Community Resources

First day of classes on campus

Ocean County College and Ocean County provide a wide range of information about support, resources and services for students and their families.

View the Ocean County Resource Guide

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

NJ HMIS Website

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.