Labor Day Holiday
Our administrative offices will reopen on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. More Details
Funds are available for students to supplement certain bills or needs. See below categories for more information.
Auto Repair
- Grant funding available to assist with auto repair costs.
- Payment to be made directly to mechanic shop, or auto body.
Healthcare
Grant funding available to assist health care bills.
County Health Assistance
Stop in or make an appointment for support in applying for NJ Family Care.
Location: The Student Enrollment Building (#9) 1-4p the first Tuesday of every month
*Select County Financial Support Services
Can’t make it? Contact us and let us know.
More information here: https://njfamilycare.dhs.state.nj.us/
Housing
Rental Assistance
- Funding available for rent cost support.
- Subject to eligibility and availability of funds.
- Coordination with community resources.
Emergency Housing
If available and eligible, students may work with grant staff or community referrals on emergency stays.
Emergency Shelters:
- Market Street Rescue Mission, Asbury Park, NJ
- Atlantic City Rescue Mission, Atlantic City, NJ
- Code Blue Warming Centers: Sign up for alerts or follow Ocean County Department of Human Services on Facebook for when Code Blues are announced.
Stop in or make an appointment for support in applying for emergency housing.
Location: Student Enrollment Building (#9) 1-4p, the first Tuesday of every month.
Family Promise of the Jersey Shore
Services include:
- Homelessness prevention
- Emergency Shelter
- And more
https://www.familypromisesoc.org
Code Blue – Emergency Warming Centers
- Temperature of 32F or lower.
- Ocean County Department of Human Services with partners including the Toms River Office of Emergency Management, the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department, Just Believe Inc. open warming centers for overnight stay throughout the county.
How to know when a Code Blue has been announced:
- Toms River Office of Emergency Management Facebook
- Department Of Human Services email list, sign up here
- Just Believe Inc. Facebook
Call 211
- State of New Jersey housing hotline. 211 offers a variety of services and resource, more here.
Emergency Shelters
Ocean County is a shelter desert and lacks open emergency shelters outside of Code Blue nights. The closest shelters to Ocean County College are:
Market Street Rescue Mission
- 701 Memorial Dr Asbury Park, NJ 07712
Atlantic City Rescue Mission
- 2009 Bacharach Blvd. Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Utilities
Grant funds are available to assist with emergency utilities relief.
Utilities include:
- Water/Sewage
- Cell Phone
- Electric
- Gas/Oil
- Internet
Utilities Assistance Programs
State of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities offers this page to assist with general inquiries for utilities assistance.
Free Self-Screen for Utilities Assistance
DC Aid Are You Eligible? is a free tool that with just a few quick questions helps to identify utility assistance programs and links directly to their applications.
County Utilities Assistance
Stop in or make an appointment for support in applying for utilities assistance program(s).
Location: The Student Enrollment Building (#9) 10a-4p the first Tuesday of every month
*Select County Financial Support Services
Can’t make it? Contact us and let us know.
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.