Resources For Families

The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) advances the quality of life for residents of and communities throughout New Jersey by investing in, financing, and facilitating access to affordable rental housing and homeownership opportunities for low and moderate-income families, older adults, and individuals with specialized housing needs.

Application for wheelchair symbols plates and persons with a disability placard.

New Jersey Positive Behavior Support in Schools (NJ PBSIS) is a collaboration between the New Jersey Department of Education Office of Special Education and The Boggs Center, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and funded by I.D.E.A Part B. NJ PBSIS provides comprehensive professional development to support the implementation of tiered interventions that provide equitable access to a range of school intervention needs including conduct, behavior and social and emotional wellness. Since 2003, NJ PBSIS annually enrolls a cohort of schools whose personnel participate in a three-year professional development experience to design and implement a plan for their tiered intervention system. There is no cost to schools or districts to apply, enroll, or receive the professional development services.

NJ 211 is a nonprofit organization that provides the 211 Service to the residents of New Jersey. This is a valuable information and referral service that connects people in need with a variety of health and human service programs.

NJAMHAA represents 164 organizations that collectively provide the full continuum of behavioral healthcare services, including hospital-based and freestanding agencies that offer all types of services in various settings for children and adults with mental illnesses, substance use disorders (SUD), intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), co-occurring health conditions and other challenging life situations, such as unemployment and lack of housing.