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Ocean County College and Ocean County provide a wide range of information about support, resources and services for students and their families.
County Resources
Coordination of County Resources
Mental Health Association of Ocean County
732-244-0940
- The Hope Project (housing, rent, and emergency stay resources)
- Mobile food pantry
- Addictions services
- Mental health services
- Case management
- Public assistance programs
Housing, SNAP, and Other Services
Ocean County Board of Social Services
Toms River
732-349-1500
Manahawkin
609-242-6100
Lakewood
732-370-8854
TDD/TTY for hearing impaired
711
Main Office
Buildings 3, 5 & 7
1027 Hooper Avenue
P.O. Box 547
Toms River, NJ 08754-0547
732-349-1500
Southern Satellite Office
333 Haywood Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-242-6100
Lakewood
Northern Ocean County Resource Center
255 Fourth Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-370-8854
St. Francis Community Center
4700 Long Beach Blvd.
Long Beach, NJ 08008
609-449-8861
State of New Jersey
The State of New Jersey offers a real-time log of beds/openings at shelters and emergency housing programs. The site can be filtered by county showing openings, and the basic criteria of participants. Not all programs listed are emergency shelters.
Food Security
JBJ Soul Kitchen and Fulfill Pantry
1769 Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08753
732-731-1414
Contact Us
Jim Campbell
Project Manager, FIPSE Grant
jcampbell@ocean.edu
732-255-0400 ext. 2379
Alexandra Payor
Student Success Coach, FIPSE
apayor@ocean.edu
732-255-0400 ext. 2965
“The contents of this Website were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.”
Grant Information:
$949,275.00 over 3 years
100% of project or program costs are funded by this grant. No grant project or program activities are funded by non-government sources.