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Information and Referral Agencies
For each of the 21 counties in the State, we have provided a telephone number for the information and referral agency. Many have online searchable human resource directories. Some are in the process of developing a web site. Check this list frequently for any changes and updates. Click here for a list of information and referral agencies.
The following includes programs and services that address a variety of needs related to support, mentoring, counseling, legal and basic necessities.
AFSC Criminal Justice Program
972 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: (973) 643-3191
www.afsc.org/nymetro/criminalJustice/default.htm
Provides casework services including counseling to ex-prisoners and their families, advocacy on control unit issues, and a mentoring program for pre-adjudicated youth.
New Jersey Association on Correction (NJAC)
986 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08611
Phone: (609) 396-8900 ext. 19
www.njaconline.org
Provides transportation, parent education, information, referrals, case management, family reunification support, community residential program, public education, and advocacy, legislation oversight, and post-release programs.
NEWARKSUCCESS
www.newarksuccess.org
The website is a collaborative effort by the members of the Prisoners Self Help Clinic and the Prisoners and their Families Project to provide information on programs and services specifically in the Newark area.
NJSUCCESS
www.njsuccess.org
This sister website to NEWARKSUCCESS provides a comprehensive and interactive database of community resources throughout New Jersey for people leaving prison.
Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR) of Essex County, Inc.
Patchwork Family Center
535 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: (973) 624-6610
Fax: (973) 623-0851
OAR is dedicated to stopping recidivism by offering a variety of intervention and support services designed to promote individual responsibility. OAR offers life skills training; referrals and assistance in obtaining employment, proper identification, shelter placement, and rental assistance. It also provides bus tickets, emergency food vouchers and clothing for job interviews. OAR also works with children of incarcerated mothers to help stop the cycle of crime, arranges for children to visit their parents in the Essex County Jail Annex in North Caldwell, and offers programs to help these children solve problems, resolve conflicts and develop and maintain healthy relationships.
Prisoners Self-Help Legal Clinic
35 Halsey Street
Suite 4B
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: (973) 242-3688
(973) 242-8922 (with answering machine)
Clinic Hours: Weds & Thurs 6-9pm, Fri 6-8pm, Sat 1-4pm
Volunteer organization comprised of attorneys, former prisoner paralegals, law students, civil rights activists and other members of the community who provide legal assistance to prisoners with pro se litigation.
Seth Boyden Resource Center
755 Freylinghuysen Avenue
Newark, NJ 07114
Phone (973) 645-1072
Hours of Operation: Mondays: 10am - 4pm
Wednesdays: 10am - 4pm
Fridays: 10am - 4pm
The mission of the Seth Boyden Resource Center is to "help parolees overcome employment barriers, reduce recidivism, and protect public safety." The Center offers parolees and the residents that reside in the immediate community comprehensive job readiness programs that include computer training, one-on-one and group job referrals, as well as HIV counseling and testing.
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