Monmouth County Resources:
Main information number: 732-431-7000
Main website: County of Monmouth
Monmouth County Homeless Systems Collaborative
     Monmouth Co. Homeless Resource Guide
Monmouth Resource Net
Monmouth Assisting Community Through Service (ACTS) 
Board of County Commissioners
County Clerk's Office
Prosecutor's Office
Sheriff's Office
Surrogate's Office
Human Services 
Health Department
Veterans Services
Division on Aging, Disabilities and Veterans Services
Consumer Affairs Complaint
Passport Information
     Passport Office Locations
Energy Assistance ( Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) )
Financial Assistance (Work First NJ assistance for families; General Assistance for individuals/couples)
Food Stamp Program (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/"Food Stamps" for food assistance)
Transportation Services  
Housing Resources

Immigration Services

Catholic Charities (Diocese of Trenton serving Monmouth, Ocean counties)
725 Mantoloking Rd.
Brick, NJ  08723
732-363--5322 

Lutheran Social Services (servicing State of NJ)
189 South Broad St.
Trenton, NJ  08608
(609)393-4900 Ext 19

Legal Assistance/finding an attorney:

Monmouth County Bar Association 
Monmouth County Court House
71 Monument Park
Freehold, NJ 07728
732.431.5544

Ocean County Bar Association
Ocean County Court House
100 Hooper Avenue
PO Box 381
Toms River, NJ 08754
732-240-3666

Other issues and resources:

Human Trafficking Resources

To report human trafficking in New Jersey, call the NJ Office of the Attorney General NJ Human Trafficking Task Force, launched via's Smith's trafficking laws, at its toll-free hotline (855) 363-6548 (855-END-NJHT) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

To report human trafficking anywhere in the U.S., call the national human trafficking hotline, which also was created and maintained via Smith's laws, through its tollfree hotline (888) 373-7888, or texting 233733, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) is a national, toll-free hotline, available to answer calls from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year in more than 200 languages. Call: 1-888-373-7888 | Text: HELP to BeFree (233733)

The State of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Task Force falls under the Office of the Attorney General’s Division of Criminal Justice and is committed to combating the crime of Human Trafficking through education collaboration and prosecution.  Report Human Trafficking in NJ toll free 24/7 Hotline 855-END-NJHT (855-363-6548)

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Anti-Trafficking Program's mission of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Anti-Trafficking Program (ATP) is to educate on the scourge of human trafficking as an offense against fundamental dignity of the human person; to advocate for an end to modern day slavery; and to provide training and technical assistance on this issue. How To Identify a Human Trafficking Victim

Airline Ambassadors (AAI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization affiliated with the United Nations and recognized by the US Congress. It began as a network of airline employees using their pass privileges to help others and has expanded into a network of students, medical professionals, families and retirees who volunteer as “Ambassadors of Goodwill” in their home communities and abroad. It provides a way for members to share their unique skills and talents to care for others and bring compassion into action.When an Airline Ambassador humanitarian team rescued an abandoned little girl in Cambodia in 2009, they also learned about the issue of human trafficking and determined to get involved.  Inspired by the initiative of Innocents at Risk, they determined to discuss this on the next month’s mission to the Dominican Republic.  Amazingly, they correctly identified trafficking incidents on two different airlines, leaving the Dominican Republic, (in one case leading to the bust of a human trafficking ring of 82 children) and on two more airlines the following month.

Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI) is an Abolitionist and AntiRacist non-profit organization founded by direct descendants of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington. Headquartered in Rochester, NY, it's focused on the struggle for racial equity and an end to human exploitation. Since 2007, FDFI has been a leader in implementing innovative human trafficking prevention education curricula in K-12 classrooms nationally. It educates youth about human trafficking and all forms of modern-day slavery, and states it does it within the context of history.

3Strands Global Foundation was founded in response to an event that shook a small, tight-knit California community. A young girl was trafficked for 8 days before she was recovered by law enforcement. This would later spark the creation of PROTECT prevention education, which has gone on to educate hundreds of thousands of students on how to stay safe from human trafficking. The 3SGF team then recognized that there needed to be more resources available to survivors and those who face barriers to sustainable economic opportunities. With this in mind, 3SGF launched the Employ + Empower program, which has helped support and economically empower hundreds of individuals.

Covenant House is the largest, primarily privately funded charity in North and Central America providing immediate and long-term support for young people facing homelessness and survivors of trafficking. Covenant House doors are open all day and night, every day of the week. Since 1972, it's opened its doors to more than 1.5 million young people. More than 2,400 young people wake up in a Covenant House bed every day.

This Community Resource List is intended to provide an informative resource of local organizations that may provide non-federal assistance and/or support to constituents. The inclusion of any organization on this list does not constitute or imply the official sanction or endorsement of Congressman Smith or the U.S. House of Representatives of such organization and/or the services provided.