ATLANTIC HUMAN RESOURCES, INC.
One South New York Ave., Suite 303
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Telephone: (609) 348-4132; Fax: (609) 345-5750
Counties Served: Atlantic and Cape May Counities
Clients Served: 12,908
Number of Employees: Full Time: 200, Part Time: 40

Atlantic Human Resources, Inc. is a private non-profit Community Action Agency serving two counties in Southern New Jersey. Joseph E. Gaynor, Sr. is executive director, with 30 years of service.

BEOF COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP
555 Kennedy Boulevard
Box 1032
Bayonne, NJ 07002
Telephone: (201) 437-7222; Fax: (201) 437-2810
City Served: City of Bayonne within Hudson County
Clients Served: 69,223
Number of Employees: Full Time: 38, Part Time: 28

Established in 1965, BEOF Community Action Partnership is the designated Community Action Agency for the City of Bayonne. Its executive director, Eleanor Tiefenwerth, has been with the agency for 39 years, serving as executive director, assistant director and volunteer.

BERGEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, INC. (BCCAP)
241 Moore Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Telephone: (201) 342-5189; Fax: (201) 342-9339
County Served: Bergen County
Clients Served: 15,000
Number of Employees: Full Time: 208, Part Time: 12

Bergen County Community Action Program, Inc. (BCCAP) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, which was established in 1967. Robert F. Halsch, Jr. is executive director.

BURLINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, INC. (BCCAP)
718 Route 130 South
Burlington, NJ 08016
Telephone: (609) 386-5800; Fax: (609) 387-9006
County Served: Burlington County
Clients Served: 20,012
Number of Employees: Full Time: 186, Part Time: 29

Burlington County Community Action Program (BCCAP) began operation in 1965. Dr. Silas M. Townsend has been executive director for 29 years.

CAMDEN COUNTY COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, INC. (OEO)
538 Broadway
Camden, NJ 08103
Telephone: (856) 964-6887; Fax: (856) 964-0428
County Served: Camden County
Clients Served: 25,353
Number of Employees: Full Time: 296, Part Time: 85

Camden County Council on Economic Opportunity, Inc. (OEO) is a private, non-profit agency, which has served low-income individuals and families in Camden County since 1965. Arnold Byrd is executive director.

CHECK-MATE, INC.
910 Fourth Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
Telephone: (732) 774-3100; Fax: (732) 774-3220
County Served: Monmouth County
Clients Served: 103,532
Number of Employees: Full Time: 41, Part Time: 6

Check-Mate, Inc. is a private, non-profit agency that serves the Monmouth County community by providing a wide variety of emergency services. Georgia Berry is executive director.

COMITE DE APOYO A LOS TRABAIADORES AGRICOLAS (CATA)
4 South Delsea Drive
P.O. Box 510
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Telephone: (856) 881-2507; Fax (856) 881-2027

Nelson Carrasquillo is executive director.

ESSEX COUNTY DIVISION OF COMMUNITY ACTION
50 South Clinton Street
East Orange, NJ 07018
Telephone: (973) 395-8350; Fax: (973) 395-8433
Counties/Cities Served: East Orange, Orange, Irvington, Montclair, and Suburban Essex.
Clients Served: 6,160
Number of Employees: Full Time: 14

Essex County Division of Community Action is a public agency. Benjamin Amos is executive director.

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HOBOKEN ORGANIZATION AGAINST POVERTY AND ECONOMIC STRESS (HOPES), INC.
124 Grand Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Telephone: (201) 656-3713; Fax: (201) 653-8213
Counties/Cities Served: City of Hoboken and Hudson County
Clients Served: 1,200
Number of Employees: Full Time: 146

Hoboken Organization Against Poverty and Economic Stress (HOPES), Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation funded by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Hudson County Office on Aging, the U.S. Department of Human Services, among other donors. Ora Welch is president/CEO.

JERSEY CITY DIVISION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (DCD)
30 Montgomery Street
Room 404
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Telephone: (201) 547-6910; Fax: (201) 547-5104
Cities Served: City of Jersey City
Clients Served: 69,312
Number of Employees: Full Time: 25
Director: Darice Toon-Bell

MERCER COUNTY DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
County Administration Building
640 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08611
Telephone: (609) 989-6964; Fax: (609) 989-6032
Michael Mattaliano, Program Director

NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION ON CORRECTION
986 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08611
Telephone: (609) 396-8900; Fax: (609) 396-8999
Counties served: Monmouth, Essex, Middlesex, Passaic, Camden, Mercer, and Hudson Counties.
Clients Served: 5,024
Number of Employees: Full Time: 114, Part Time: 68

The New Jersey Association on Correction (NJAC) is a citizen’s organization that has worked for a more effective criminal justice system since 1961. The Association is a private, not-for-profit 501c (3) corporation, governed by a Board of Trustees that includes business executives, professionals, ex-offenders, and a cross section of New Jersey citizens. James A. Hemm is executive director.

NORTH HUDSON COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION (NHCAC)
5301 Broadway
West New York, NJ 07093
Telephone: (201) 866-2255; Fax: (201) 330-3803
County Served: Northwestern Hudson County and Passaic
Clients Served: 63,129
Number of Employees: Full Time: 400, Part Time: 150

North Hudson Community Action Corporation (NHCAC) has been a non-profit agency for more than 39 years. Christopher Irizarry is president/CEO.

NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, INC. (NORWESCAP)
350 Marshall Street
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
Telephone: (908) 454-7000; Fax: (908) 859-0729
Counties Served: Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex and Warren Counties
Clients Served: 30,000
Number of Employees: Full Time: 130, Part Time: 150

NORWESCAP is a non-profit agency serving the Northwestern part of New Jersey with a wide variety of services in its portfolio. Terry Newhard has been executive director of the agency since 1983.

O.C.E.A.N., INC.
(OCEAN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ACTION NOW)

40 Washington Street
P.O. Box 1029
Toms River, NJ 08754
Telephone: (732) 244-5333; Fax: (732) 349-4227
County Served: Ocean County
Clients Served: 20,000
Number of Employees: Full Time: 125, Part Time: 22

O.C.E.A.N., Inc. is a non-profit agency providing services to Ocean County residents through the following programs: Head Start/O.C.E.A.N., Inc. Kids, weatherization, home energy, affordable housing and housing counseling. Ted Gooding is president/CEO.

PASSAIC COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
401 Grand Street, Room 417
Paterson, NJ 07505
Telephone: (973) 881-4278; Fax: (973) 881-2733
County Served: Passaic County
Clients Served: 120,713
Number of Employees: Full Time: 97

The Passaic County Department of Human Services is a public agency serving the County of Passaic through its human services programs. Pamela L. Owen, Esq., is executive director.

PATERSON TASK FORCE FOR COMMUNITY ACTION, INC.
9 Colt Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
Telephone: (973) 279-2333; Fax: (973) 279-2334
Counties/Cities Served: City of Paterson and Passaic County
Clients Served: 25,000
Number of Employees: Full Time: 29, Part Time: 9

The Paterson Task Force for Community Action, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation organized in 1964. Rev. Ronald Tuff is executive director.

PLAINFIELD ACTION SERVICES
510 Watchung Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060
Telephone: (908) 753-3517; Fax: (908) 753-3540
City Served: City of Plainfield
Clients Served: 3,500
Number of Employees: Full Time: 21

Plainfield Action Services is a non-profit agency, serving the City of Plainfield. Pricilla Castles is executive director.

SOMERSET COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (SCAP)
429 Lewis Street
P.O. Box 189
Somerset, NJ 08875
Telephone: (732) 846-8888; Fax: (732) 846-7569
County Served: Somerset County
Number of Employees: Full Time: 78, Part Time: 7

The Somerset Community Action Program (SCAP) is a private, non-profit agency, serving income-eligible households in Somerset County. Isaac L. Dorsey is executive director.

TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP
110 Cohansey Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Telephone: (856) 451-6330; Fax: (856) 455-7288
Counties Served: Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties
Clients Served: 92,000
Number of Employees: 500

Tri-County Community Action Partnership is the federally designated Community Action Program for three Southern New Jersey counties. Established in 1987, Tri-County works with residents, governments, other agencies, and private-sector institutions to help local residents overcome barriers to self-sufficiency. Albert B. Kelly is president/CEO.

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UNION COUNTY DIVISION OF PLANNING (DHS)
Union County Administration Building, 4th Floor
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Telephone: (908) 527-4857/558-2560; Fax: (908) 558-2562/527-4885
County Served: Union County, with the exception of Plainfield
Clients Served: 1,611
Number of Employees: Full Time: 23, Part Time: 14

The Union County Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Planning, is a public-sector government entity, and provides a variety of social/supportive services to the community. Trisha Stone is the Division director.

UNITED COMMUNITY CORPORATION (UCC)
31 Fulton Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Telephone: (973) 642-0181; Fax: (973) 621-5453
City Served: City of Newark
Clients Served: 15,572
Number of Employees: Full time: 65

United Community Corporation (UCC) is a private, non-profit corporation organized in 1964. Floyd D. Melvin is president/CEO. In 2003, Mrs. Willie M. Brown was elected as the organization’s first woman chairperson.

UNITED PASSAIC ORGANIZATION (UPO)
41 Myrtle Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055
Telephone: (973) 472-2478; Fax: (973) 472-5474
City Served: City of Passaic
Clients Served: 8,000
Number of Employees: Full Time: 10, Part Time: 3

United Passaic Organization (UPO), the designated Community Action Agency for the City of Passaic, is a broad-based community service organization, which seeks to aleviate poverty and improve the quality of life for low-income residents. Ed Lyons has been executive director for eight years.

UNITED PROGRESS, INC. (UPI)
162 West State Street
P.O. Box 10
Trenton, New Jersey 08601
Telephone: (609) 392-2161; Fax: (609) 392-2166
City Served: City of Trenton and Mercer County
Clients Served: 11,918
Number of Employees: Full Time: 40, Part Time: 10

United Progress, Inc. (UPI) is a non-profit agency serving the City of Trenton. Leslie Dona is CEO/executive director.

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New Jersey Community Action Association
227 East Hanover Street Trenton, New Jersey 08608
Phone: (609) 392-1110 Fax: (609) 392-
1397
email: info@njcaanet.org