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• AIDS Community Care Alternatives Program (ACCAP)
  973-326-7272
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  For individuals with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) whose income is higher than the Medicaid Only Program standards and who require medical coverage and home health care
  
  Eligible persons must be diagnosed as having AIDS or ARC, must meet the disability criteria required by the Social Security Administration, meet income and resource guidelines, and must at a minimum require the type of care provided by a nursing home, though choosing to remain in the community
  
  Available to HIV-positive children under the age of five and provides home care.



• Assisted Living Residence/Comprehensive Personal Care Home (ALR/CPCH)
  973-326-7878
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  Provides for two types of assisted living:

  • Assisted Living Residence: Provides apartment-style living and congregate dining. One unfurnished room at a minimum, private bath, kitchenette and a lockable door. Single or double occupancy units.
  • Comprehensive Personal Care Home: Provides room and board. Assisted living services available when needed if four or more adults are living in a licensed facility. Units are often double occupancy and have a lockable door. Bathrooms are usually shared and congregate dining is provided.

  All facilities must be licensed by the New Jersey State Department of Health



• Battered Women
  973-326-7868, 973-326-7869 or 973-326-7862
  Battered Women 24 hour helpline: 973-267-4763
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  Trained staff assist women who need help due to domestic violence. The staff works in conjunction with the Jersey Battered Women's Shelter in providing social services to this population.



• Caregiver Assistance Program (CAP); Community Care Program for the Elderly and Disabled (CCPED)
  973-326-7272
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  For those who would be eligible for nursing home care (financial and health-related eligibility) but who choose to remain in the community receiving home health care and other medical services
  
  Limited slots for this program and there may be a waiting list
  
  Does not cover hospital care. Customers must have hospital insurance or Medicare to participate



• Child Support and Paternity (CSP)
  973-326-7267
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  Services include establishing paternity, locating absent parents, establishing support orders, making information available to consumer credit agencies regarding delinquent parents, and imposing liens against real and personal property
  
  Helps to locate non-custodial parents and to review all existing child support orders
  
  Provides for genetic testing in all contested paternity matters and complaint initiation in local and out-of-State courts
  
  For TANF and AFDC Medicaid applicants, cooperation with CSP is required as a first step for eligibility unless the applicant is a victim of domestic violence
  
  Refers collection and enforcement of established support orders to Morris County Probation



• Disabled Adult Children Medicaid
  973-326-7272
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  Provides protection of Medicaid for individuals at least 18 years of age who have become disabled or blind prior to reaching age 22; and who have been receiving Supplement Security Income (SSI); and who have lost SSI as a result of receipt of the child's insurance benefits under Social Security or an increase in those benefits on or after July 1, 1987.



• Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program (EPSDT)
  973-326-7868, 973-326-7869, 973-326-7862
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  EPSDT offers free periodic medical and dental examinations and follow-up treatment to children under age 21 who are eligible for Medicaid.



• Early Employment Initiative (EEI)
  1-877-589-2556 (toll-free)
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  Provides intensive job search services to potential TANF applicants, assisting them to obtain employment that will keep them from going on public assistance. EEI participants receive a support payment while they are involved in the job search.



• Family Support Program
  973-326-7868, 973-326-7869, 973-326-7862
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  In-depth social worker attention to families in which there is danger of child abuse or neglect in cases not serious enough for DYFS.
  
  Families may have poor family support, psychiatric disorders, substance abuse issues, limited intellectual abilities, or lack of knowledge
  
  Goal is to prevent child abuse and neglect through intensive and prompt intervention



• Food Pantry
  Morristown: 973-326-7862,973-326-7268, 973-326-7269; Dover: 973-989-6010
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  Provides emergency food for persons in need



• Food Stamps (FS)
  1-877-589-2556 (toll-free)
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  Provides assistance for food purchases to single individuals or persons who live together and purchase and prepare food together.
  
  Considers the household members' incomes, resources and selected expenses
  
  In many cases an application can be made by mail without the necessity of an office interview. This accommodation is routinely available to the elderly or disabled
  
  Benefits are issued through an electronic benefit system without coupons or stamps. Funds are automatically transferred into a customer's Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) account at the beginning of each month.



• General Assistance (GA)
  1-877-589-2556 (toll-free)
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  GA is a state funded cash assistance program for single individuals and childless couples who are not eligible for TANF
  
  Individuals may also receive Food Stamps and Medicaid
  
  Morris County handles GA for Butler, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Dover, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover Township, Lincoln Park, Long Hill Township, Mendham Township, Morris Township, Morris Plains, Morristown, Mt. Lakes, Mt. Olive Township, Netcong, Parsippany, Pequannock, Randolph, Riverdale, Victory Gardens, Washington Township and Wharton
  
  Residents from any Morris County town not listed need to apply in their own municipality



• Home and Community-Based Services Programs (HCBS)
  973-326-7272
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  Provides home care to certain legally blind or medically disabled individuals who are in need of institutional care and meet the minimum nursing home level of care criteria and are ineligible for other programs
  
  Services help individuals remain in the community
  
  The number of slots in the program is limited



• Homeless Program
  1-800-640-9783 (24-hour toll-free)
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  Offers preventive services to keep low-income individuals and families in their own homes, if possible
  
  Alternatively, provides temporary shelter if for the homeless until they can be relocated to permanent quarters
  
  Social workers work with the individual/family to help them relocate into affordable housing
  
  Housing may be saved with back payments of rent, mortgage, utilities, or a time-limited subsidy
  
  The customer needs to demonstrate that they will be able to afford their housing after the assistance is given
  
  Other services include transportation, food, and medical needs
  
  If the individual/family does not have a social worker or is unsure who their worker is, they should contact the Intake unit (973-326-7868, 973-326-7869, 973-326-7862) to request services.



• Information and Referral
  1-877-589-2556 (toll-free)
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  Provides information about community resources, referral to services provided by community resources, and follow-up.



• Kinship Care Subsidy Program
  1-877-589-2556 (toll-free)
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  Kinship Care provides monthly cash subsidies for children living with kinship legal guardians raising a child whose parents are unable or unwilling to do so.



• Medicaid Only Program
  973-326-7878
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  Provides medical insurance for children and parents, and/or relatives or legal guardians caring for a child up to age 18 (or age 19 if graduating high school by their 19th birthday), or age 21 if in a specialized education program
  
  Available to most TANF recipients, and may be available to people who are eligible for TANF or SSI but have chosen not to receive a cash payment
  
  Available to certain long term care patients
  
  The benefits cover most medical services, including medications, invalid coach transportation, home health care, prostheses, oxygen, wheelchairs, etc., subject to certain rules and regulations.
  
  A Medicaid Special Program provides Medicaid to qualified children between the ages of 18 and 21 no longer enrolled in school



• Medically Needy Program
  973-326-7272
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  Provides medical benefits to families, the elderly and the disabled whose income and/or resources are above the Medicaid Only eligibility level, but who cannot afford health care themselves
  
  Persons or families whose resources are too high when they apply will be allowed to "spend down" until they become eligible
  
  Services are similar to those covered by Medicaid, with certain limitations.



• New Jersey Care Special Medicaid Program
  973-326-7272
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  New Jersey Care provides complete medical coverage to pregnant women, children up to age 19, and elderly, blind and/or disabled individuals
  
  All resources must be identified as a source of income
  
  No resource limitation for pregnant women
  
  Financial eligibility is the same as Medically Needy for all others



• New Jersey Workability
  973-326-7272
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  Medical assistance is available to permanently physically or mentally disabled individuals between age 16 and 64 who are employed either full-time or part-time and receive Social Security Disability.



• Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMBP)
  973-326-7272
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  QMBP pays Medicare Part B premium for individuals who qualify for New Jersey Care Medicaid.



• Social Service Intake
  973-326-7868, 973-326-7869, 973-326-7862
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  Social workers do an initial needs assessment, screen for program eligibility, give information and referrals, and provide short-term services such as links with shelters, back rent/mortgage assistance, utility and relocation assistance
  
  Individuals/families with on-going needs are assigned to the appropriate service unit
  
  Bi-lingual social workers are available in the Dover office at 8 Morris Street, phone 973-326-7860.



• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
  1-877-589-2556 (toll-free)
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  Financial assistance to parents and/or relatives or legal guardians who meet the income guidelines caring for a child up to age 18, (or age 19 if graduating high school by their 19th birthday), or age 21 if in a specialized education program
  
  Many recipients are also eligible for Food Stamps and Medicaid.



• Transportation Program
  973-326-7868, 973-326-7869, 973-326-7862
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  Transportation to medical services for Medicaid recipients is provided.



• Volunteer Program
  973-326-7258
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  Volunteers help maintain two food pantries (West Hanover Avenue and Dover), deliver /distribute food, stock shelves, provide and distribute donations of Easter baskets, Back-to-School supplies, Thanksgiving baskets and holiday gift-giving
  
  This program maintains a fund to send children to summer camp, provide emergency provisions, and assist with needs not covered under other programs or services.



• Prescription Savings Program (Pharmacy Owners Providers Services or POPS)
  1-800-564-4656
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  POPS provides all residents of Morris County and dependents in the same house, not currently covered through any government sponsored or employer based prescription insurance program, with savings of up to 50% on prescription medications
  
  An annual non-refundable membership fee of $20 or 3-year fee of $40 is required
  
  Use any participating Morris County pharmacy
  
  No age, income or pre-existing condition exclusions, no deductibles, no limits on quantities, and no forms to complete, except the initial application, along with proof of Morris County residency.



• Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Program (SLMB, SLMB Q1, SLMB Q1-2)
  1-800-792-9745
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  These programs pay Medicare Part B premiums for individuals whose incomes are too high to qualify them for New Jersey Care Medicaid Program
  
  Individual's annual income must fall below 175% of the Federal Poverty Level and the individual must be enrolled in both Medicare Part A and Part B to be eligible.