaking populations.
Transportation provided.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County
Crawford House, Inc.
Address: 362 Sunset Road Telephone: (908) 874-5153
Skillman, NJ 08858 Website: www.crawfordhouse.org
Program Details: Halfway House for the female residents of NJ state in the continuum
of treatment for substance dependence.
Service Area/Eligibility: Female residents of NJ ages 18 and over who are involved in
acceptable detox., rehab., outpatient service or jail programs.
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Family Guidance Center/Behavioral Health Care-Substance Abuse
Address: 2300 Hamilton Avenue Telephone: (609) 586-0668
Hamilton Township, NJ 08619 Website: www.fgccorp.org
Program Details: Program offers regular outpatient counseling for individuals, families,
or groups. Also offers recovery programs.
Service Area/Eligibility:
Freedom House, Inc.
Address: PO Box 1393 Telephone: (609) 396-6788
Trenton, NJ 8607 Website: www.freedomhouse.net
Program Details:
Service Area/Eligibility:
Maryville, Inc.
Address: 1903 Grant Avenue Telephone: (609) 392-2446
Williamstown, NJ 8094 Website: www.maryvillerehab.org
Program Details:
Service Area/Eligibility:
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Mercer Street Friends/Parent Child Recovery
Address: 1201 W State Street Telephone: (609) 989-1925
Trenton, NJ 08618 Website: www.mercerstreetfriends.org
Program Details: Offers substance abuse services for parents who are referred by
DYFS and whose children are being monitored for abuse and neglect.
Service Area/Eligibility: DYFS referral required. Mercer County Area.
New Horizon Treatment Services/Methadone/OP Clinic
Address: 132 Perry Street Telephone: (609) 394-8988
Trenton, NJ 8618
Program Details: Provides methadone maintenance and methadone detox., therapy and
counseling focusing on substance abuse and recovery.
Service Area/Eligibility: Must 21 years of age with proper identification and in the
Greater Trenton Area.
Rescue Mission of Trenton
Address: 98 Carroll Street Telephone: (609) 695-1436
Trenton, NJ 08609
Program Details: Program offers residency and services including work therapy,
specialized counseling and education, medical supervision, and recreation to indigent
clients.
Service Area/Eligibility: Clients must be 21+ and ambulatory, alcohol and drug free in
Mercer County.
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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Better Beginnings/After-School
Address: 318 North Main Street Telephone: (609) 448-6226
Hightstown, NJ 08520 Website: www.princetonol.com
/groups/bbcdc
Program Details: Provides children with after-school activities, summer care, computer
training, substance abuse prevention and outreach programs.
Service Area/Eligibility: Children ages 6-11 in Mercer County.
Boys & Girls Club/After School/Drop-In Center
Address: 212 Centre Street Telephone: (609) 392-3191
Trenton, NJ 08611 Website: www.princetonol.com
/yo/data/bgctmc.html
Program Details: Offers after-school program and drop-in center services, character and
leadership development, education and career development, health and life skills, the arts,
and sports, fitness and recreation.
Service Area/Eligibility: Ages 5-17 in Mercer County.
Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)/Mercer County-After School
Address: 920 South Broad Street Telephone: (609) 396-8383
Trenton, NJ 08611 Website: www.cyomercer.com
Program Details: The after school program services for children in grades K-7 enrolled
in Trenton Schools. Services include: homework assistance, supervised recreational
activities, trips, game rooms and services for older children.
Service Area/Eligibility: Aged 5-12 enrolled in Trenton schools with parents working at
least 30 hours per week.
Family Guidance Center/Children's Day Treatment
Address: 1925 Pennington Road Telephone: (609) 882-1898
Ewing Township, NJ 08618 Website: www.fgccorp.org
Program Details: Serves children with severe emotional difficulties. Program runs daily
Monday through Friday after school. Provides behavior modification, structured
therapeutic program and group therapy.
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Service Area/Eligibility: Ages 6-14 in Mercer County.
Martin House/Learning Center-Education/Recreation
Address: 794 East State Street Telephone: (609) 989-8143
Trenton, NJ 08609 Website: www.dioceseoftrenton.org
/justicecaring/social/martinhouse.cfm
Program Details: Provides educational assistance along with homework assistance for
student in grades K thru 5. Other services include: tutoring, ESL and GED programs for
those seeking a high school diploma, preschool, athletic program and a summer day
camp.
Service Area/Eligibility: Wilbur section of Trenton.
Princeton Young Achievers
Address: 25 Valley Road Telephone: (609) 806-4216
Princeton, NJ 08540 Website: princetonyoungachievers.org
Program Details: Operates after school learning centers in low and moderate income
neighborhoods of Princeton. Youth development activities which include: small group
activities, one-to-one tutoring and homework support.
Service Area/Eligibility: Youth in Princeton neighborhoods.
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YMCA/Princeton-Family/After School
Address: Paul Robeson Place Telephone: (609) 497-9622
Princeton, NJ 08540 Website: www.princetonol.com
/groups/ymca
Program Details: Offers various programs for children ages 5-10 and 11-13. Programs
include special events, trips and parenting workshops
Service Area/Eligibility: Ages 5-13 in Princeton Area.
AIDS/HIV
AIDS Resource Foundation for Children
Address: 182 Roseville Avenue Telephone: (973) 483-4250
Newark, NJ 07107 Website: www.aidsresource.org
Program Details: Provides multiple services for children and adults with HIV/AIDS
including: support groups, interim housing, counseling, information and referrals,
emergency assistance and home health care
Service Area/Eligibility: AIDS/HIV infected or affected in Mercer County.
Division of Disability Services
Address: P.O. Box 700 Telephone: (888) 285-3036
Trenton, NJ 08625
Program Details: AIDS COMMUNITY CARE ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM
(ACCAP): Specifically for adults and children with AIDS/HIV+. Provides full Medicaid
benefits plus additional benefits. Children receive special benefits including placement in
a specialized group foster home or reimbursement to foster parents through DYFS.
Service Area/Eligibility: DYFS Referral for Children in Mercer County Area.
Family Guidance Center/HIV Services
Address: 946 Edgewood Avenue Telephone: (609) 586-0668
Trenton, NJ 08618 Website: www.fgccorp.org
Program Details: Offers HIV Life Skills Program, HIV testing, case management,
transportation and referrals.
Service Area/Eligibility: AIDS/HIV infected or affected in Mercer County.
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Hyacinth AIDS Foundation/Mercer-Hunterdon
Address: 986 South Broad Street Telephone: (609) 396-8322
Trenton, NJ 08611 Website: www.hyacinth.org
Program Details: Offers case management services, support groups to those with
HIV/AIDS. Assists people living with HIV and their family/friends in understanding
medications and supporting adherence of AIDS drug regimes. Offers on-going
education and information and advocacy for access for care and treatment. Call for
additional information.
Service Area/Eligibility: AIDS/HIV infected or affected in Mercer County.
Mercer Area Early Intervention Services/HIV
Address: 413 Hillcrest Avenue Telephone: (609) 538-0025
Trenton, NJ 08618
Program Details: A program for those infected with HIV that offers aggressive
treatment and medical care. Offers counseling, education, free confidential HIV testing
and pre- and post-test counseling. Can also help with benefits, Social Security and
medications.
Service Area/Eligibility: Greater Trenton Area.
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Mercer County Board of Social Services (MCBOSS)/AIDS Community Care
Address: 200 Woolverton Street Telephone: (609) 989-4664
Trenton, NJ 08650 Website: www.ourworld.compuserve.com
/homepages/mcboss
Program Details: Offers home and community based services to persons with AIDS or
AIDS-related complex. Services include home health care, homemaker services, medical
transportation and respite care.
Service Area/Eligibility: Adults residing in Trenton area.
Trenton/City Health Division-Adult Health Clinic
Address: 218 N. Broad Street Telephone: (609) 989-3242
Trenton, NJ 08608
Program Details: Provides sexually transmitted disease education, screening, treatment
and follow-up. Provides primary medical care for uninsured and underinsured.
Service Area/Eligibility: Must have AIDS or ARC in Mercer County.
CHILDREN/PRESCHOOL
Carolyn Stokes Day Nursery/Preschool
Address: 1 Princess Diana Lane Telephone: (609) 392-2648
Trenton, NJ 08638
Website: www.princetonol.com/yo/data/csdn.html
Program Details: Provides preschool with programs focused on the cognitive, physical,
emotional and social development of each child.
Service Area/Eligibility: Children ages 2 1/2 through 5 years old in Trenton.
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Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)/Mercer County-Pre-School
Address: 920 South Broad Street Telephone: (609) 396-8383
Trenton, NJ 08611 Website: www.cyomercer.com
Program Details: Provides year round full-day programs staffed by certified teachers
with breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks.
Service Area/Eligibility: 3 and 4 year olds living in Trenton referred by the Trenton
Board of Education Abbott Program.
Child Care Connection, Inc.
Address: 1001 Spruce Street Telephone: (609) 989-8060
Trenton, NJ 8638 Website: www.childcareconnection-nj.org
Program Details: Provides child care referrals and information in Mercer County.
Service Area/Eligibility: Must be looking for child care in Mercer County.
Family and Children's Services
Address: 120 John Street Telephone: (609) 924-7826
Princeton, NJ 8542 Website: www.nj-counseling.org
Program Details: Access Center serves as a clearinghouse providing referrals for
services to: Children, Teens, Families, Adults and Seniors. Offers traditional counseling
in addition to outreach, emergency financial aid, substance abuse programs, on-site EAP
and case management.
Service Area/Eligibility:
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Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center/Day Care
Address: 295 Eggerts Crossing Road Telephone: (609) 883-3399
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Program Details: The day care is designed to service low-income families between the
ages of 2 1/2-5 years of age. Encourages the development of each child through the
child's emotional, intellectual, and physical capabilities at individual paces.
Service Area/Eligibility: Fully potty trained, Aged 2.5 to 5 years in Mercer County.
Mercer Street Friends/Child Day Care
Address: 1321 Brunswick Avenue Telephone: (609) 588-3513
Trenton, NJ 08648 Website: www.mercerstreetfriends.org
Program Details: Offers state licensed quality child care services in Hamilton and
Trenton providing age appropriate cognitive, fine and gross motor, social and physical
skill development. Breakfast, lunch and snacks are provided daily.
Service Area/Eligibility: Aged 3-5 with working parents in the Hamilton/Trenton Area.
Millhill Child & Family Development/Day Care-Disabled
Address: 101A Oakland Street Telephone: (609) 989-7333
Trenton, NJ 08618 Website: www.millhillcenter.org
Program Details: Provides developmentally based child care and case management
services to eligible children and families in Trenton and Mercer County.
Service Area/Eligibility: Parents must be working and meet financial eligibility in
Mercer County.
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Pediatric Day Health Center at Millhouse
Address: 325 Jersey Street Telephone: (609) 396-2299
Trenton, NJ 08611
Program Details: Day care facility designed to meet the needs of children with special
medical needs. Accepts children with seizure disorders, feeding tubes, asthma, failure to
thrive, oxygen, tracheotomy and other medical disorders.
Service Area/Eligibility: Medicaid required. New Jersey residents.
Princeton Nursery School, Inc.
Address: 78 Leigh Avenue Telephone: (609) 921-8606
Princeton, NJ 8542
Program Details:
Service Area/Eligibility:
Puerto Rican Community Day Care Center, Inc
Address: 223 Perry Street Telephone: (609) 392-8787
Trenton, NJ 8618 Website: www.puertoricandycare.org
Program Details: Provides a child development program so each child will learn at their
own pace according to their own need.
Service Area/Eligibility: Aged 3-5 with parents residing in Mercer County.
The Children's Home Society of New Jersey
Address: 635 South Clinton Ave Telephone: (800) 247-6365
Trenton, NJ 8611 Website: www.chsofnj.org
Program Details: A community based center offering child and family health and
support services and programs.
Service Area/Eligibility: Depends on program. Call for additional Info.
YMCA/Hightstown-East Windsor/Child Care
Address: 230 Mercer Street Telephone: (609) 448-1357
Hightstown, NJ 8520 Website: hightstownewindsorymca.org
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Program Details: Offers childcare, preschool and afterschool care for children.
Service Area/Eligibility: Ages 6 weeks - grade 5 in the East Windsor - Hightstown
area.
YWCA/Trenton-Hamilton Branch/Youth Programs
Address: 3562 Nottinghan Way Telephone: (609) 587-1815
Hamilton, NJ 8608
Program Details: Offers nursery school classes and summer camp programs for
children.
Service Area/Eligibility: Membership required. Hamilton, Robbinsville, Bordentown
areas. Age and time restrictions
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR BASIC NEEDS
Catholic Charities (CC)/Trenton Diocese-Emergency Services
Address: 132 North Warren Street Telephone: (609) 394-8847
Trenton, NJ 8618 Website: catholiccharitiestrenton.org
Program Details: Provides financial assistance with delinquent rent, mortgage, utility
payments to poor or needy residents
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County resident.
Crisis Ministries of Princeton & Trenton
Address: 61 Nassau Street Telephone: (609) 921-2135
Princeton, NJ 08542 Website: www.thecrisisministry.org
Program Details: Financial assistance for utilities, rent, mortgage, and prescriptions.
Service Area/Eligibility: Low-income Mercer County residents.
Hamilton (Wilson) Neighborhood Center
Address: 169 Wilfred Avenue Telephone: (609) 393-6480
Hamilton, NJ 8610
Program Details: Provides emergency, financial, education and health related services
to Hamilton Township
Service Area/Eligibility: Proof of residence in Hamilton Township and household
income based on federal income guidelines.
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United Progress, Inc.
Address: 162 West State Street Telephone: (609) 392-2161
Trenton, NJ 08608 Website: www.unitedprogress.org
Program Details: Provides Employment, Nutritional, Housing and Utility counseling
and assistance.
Service Area/Eligibility: 125% or under federal poverty guidelines and residing in
Trenton.
FOOD
American Red Cross/Meals at Home-Hamilton/Trenton
Address: 707 Alexander Road Telephone: (609) 951-2124
Princeton, NJ 08540 Website: www.njredcross.org
Program Details: Provides a hot, nutritious meal to clients seven days per week,
conducts an in-home assessment to determine needs and makes appropriate referrals.
Service Area/Eligibility: Hamilton or Trenton residents aged 60+ who are homebound
or unable to be self sufficient.
Community Action Service Center, Inc.
Address: 116 North Main Street Telephone: (609) 443-4464
Hightstown, NJ 08520 Website: cascmercer.org
Program Details: Information, referral and assitance with food needs.
Service Area/Eligibility: Low-income persons, seniors, youth and others throughout
eastern Mercer County.
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Mercer County Board of Social Services (MCBOSS)/Food Stamps
Address: 200 Woolverton Street Telephone: (609) 989-4491
Trenton, NJ 08650 Website: www.ourworld.compuserve.com
/homepages/mcboss
Program Details: Provides food coupons to individuals and families based on
household size, income, expenses and resources.
Service Area/Eligibility: Based on household size, income, expenses and resources in
Mercer County.
Mobile Meals/Trenton-Ewing
Address: 546 Bellevue Avenue Telephone: (609) 695-3483
Trenton, NJ 08618
Program Details: Provides nutritious meals delivered by volunteers to participants
whose physical, mental, or social condition requires home delivered meals services.
Service Area/Eligibility: Greater Trenton area residents who are homebound,
chronically ill, convalescent, or physically or mentally challenged.
Salvation Army
Address: 575 E State Street Telephone: (609) 599-9373
Trenton, NJ 08609
Program Details: Provides groceries to needy persons regardless of race, color, creed,
sex or age.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County
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Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
Address: 72 1/2 Escher Street Telephone: (609) 695-5456
Trenton, NJ 08609 Website: www.trentonsoupkitchen.org
Program Details: Provides lunch and dinner to the needy.
Service Area/Eligibility: Lunch: Mon-Fri (10:30 AM - 1:00 PM) Dinner: Mon through
Thurs evenings (3:30 PM - 6:00 PM) for the Trenton Area.
HANDICAP
Advancing Opportunities
Address: 354 South Broad Street Telephone: (888) 322-1918
Trenton, NJ 08608 Website: www.cpofnj.org
Program Details: Helps individuals with disabilities obtain and maintain employment.
Offer Career Planning, Job Development, Job Placement.
Service Area/Eligibility: Referrals through DVR and DDD in New Jersey.
ARC/Mercer-Developmental Daycare
Address: 1015 Fairmount Avenue Telephone: (609) 278-0154
Trenton, NJ 08638 Website: www.arcmercer.org
Program Details: Provides intensive developmental daycare 5 days per week. Offers an
evaluation component that identifies and provides service to children who meet eligibility
for the program. Provides a stimulating environment to foster social, emotional, physical
and cognitive development.
Service Area/Eligibility: Children ages birth - 3 with disabilities. Abbott Program for
3-4 year olds available through Trenton Board of Education (609) 656-4900.
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Association for Advancement of Mental Health
Address: 819 Alexander Road Telephone: (609) 452-2088
Princeton, NJ 08540
Program Details: Helps people with a diversity of psychological, psychiatric and
developmental problems learn to live in community. Offers counseling, medication
monitoring, case management, groups and advocacy.
Service Area/Eligibility: Adults 18+ residing in Greater Mercer County.
Catholic Charities (CC)/Trenton Diocese-Supported Employment
Address: 10 Southard Street Telephone: (609) 396-4557
Trenton, NJ 08609 Website: catholiccharitiestrenton.org
Program Details: Assists adults with mental health problems in seeking employment or
getting in to schools or training programs.
Service Area/Eligibility: History of mental illness in Mercer County.
Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey, Inc
Address: 354 South Broad Street Telephone: (888) 322-1918
Trenton, NJ 08608 Website: www.cpofnj.org
Program Details: Offers a wide array of services and support to children and adults
with disabilities (temporary or permanent) and to their families.
Service Area/Eligibility: Persons with disabilities in New Jersey.
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CIFA/Teaching Family Model
Address: 520 West State Street Telephone: (609) 394-2507
Trenton, NJ 08618 Website: www.servebhs.org
Program Details: Using the Teaching Family Model, teaches individuals and their
families the skills necessary for living and working successfully in the community.
Promotes individual responsibility and increased self-reliance for individuals with
developmental disabilities and challenging behaviors.
Service Area/Eligibility: Call for information, within Mercer County.
COSAC/NJ Center for Outreach Services-Autism Community
Address: 1450 Parkside Avenue Telephone: (609) 883-8100
Ewing, NJ 08638 Website: www.njcosac.org
Program Details: Provides information and referral, training and support, education,
and consultation and advocacy. COSAC is dedicated to ensuring that people with autism
receive appropriate, effective services and enhancing overall awareness of autism in the
general public.
Service Area/Eligibility: New Jersey.
Enable, Inc/Employment
Address: 13 Roszel Road Telephone: (609) 520-7979
Princeton, NJ 8540 Website: www.enablenj.org
Program Details: Helps people with disabilities to find and keep employment in the
community. Participants can receive supported employment, time-limited job coaching
or participate in a vocational center program.
Service Area/Eligibility: For people in Mercer Count who have been referred by the
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR).
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New Jersey Health Department/Special Child & Adult Services
Address: 50 E State Street Telephone: (609) 984-0755
Trenton, NJ 08625
Program Details: Promotes early identification, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of
children from birth to age 21 with special health needs. Includes medical/rehab services,
services for special equipment, case management, genetic services, registration and early
identification.
Service Area/Eligibility: Aged up to 21 diseased with special health needs in New
Jersey.
Trent Center Apartments, Inc/Congregate Housing Services
Address: 511 Greenwood Avenue Telephone: (609) 392-8378
Trenton, NJ 8609 Website: www.trentcenter.org
Program Details: Assists frail and disabled tenants of Trent Center East with meals and
personal needs.
Service Area/Eligibility: Disabled or elderly who need assistance with activities of
daily living in the Trenton area.
HEALTH CARE
Capital Health System/Fuld Campus/Mercer Campus
Address: 750 Brunswick Avenue Telephone: (609) 394-6000
Trenton, NJ 08638 Website: www.capitalhealth.org
Program Details: An acute care hospital with approximately 239 beds that is part of the
Capital Health System. Specialties include: Trauma II Center, Dialysis, Rehab,
Cardiology, Mental Health, Orthopedics, Infectious Diseases and Emergency Room
Access. Call for additional information.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County area.
East Trenton Center/Health Screening
Address: 601 North Clinton Avenue Telephone: (609) 393-4880
Trenton, NJ 08638
Program Details: Offers programs in collaboration with Capital Health systems to
address long term health care needs of the community.
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Service Area/Eligibility: Trenton residents.
Henry J. Austin Health Center
Address: 321 North Warren Street Telephone: (609) 278-5900
Trenton, NJ 08618
Program Details: Provides accessible health services. The Center is dedicated to
preventing illness and promoting good health habits. A nutritionist, pharmacy, radiology
and laboratory are on site, as well as substance abuse counseling. Has a health center in
Ewing.
Service Area/Eligibility: Serves the people of Mercer County regardless of age, color,
sex, and income.
Mount Carmel Guild
Address: 73 N Clinton Avenue Telephone: (609) 695-7845
Trenton, NJ 8609 Website: www.MCGtrenton.org
Program Details:
Service Area/Eligibility:
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Trenton/City Health Division-WIC
Address: 222 E State Street Telephone: (609) 989-3636
Trenton, NJ 08608
Program Details: Provides support for pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum (up to 6
months past delivery) women and children up to age 5.
Service Area/Eligibility: Trenton residents.
HEALTH INSURANCE
Mercer County Board of Social Services (MCBOSS)/NJ Care
Address: 200 Woolverton Street Telephone: (609) 989-4664
Trenton, NJ 08650 Website: www.ourworld.compuserve.com
/homepages/mcboss
Program Details: An expansion Medicaid program, authorizing complete Medicaid
coverage to pregnant women.
Service Area/Eligibility: Pregnant women during their pregnancy and for 60 days
following the date on which the pregnancy ends in Mercer County.
New Jersey Charity Care (Health Care for the Uninsured)
Address: 225 East State St. PO Box 360 Telephone: (800) 367-6543
Trenton, NJ 08625
Program Details: The NJ Charity Care Assistance Program is a state program that
offers free or reduced charge care which is provided to patients who receive inpatient and
outpatient services at acute care hospitals throughout the State of NJ.
Service Area/Eligibility: Household income less that 300% of poverty level in NJ.
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New Jersey FamilyCare
Address: P.O. Box 712 Telephone: (732) 745-6713
Trenton, NJ 08625 Website: www.njfamilycare.org
Program Details: For families residing in New Jersey, offers free or low-cost health
care coverage to uninsured children age 18 and under. Takes 30-45 days to process.
Service Area/Eligibility: Children 18 or under who are uninsured. Citizenship or
acceptable alternate required.
HOUSING
Escher Street/Housing-Singles
Address: 50 Escher Street Telephone: (609) 392-4599
Trenton, NJ 08609 Website: www.state.nj.us/dca
/dhcr/mercerguide.htm
Program Details: This is a Section 8 SRO Moderate Rehabilitation Program for
Homeless Individuals. A Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Project that provides
individual rooms (100 units) with shared restrooms and kitchens to single males and
females.
Service Area/Eligibility: Section 8, Adult single men and women in the Trenton Area.
Habitat for Humanity/Low-Income Housing
Address: 601 North Clinton Avenue Telephone: (609) 393-8009
Trenton, NJ 08638 Website: www.habitatnj.org
Program Details: Affordable houses that are sold to partner families at no profit and
financed with no-interest loans.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County.
Housing Authority of the Borough of Princeton-Public Housing
Address: 50 Clay Street Telephone: (609) 924-3448
Princeton, NJ 08542
Program Details: Offers federally subsidized apartment rentals.
Service Area/Eligibility: Income eligibility, based on family size. In the Princeton area.
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Lutheran Social Ministries-NJ/Housing
Address: 720 Monmouth Street Telephone: (609) 394-5115
Trenton, NJ 08609 Website: www.lsmnj.org
Program Details: Manages affordable housing units. Call for locations.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County.
Section 8 Subsidized Housing/Mercer County
Address: 140 E Front Street Telephone: (609) 292-8537
Trenton, NJ 08607
Program Details: Offers subsidized housing (Section 8) and rental assistance to Mercer
County residents.
Service Area/Eligibility: Individuals in Mercer County meeting Section 8 requirements.
IMMIGRATION SERVICES
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services
Address: 189 South Broad Street Telephone: (609) 393-4900
Trenton, NJ 08601
Program Details: Provides Immigration Services which include: Family Immigration
Cases, Political Asylum and Temporary Protective Status, Citizenship (Naturalization),
immigration court cases, including asylum and suspension of deportation. Additional
Services - Call for more information.
Service Area/Eligibility: New Jersey.
Mercer County Hispanic Association (MECHA)
Address: 200 East State Street, 2nd Floor Telephone: (609) 392-2446
Trenton, NJ 08607 Website: www.princeton.lib.nj.us
/crf/CRF10104.htm
Program Details: Provides services and programs to the Hispanic Community.
Service Area/Eligibility: Latino families in Mercer County.
The Boaz Community Corporation, Inc.
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Address: 4 Paterson Street Telephone: (732) 220-1535
New Brunswick, NJ 8901 Website: www.boazcommunitycorp.org
Program Details: Provides immigration legal services through licensed attorney,
including family immigration cases involving relative petitions, green cards, removal of
conditions, and other cases.
Service Area/Eligibility: Middlesex, Somerset and Mercer County.
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JOB TRAINING
Burlington County Occupational Training Center/Disabled
Address: 130 Hancock Lane Telephone: (609) 267-6677
Mount Holly, NJ 08060 Website: www.otcbc.org
Program Details: Provides competitive and supportive employment services and
vocational training opportunities for people with disabilities.
Service Area/Eligibility: Burlington and Mercer counties.
Catholic Charities (CC)/Trenton Diocese-Supported Employment
Address: 10 Southard Street Telephone: (609) 396-4557
Trenton, NJ 08609 Website: catholiccharitiestrenton.org
Program Details: Assists adults with mental health problems in seeking employment or
getting in to schools or training programs.
Service Area/Eligibility: Persons with a history of mental illness residing in Mercer
County.
Employment Center-ARC of Mercer County
Address: 600 New York Avenue Telephone: (609) 406-0181
Trenton, NJ 08638 Website: www.arcmercer.org
Program Details: Provides vocational services in different fields, with a custodial
training program, an occupation training center, supported employment and rehab
services.
Service Area/Eligibility: Must be referred by DVR and in Mercer County.
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Isles, Inc/Youthbuild Job Training
Address: 10 Wood Street Telephone: (609) 341-4700
Trenton, NJ 08618 Website: www.isles.org
Program Details: Provides training to at-risk young men and women (high school drop-
outs) in the construction trades while rehabilitating vacant, inner-city houses. Offers
peer-based vocational and academic training, team building, leadership development and
job placement services.
Service Area/Eligibility: Greater Trenton Area.
Mercer County Board of Social Services (MCBOSS)/Work First NJ
Address: 200 Woolverton Street Telephone: (609) 989-4491
Trenton, NJ 08650 Website: www.ourworld.compuserve.com
/homepages/mcboss
Program Details: A work program that emphasizes personal responsibility and self-
sufficiency.
Service Area/Eligibility: Individuals or couples in Mercer County.
Mercer County One Stop Career Center
Address: 640 S Broad Street, 2nd Floor Telephone: (609) 989-6523
Trenton, NJ 08650
Program Details: Operates the Workforce Investment (WIA), a federally funded
program that offers employment and training to residents of Mercer County who are 16
years and older.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County.
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Mercer County Technical Schools
Address: 1085 Old Trenton Road Telephone: (609) 586-5411
Trenton, NJ 08690 Website: www.mctec.net
Program Details: Offers day and evening training for approximately 70 occupations;
some on-the-job training and college credit courses; vocational and academic counseling;
distance learning labs, job search and placement; access to computers and the Internet.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County Area.
LEGAL SERVICES
Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc.-Mercer County
Address: 198 West State Street Telephone: (609) 695-6249
Trenton, NJ 8608 Website: www.lsnj.org
Program Details: Issues relating to landlord and tenant, public assistance, social
security, food stamps, disability, TANF, Work First, divorce, domestic violence, custody,
child support, consumer problems and bankruptcy.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County residents with household income below 175%
of poverty line or aged 60+.
Legal Services of New Jersey
Address: 100 Metroplex Drive Telephone: (732) 572-9100
Edison, NJ 08818 Website: www.lsnjlaw.org
Program Details: Serves legal needs of low income people. Major areas include:
housing, health care, government aid and benefits, employment, immigration, education,
seniors and youth.
Service Area/Eligibility: Some services have income restrictions. New Jersey
Residents.
Mercer County Bar Association/Legal Services & Referrals
Address: 1245 Whitehorse Mercerville Road Telephone: (609) 585-6200
Hamilton, NJ 08619 Website: www.mercerbar.com
Program Details: Refers people to attorneys who have experience in their problem area.
Assists seniors, aged 60 and over with simple wills, trusts and power of attorney, at
reduced rates.
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Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County Residents.
LITERACY(ESL)
Community House of Princeton University
Address: 86 Olden Avenue Telephone: (609) 258-6736
Princeton, NJ 08542
Program Details: Provides volunteer to tutor youth and adults in all subjects, including
literacy classes, ESL and GED preparations. One-on-one mentoring, role model
programs, various workshops for elementary and middle school students, and alternative
activities are provided to area schools
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County Area.
Hispanic Americans for Progress, Inc
Address: New Jersey State Prison Telephone:
Trenton, NJ 08625
Program Details: An adult literacy program that teaches Hispanic inmates illiterate in
Spanish to read and write in their native language. The program is run by inmate program
managers and volunteer tutors.
Service Area/Eligibility: New Jersey.
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Latinas Unidas
Address: YWCA-Trenton Telephone: (609) 396-3040
Trenton, NJ 08608
Program Details: The mission of Latinas Unidas is to empower the Latino community
to self sufficiency and to foster family and community well-being through education,
information, training, and support services by building bridges within the local
community.
Service Area/Eligibility: Latino individual or families in Mercer County.
Literacy Volunteers of America/Mercer County
Address: 140 East Hanover Street Telephone: (609) 393-8855
Trenton, NJ 08608 Website: www.princetonol.com
/groups/lvamc
Program Details: Provides tutoring to enable people to achieve personal goals through
literacy. The approach is learner-centered and includes English as a Second Language
and basic literacy skills.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County.
Mercer County Community College/English Language Institute
Address: PO Box B Telephone: (609) 586-4800
Trenton, NJ 8690 Website: www.mcc.edu
Program Details: The courses include ESL grammar, conversation, reading, writing and
pronunciation
Service Area/Eligibility: Marano Test/Best oral - TABE leve 7-D. For Mercer County
Residents.
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MENTAL HEALTH
Association for Advancement of Mental Health
Address: 819 Alexander Road Telephone:
Princeton, NJ 08540
Program Details: Helps people with a diversity of psychological, psychiatric and
developmental problems learn to live in community. Offers counseling, medication
monitoring, case management, groups and advocacy.
Service Area/Eligibility: Ages 18+ in Greater Mercer County.
Catholic Charities (CC)/Trenton Diocese-PACT
Address: 47 N Clinton Avenue Telephone: (609) 882-4772
Trenton, NJ 08607 Website: catholiccharitiestrenton.org
Program Details: Numerous support services provided while reducing or preventing
unnecessary use of emergency psychiatric services and/or psychiatric hospitalizations.
Service Area/Eligibility: Major MH diagnosis for at least 1 year; history of
hospitalizations; multiple screenings in 18 months. Mercer County Area.
Family Guidance Center Corporation
Address: 1931 Nottingham Way Telephone: (609) 586-0668
Hamilton, NJ 8619 Website: www.fgccorp.org
Program Details: Provides individual clinical assessment to children, adults, groups,
maritals or families seeking counseling. Psychiatric evaluations, medication management
and brief solution-focused psychotherapy available.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County Area.
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Greater Trenton Behavioral HealthCare (GTBH)/Integrated Case Management
Address: 314-316 E State Street Telephone: (609) 396-4258
Trenton, NJ 08608 Website: www.gtbhc.org
Program Details: Program services adults who have a serious mental illness. Services
include: assessment, crisis intervention (linkage to AAMH and Salvation Army
treatment), psycho educational support, help with ADL's, supportive counseling, and
assistance in obtaining basic necessities such as housing and benefits.
Service Area/Eligibility: Persons discharged from state hospital system, multiple
admissions to a STCF and limited community refs. Mercer County Area.
Mercer County Mental Health Division/Traumatic Loss Coalition
Address: 640 South Broad Street Telephone: (609) 278-7924
Trenton, NJ 08650 Website: www.mercercounty.org
Program Details: Seeks to prevent suicide and self destructive behavior of at risk
adolescents. Promotes awareness through education of community and parents on those
signs and symptoms which identify high at risk destructive behaviors.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County Area.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)-Mercer NJ
Address: Lawrence Commons Telephone: (609) 777-9766
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Website: www.nami-mercer-nj.org
Program Details: Devoted to supporting and improving the overall quality of life for
people with mental illnesses and their families. Many parenting programs, and support
groups available. Call for additional information.
Service Area/Eligibility: Eligibility based on program. Greater Mercer County.
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New Jersey Partnership for Children/Mental Health
Address: 3705 Quakerbridge Road Telephone: (609) 689-6200
Hamilton, NJ 08619 Website: www.njkidsoc.com
Program Details: Services to children and families with children. Services include:
counseling, outpatient tx, evaluations, residential tx, assessment/intervention, behavioral
assistance, intensive therapy (in-home/community) and mobile crisis intervention.
Service Area/Eligibility: Ages 0-21 years in Mercer County .
St Francis Medical Center/Children's Partial Hospitalization
Address: 601 Hamilton Avenue Telephone: (609) 599-6430
Trenton, NJ 08629 Website: www.stfrancismedical.com
Program Details: A children's partial hospitalization program that provides care for
children who require comprehensive, multidisciplinary treatment for mental health and
behavioral problems.
Service Area/Eligibility: Ages 5-12 with multiple issues. Mercer County.
PARENTING
Children's Home Society (CHS)-NJ/Extended Family Care
Address: 635 S Clinton Avenue Telephone: (609) 695-6274
Trenton, NJ 08611 Website: www.chsofnj.org
Program Details: A DYFS Program that provides longer term foster care for pregnant
and parenting adolescents to age 18 who need to learn independent living skills. Services
include prenatal and post-natal care; parenting skills, pediatric and medical supervision
for infants; and educational and vocational training.
Service Area/Eligibility: DYFS referral, Mercer County Area.
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Children's Home Society (CHS)-NJ/FACES
Address: 702 Brunswick Avenue Telephone: (609) 278-0750
Trenton, NJ 08638 Website: www.chsofnj.org
Program Details: A collaborative partnership for Trenton residents with services in four
core areas: health, literacy, parent education and child care. Offers "Fun With Books" in
an interactive reading program designed to show families the many ways they can enjoy
books together.
Service Area/Eligibility: Families who reside in Trenton with children ages from birth
through 6 years.
ChoiceOne
Address: 1764 Brunswick Avenue Telephone: (215) 269-6912
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Website: www.choice-one.net
Program Details: Offers free counseling for partners experiencing an unplanned
pregnancy. Provides expectant or new mothers and fathers basic information about
parenting and nutritionist promote the health and well-being of a newborn.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer and Burlington Counties.
Parentsource
Address: Telephone: (609) 585-2525
Hamilton Township, NJ 08650 Website: www.positiveparenting.com
Program Details: Provides information about positive parenting and offers workshops
to help improve parenting skills.
Service Area/Eligibility: Call for information. Mercer County Area.
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Planned Parenthood Association/Mercer County
Address: 437 East State Street Telephone: (609) 989-4846
Trenton, NJ 8608 Website: www.ppmercer.org
Program Details: Provides reproductive health services, education, counseling and
advocacy. All services are confidential and based on a sliding-scale fee schedule.
Medicaid is accepted. Services include: routine OB/GYN, prenatal counseling,
pregnancy testing, abortion, birth control, STD/HIV testing and tx, pregnancy
counseling, cancer screening, services for men and older female (midlife services) care.
Service Area/Eligibility:
Prevent Child Abuse - NJ
Address: 103 Church Street Telephone: (732) 246-8060
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Website: www.preventchildabusenj.org
Program Details: Provides strong citizen advocacy in all aspects of child abuse
prevention.
Service Area/Eligibility: Eligibility based on program. New Jersey.
Trenton/City Health Division-Parents as Teachers
Address: 222 E State Street Telephone: (609) 989-3636
Trenton, NJ 08608
Program Details: Provides prenatal and early childhood parent education to pregnant
women and families with children ages birth -5. Components include: intensive in-home
visits, group meetings, developmental screening and linkages to other services.
Service Area/Eligibility: Pregnant women and families with children ages birth - 5
within the Trenton area.
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SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES
East Trenton Center/Senior Citizen's Club
Address: 601 North Clinton Avenue Telephone: (609) 393-4880
Trenton, NJ 08638
Program Details: Seniors meet twice a month for fellowship, bible study, activity
planning and other business. Lunch is served.
Service Area/Eligibility: Any senior citizen in Mercer County.
ECHO, Inc/Seniors
Address: 471 Parkway Avenue Telephone: (609) 695-4151
Trenton, NJ 08618
Program Details: An organization for Mercer area adults age 55 and older offering
leisure activities, educational opportunities, social and recreational programs, health
presentations, book club, trips and lunches.
Service Area/Eligibility: Ages 55+ in Trenton area.
Hamilton Township/Senior Center
Address: 409 Cypress Lane Telephone: (609) 890-3686
Hamilton, NJ 8619 Website: www.hamiltonnj.com
Program Details: A community focal point in which older persons can get together for
activities and services which enhances their dignity, supports independence and
strengthens community ties.
Service Area/Eligibility: Aged 60+, Mercer County resident for Nutrition program,
Hamilton Township resident for recreation
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Jewish Family and Career Services (JFCS) of Greater Mercer/Senior Service
Address: 707 Alexander Road Telephone: (609) 987-8100
Princeton, NJ 08540 Website: www.jfcsonline.org
Program Details: Offers counseling, case management, information and assistance
related to issues concerning seniors and family caregivers. Provides support groups and
community education programs.
Service Area/Eligibility: Senior citizens and family caregivers in the Greater Mercer
County.
Mercer County Office on Aging
Address: 200 Woolverton Street Telephone: (609) 989-6661
Trenton, NJ 08650
Program Details: Provides assistance to senior residents, their families, and agency
personnel regarding services, programs, form assistance, care management, nutrition,
outreach and information. Case manages CCPED, CAP and JACC home care programs.
Service Area/Eligibility: Ages 60+ or homebound and social security disabled within
Mercer County.
Princeton Senior Resource Center
Address: 45 Stockton Street Telephone: (609) 924-7108
Princeton, NJ 8540 Website: www.princetonol.com
/groups/senior
Program Details: Brings together young children and adults over 55 for a mutually
beneficial and fun partnership.
Service Area/Eligibility: Seniors must have an interest in children, and an ability to
read and converse. For Princeton residents.
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Residence (The) Boarding Home-Seniors
Address: 320 Spring Street Telephone: (609) 695-6033
Trenton, NJ 08618
Program Details: A Class C Boarding Home/Shared Living Residence for aging adults
(up to 30 individuals) that offers meals, medication supervision, housekeeping and
recreational services to independent adults.
Service Area/Eligibility: Senior citizens in Mercer County.
West Windsor Township/Senior & Social Services
Address: 271 Clarksville Road Telephone: (609) 799-9068
West Windsor, NJ 8550
Program Details: Offers educational, recreational/health-related programs, trips,
information and referrals for older persons.
Service Area/Eligibility: West Windsor residents age 55+.
SHELTER
Amani House/Transitional Housing-Males
Address: 518-520 Martin Luther King Blvd Telephone: (609) 393-3168
Trenton, NJ 8618 Website: www.voa.org
Program Details: Temporary housing facility for single homeless men enabling them to
become self-sufficient and with a stable living environment.
Service Area/Eligibility: Single, Homeless Males in the Trenton Area.
Anchor House
Address: 482 Centre Street Telephone: (609) 396-8329
Trenton, NJ 08611 Website: www.anchorhousenj.com
Program Details: Shelter, counseling center, and transitional living program
(Anchorage) for runaway, homeless and/or abused youth.
Service Area/Eligibility: Runaway, homeless and/or abused teens between ages 7-18 in
New Jersey.
Diversified Family & Children's Services Inc
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Address: 532 W. State Street Telephone: (609) 394-2507
Trenton, NJ 08618
Program Details: Provides temporary "shelter beds" (up to 30 days) for children who
need a place to stay on a short-term basis.
Service Area/Eligibility: Ages 5-18 (referred by DYFS or Family Court).
HomeFront/TLC
Address: 1880 Princeton Avenue Telephone: (609) 989-9417
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Website: www.homefrontnj.org
Program Details: Provides transitional housing for families. Also offers a mentoring
program that includes training in life skills.
Service Area/Eligibility: Must meet program criteria. Mercer County Area.
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Mercer County
Address: 121 East Hanover Street Telephone: (609) 396-8849
Trenton, NJ 08608 Website: www.ihnmc.org
Program Details: Temporary Emergency Housing for Families that are homeless.
Service Area/Eligibility: Families residing in Mercer County with custody of minors.
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Lifeline Emergency Shelter, Inc
Address: 300 S Clinton Avenue Telephone: (609) 392-7665
Trenton, NJ 08609 Website: www.njcitizenaction.org
/emergencyhousing.html
Program Details: Serves the homeless, unemployed and underemployed. Services
include shelter for 28 mothers and children for 90 days, food collection and distribution,
counseling, clothing collection and distribution, academic study, day camp, Christmas toy
drive, prayer line, holiday food baskets and college scholarships.
Service Area/Eligibility: Minimum age for homeless mother is 18; no age limit for
children within the Mercer County Area.
Mercer House Youth Shelter
Address: 1430 Parkside Avenue Telephone: (609) 434-4100
Trenton, NJ 08638 Website: www.childrens-home.org
Program Details: A short-term, non-categorical residential facility that offers a safe
haven for youth in Mercer County. Staff works closely with the children and their
families in an attempt to resolve the problems that led to admission. Family reunification
is a priority.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer county youth ages 11-17 in need of shelter.
Rescue Mission of Trenton/Robinson Program
Address: 96-100 Carroll Street Telephone: (609) 695-1436
Trenton, NJ 08609
Program Details: A rooming and boarding house for single men. Provides support
services to help then maintain independent living.
Service Area/Eligibility: Single, Homeless Males in Mercer County.
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Samaritan Hospice
Address: 5 Eves Drive Telephone: (800) 229-8183
Marlton, NJ 8053 Website: www.samaritanhospice.org
Program Details: Provides physical, emotional, and spiritual care at home or in other
residences for patients and their families.
Service Area/Eligibility: Patients with any illness if prognosis is six months or less.
TRANSLATION
Catholic Charities (CC)-El Centro de Resources
Address: 1 Centre Street Telephone: (609) 394-5157
Trenton, NJ 8611 Website: catholiccharitiestrenton.org
Program Details: A family center offering multiple services including translation and
interperetation.
Service Area/Eligibility: Latino families in Mercer County.
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services
Address: 189 South Broad Street Telephone: (609) 393-4900
Trenton, NJ 08601
Program Details: Refugee employment and supportive services including translation
and interpretation.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County.
Mercer County Hispanic Association (MECHA)
Address: 200 East State Street, 2nd Floor Telephone: (609) 392-2446
Trenton, NJ 08607 Website: www.princeton.lib.nj.us
/crf/CRF10104.htm
Program Details: Provides immigration services and programs to the Hispanic
Community.
Service Area/Eligibility: Latino families in Mercer County.
Puerto Rican Congress of New Jersey
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Address: 14 South Clifton Avenue Telephone: (732) 905-7217
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Program Details: Provides translation and interperetation for the Hispanic community.
Service Area/Eligibility: Low income, Hispanic community based residents of New
Jersey.
YOUTH SERVICES
ASPIRA, Inc of NJ/Mercer County-Youth/Leadership
Address: 390 Broad Street Telephone: (973) 484-7554
Newark, NJ 07104 Website: www.nj.aspira.org
Program Details: Offers inner city youth the opportunity to develop leadership skills.
Promotes community service and citizenship. Workshops on alcoholism and pregnancy.
Service Area/Eligibility: Middle and high school students in the Trenton area.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Mercer County
Address: 535 East Franklin Street Telephone: (609) 656-1122
Trenton, NJ 8610 Website: www.bbbsmercer.org
Program Details: Matches volunteers with elementary and middle school children who
would benefit from a relationship with a caring adult.
Service Area/Eligibility:
Brothers Keepers Youth Organization
Address: 25 Weber Avenue Telephone: (609) 883-3202
Trenton, NJ 08638 Website: www.geocities.com
/bkeepers_2000
Program Details: Provides mentoring, cultural, educational and recreational activities.
Program focus is mentoring at-risk youth that live in high-crime and low-income areas in
Mercer and Burlington Counties.
Service Area/Eligibility: Ages 5-15 in Mercer and Burlington County.
Girl Scouts of Delaware-Raritan, Inc.
Address: 108 Church Lane Telephone: (800) 572-2656
East Brunswick, NJ 8816 Website: www.gsofdr.org
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Program Details: Provides an informal educational program designed to help girls
develop high ideals of character, conduct, patriotism and services to become model
citizens.
Service Area/Eligibility: All Girls 5-17 in Mercer County Area.
Greater Trenton Behavioral HealthCare (GTBH)/Home-Based Services
Address: 1001 Spruce Street Telephone: (609) 396-6788
Trenton, NJ 08607 Website: www.gtbhc.org
Program Details: Provides individual and family counseling to youth and their families
in their homes.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County.
MentorPower, Inc
Address: 229 Lawrenceville Road Telephone: (609) 278-5844
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Website: memebers.aol.com/njenvmntor
Program Details: Eight month, multi-cultural, one-to-one mentor program that helps
high school students form and reach educational and career goals.
Service Area/Eligibility: Mercer County.
New Jersey Partnership for Children/Mental Health
Address: 3705 Quakerbridge Road Telephone: (609) 689-6200
Hamilton, NJ 08619 Website: www.njkidsoc.com
Program Details: Program with a focus on services to children and families with
children. Services include: evaluations, counseling, treatment, and intervention.
Service Area/Eligibility: Ages 0-21 years in Mercer County.
Trenton/City Youth Services & Community Development
Address: 16 East Hanover Street Telephone: (609) 989-3363
Trenton, NJ 8608 Website: www.ci.trenton.nj.us
Program Details: Offers services to youth and their families and programs geared
towards helping families through state, county and federal funds.
Service Area/Eligibility: Trenton Area.
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Trinity Counseling Service/Violence Intervention
Address: 22 Stockton Street Telephone: (609) 924-0060
Princeton, NJ 08540
Program Details: Provides individual and family counseling services, psychiatric
evaluation and monitoring for adolescents in high school who are at risk of violence
Service Area/Eligibility: Adolescents in High School at risk for violent behaviors in
Princeton.
Union Industrial Home for Children/First Steps
Address: 4 North Broad Street Telephone: (609) 695-3663
Trenton, NJ 08608
Program Details: An after school and summer program that provides inner-city males
with the skills and motivation to become successful, independent, healthy and socially
responsible young men.
Service Area/Eligibility: Adolescent males ages 13-17 in Mercer County
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