Provides individuals and couples without children who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance and support services.

Offers specialized classes and support groups which cover civics for residency preparation, ESL at varying levels, financial literacy, health and nutrition, practical skills, and Spanish for English-speaking professionals.

Provides individuals and couples without children who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance and support services. Must be 18 years or older.

Advocates for systemic improvements in service provision to support individuals seeking employment. Offers speaking engagements, workshops, and seminars on SSA program rights, including Ticket to Work. Specializes in individual representation, rights protection, and information and referral for SSA beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries, as well as systemic advocacy.

Creates a safety net for those families and individuals who exhausted their five-year time limit on welfare (Work First New Jersey [WFNJ]) and do not meet the criteria for an exemption to the time limit.

Provides families who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance and support services. Services may include child care payment assistance, transportation services, work-related expenses (limited) and family violence intervention.

Engages in promoting personal responsibility and self-sufficiency through work, requiring able-bodied recipients to participate in work-related activities. Participants in approved work activities under Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) are eligible to receive monthly bus passes or daily tickets for transportation. Long-term recipients also benefit from intensive case management services aimed at enhancing self-sufficiency.

Supports Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and General Assistance (GA) clients with job readiness and search efforts, mandating volunteer work for those unable to secure employment. Participation in this employment program is mandatory for all TANF and GA clients.

Offers individuals and couples without children who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance and support services. Other benefits include medical coverage, transportation, and possible housing.

Offers families who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance and support services. Services may include: Childcare payment assistance, Transportation services, Work-related expenses (limited) and Family violence intervention.

Aims to promote personal responsibility and self-sufficiency through work. Able-bodied recipients are required to participate in a work-related activity. All WFNJ recipients who are participating in an approved work activity are eligible to receive monthly bus passes or daily tickets in order to get to their activity site. Long-term recipients are also provided with intensive case management services to assist clients in becoming more self-sufficient.

Provides an assistance program designed to promote personal responsibility and self-sufficiency through work. Able bodied recipients are required to participate in a work related activity.

Offers to create a safety net for those families and individuals who exhausted their five-year time limit on welfare (Work First New Jersey [WFNJ]). For those that do not meet the criteria for an exemption to the time limit.

Provides individuals and couples without children who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance and support services.

Offers individuals and couples without children who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance. This also includes support services.

Promoting economic self-sufficiency, the SAIF Program aims to reduce welfare dependency for individuals receiving benefits for over 48 months, impacting 750 people annually. Offering services to those facing barriers to self-sufficiency, the program employs a holistic approach addressing homelessness, recovery, and mental health. It features an Intensive Case Management and outreach component, with referrals from the Essex County Division of Training and Employment.

Provides families who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance and support services. Services may include child care payment assistance, transportation services, work-related expenses (limited) and family violence intervention.

Offers families who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance and support services. Services may include: Child care payment assistance, Transportation services, Work-related expenses (limited), Family violence intervention.

Provides individuals and couples without children who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance and support services.

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Provides temporary cash assistance and support services to families. Services include: childcare payment assistance, transportation, limited work-related expense assistance, and family violence intervention.

Offers individuals and couples without children who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance. This also includes support services.

Provides individuals and couples without children who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance and support services. Available for Passaic County residents.

Provides individuals and couples without children who meet criteria and income guidelines temporary cash assistance. Support services are also included.

Seeks to assist primarily Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and General Assistance (GA) recipients with employment-directed services such as job search, counseling and training in order that clients obtain financial self-sufficiency.In addition to TANF/GA benefits, participants receive payments for childcare, transportation, and other work-related expenses. Usually, clients losing TANF eligibility, due to employment, continue to receive Medicaid, Food Stamps, and subsidized childcare.