Emergency &
Transitional Housing
(888) 995-4673, 24 hours/7 days, confidential mortgage help and assistance to homeowners, English and Spanish; visit https://995hope.org/
THE HOPE HOTLINE
MONMOUTH COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES
(732) 431-6000, 3000 Kozloski Rd, Freehold; provides emergency shelter vouchers for families on TANF/SNAP and referrals to emergency shelters for non-recipients of TANF/SNAP; visit https://nj.gov/humanservices/dfd/index.html
Asbury Park
EPHIPHANY HOUSE (NEW HOPE FOUNDATION)
(732) 775-0720, 1110 Grand Ave; recovery housing for adult women with dependent children; visit www.epiphanyhouse.org
JERSEY SHORE RESCUE MISSION
(732) 988-0242, 701 Memorial Dr; emergency shelter for men; visit www.jerseyshorerescue.org
CARC (COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND RESOURCE CENTER)
(732) 774-3282, 913 Seawall Ave; first month’s rent, rent arrears, security deposit, and utility assistance; visit https://carcnj.org/
COVENANT HOUSE
(732) 775-4157; St. Peter’s Claver Center, 1419 Springwood Ave; supports at risk youth between 18-21 years of age experiencing homelessness; visit https://www.covenanthouse.org/homeless-shelters/asbury-park-new-jersey
SALVATION ARMY
(732) 775-8698, 605 Asbury Ave; referrals to shelters in Monmouth County and out of county for those willing to relocate; visit https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/new-jersey/
Freehold
CARC
(732)-431-6977, 12 Thockmorton St; first month’s rent, rent arrears, security deposit, and utility assistance, Mon—Fri, 8:30 am-4:30 pm; visit https://carcnj.org/
Hazlet
180 TURNING LIVES AROUND
(732) 264-4360, 1 Bethany Rd; emergency safe houses and transitional housing for victims of domestic violence; visit www.180nj.org
Lanoka Harbor
GRACE INITIATIVES
(609) 661-9390, transitional housing for pregnant mothers 11-21 years of age, jobs and skills training
Long Branch
EPIPHANY HOUSE (NEW HOPE FOUNDATION)
(732) 870-9113; 373 Brighton Ave; recovery housing for women with dependent children; visit newhopeibhc.org
Middletown
CALICO CAT CUPBOARD & FOOD PANTRY
(732) 671-8775, 96 Kings Hwy; Emergency Assistance Fund (EAF) one-time aid to residents of Aberdeen, Atlantic Highlands, Belford, Cliffwood, Hazlet, Highlands, Holmdel, Keansburg, Keyport, Leonardo, Lincroft, Matawan, Middletown, Port Monmouth, and Union Beach, office hours Wed 9:30 am-2:30 pm; visit monmouthcog.org
Oceanport
FAMILY PROMISE
(732) 495-1050, 501 Malterer Ave, Oceanport NJ 07757, (in Fort Monmouth); emergency food, shelter, and clothing for families with children in Monmouth County, shower and laundry facilities; visit www.familypromise.org
Red Bank
SALVATION ARMY
(732) 747-1626, 180 Newman Springs Rd; referrals to shelters in Monmouth County and out of county for those willing to relocate; visit https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/new-jersey/red-bank/
Tinton Falls
CATHOLIC CHARITIES: LINKAGES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROJECT
(732) 922-0400, 4261 Route 33; transitional housing for families or individuals, MUST receive referral from Monmouth County Social Services and be a recipient of SNAP/TANF; visit catholiccharitiestrenton.org
Edison
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OZANAM FAMILY SHELTER
(732) 985-0327, 89 Truman Dr; emergency shelter for families and single women willing to relocate out of Monmouth County, they offer meals, physical and mental health assessments, crisis counseling, help with housing, employment, children’s educational placement, case management and referrals; visit ccdom.org/middlesex-ozanam-family-shelter
Toms River
HARBOR HOUSE
(732) 929-0660, 2445 Windsor Ave, Toms River; going through changes from a youth-focused temporary service to a family-focused program, doors closed July 2023; reopening sometime in 2024; visit oceansharborhouse.org