Available to 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. The ACCAP program is also available to HIV-positive children under the age of five, and provides home care. (See insert for current income eligibility levels.) This program offers all New Jersey Medicaid benefits (except nursing facility coverage), plus case management, private duty nursing for 16 hours a day where there is a live-in primary care giver who accepts full responsi- bility for the individual; medical day care; personal care assistant services; limited drug abuse treatment at home; psychotherapy/ family therapy at home; and group foster care home.
Trained staff assist women who need help due to domestic violence. Staff works in conjunction with the Jersey Battered Women’s Shelter in providing social services to this population. For information or help, contact the Social Services Intake Unit at 973-829-8176.
Covers services required during treatment for breast or cervical cancer for citizens under age 65 who have been screened for breast or cervical cancer through the Federal Centers for Disease Control and found to need such treatment, and who do not have any type of health coverage whatsoever.
Promotes financial and medical security for all New Jersey children in need of support. For the general public, it helps to locate non-custodial parents and to review all existing child support orders. Together with Family Court, it provides for genetic testing in all contested paternity matters. 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. CSP provides a full range of services including establishing paternity, locating absent parents, establishing support orders, making information available to consumer credit agencies regarding delinquent parents, and the imposition of liens against real and personal property. It also provides genetic testing, and complaint initiation in local and out-of-State courts. Collection and enforcement of established orders are referred to the appropriate County Probation Department.
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.
Provides Medicaid to blind or disabled persons who lose SSI eligibility because they receive Social Security Widows/Widowers benefits at age 60 from the claim of a deceased spouse, and who are not eligible for Medicare Part A. The program disregards the Widow’s/Widower’s benefits to make them eligible for Medicaid. This service does not apply to those who are institutionalized.
Offers 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.
Assists WorkFirst New Jersey participants to obtain education or training with the goal of self-sufficiency and self-support.
Emergency food for persons in need. Volunteers help maintain a food pantry at 340 West Hanover Avenue, deliver/distribute food, stock shelves, provide and distribute food donations. For more information call 973-326-7871.
Provides assistance for food purchases to single individuals or persons who live together and purchase and prepare food together. The program 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 visit. Benefits are issued through an electronic benefit system which has eliminated the need for coupons or stamps, and are automatically transferred into a customer’s Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) account at the beginning of each month. (See insert for current Income Eligibility Levels.)
A state funded cash assistance program for single individuals and childless couples. Like TANF recipients, individuals may also receive Food Stamps and limited medical services. The Office of Temporary Assistance handles GA from the following Morris County municipalities: Butler, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Dover, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover Township, Jefferson Township, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Long Hill Township, Mendham Township, Mine Hill, Morris Township, Morris Plains, Morristown, Mt. Arlington, Mt. Lakes, Mt. Olive Township, Netcong, Parsippany, Pequannock, Randolph, Riverdale, Roxbury, Victory Gardens, Washington Township and Wharton. Residents from any town not listed need to apply in their own municipality.
Program is 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. Services include homemaker services, medical transportation, respite care services, adult social day care, case management services and others. This program also can provide coverage for individuals in Assisted Living facilities. The eligibility guidelines are similar to the Medicaid Only Program guidelines for nursing home admission. (See insert for current income eligibility levels)
Preventive services to keep low-income individuals and families in their own homes, if possible, or to provide temporary shelter if they are 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 (973-829-8176) to request services. OTA maintains a 24hour Homeless Hotline 1-800-640-9783, for people experiencing housing emergency.
Hospice care provided for terminally ill individuals (as documented by a physician) who are eligible for Medicaid, and who have a reliable caregiver at home, a plan to get one, or a plan to enter a nursing facility. Services must be deemed reasonable and necessary for the management of terminal illness, and include an interdisciplinary team approach with intermittent visits by nurses, social workers, clergy, home health aides and volunteers; medication and equipment related to terminal illness; 24 hour care in crisis situations; respite care; hospice care in a nursing home; and short term hospital stay for symptom control.
Provides information about community resources, referral to services provided by community resources, and follow-up.
Provides monthly cash subsidies for children living with individuals who are kinship legal guardians raising a child whose parents are unable or unwilling to do so. Kinship Caregivers may also receive help with child care costs and other services.
These programs can provide health insurance to pregnant women, children up to the age of 19, aged/blind/disabled individuals, as well as nursing home patients. Depending on the program enrolled in, coverage can be provided for most medical services incurred by the client. Some examples of coverage include doctor visits, medications, medical transportation, home health care, nursing home care, wheelchairs, and prenatal care for pregnant women. Many recipients who live in the community are also eligible for Food Stamp benefits. (See insert for current income eligibility levels).
Provides medical benefits to individuals or children whose income and/or resources are above the Medicaid Only eligibility level, but who cannot afford health care themselves. Applicants 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. Services include physician, dentist, independent clinics, hearing aids, medical supplies and equipment, lab and x-ray, eye glasses, medical transportation, home health services, personal care assistance, services, medical day care psychologist, optometrist, artificial limbs, and outpatient hospital. In addition, pregnant women are entitled to inpatient hospital, podiatry, chiropractic and prescribed drugs. Needy children are entitled to prescribed drugs, and the elderly, blind or disabled are entitle to podiatry and medical day care services.
Provides emergency only medical treatment for immigrants who are not resident aliens.
Provides assistance with the costs of child care for working families with low to moderate incomes for children from birth through 12 years of age. Single parents or both parents in two parent families must be employed 30 or more hours per week. Caregivers selected by parent(s) must be approved, registered or licensed and meet State requirements. There is currently a waiting list for this service.
Free or low cost health insurance for uninsured children 19 years old or younger through participating HMO’s. Service include doctor visits, hospitalizations, lab tests, x-rays, eyeglasses, mental health services, prescription drugs and dental care for most children. Eligibility is based on monthly income and household size, and no one is turned down due to pre-existing conditions. Apply at Office of Temporary Assistance, download an application from www.njfamilycare.org, or call 1-800-701-0710.
Medical assistance 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.
Job search assistance available to all citizens, including use of computers, photocopier, fax machine and telephone. Newspapers and other employment opportunities are posted, and resume assistance available. Dislocated workers, unemployed youth, and individuals without marketable job skills may be eligible for occupational skills training grants.
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. Annual non-refundable membership fee of $20 or 3-year fee of $40 required. Use any participating Morris County pharmacy. No age, in- come or pre-existing condition exclusions, no de- ductibles, no limits on quantities, and no forms to complete, except the initial application, along with proof of Morris County residency.
Pays Medicare Part B premium for individuals who qualify for New Jersey Care Medicaid. Eligible individuals are entitled to Medicaid coverage for the cost of their Medicare coinsurance and deductible charges (subject to normal Medicaid reimbursement policies), as well as Medicare Part B premiums.
Provides financial support for WFNJ recipients or WFNJ-eligible individuals while attending college. There is a limited number of slots for this program.
Full range of social services available by calling 973-829-8176. Anyone with an identified problem such as housing, medical needs, financial needs, transportation or personal problems may receive help. Target populations are vulnerable adults or families experiencing housing, financial, child rearing, or mental health problems. 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. The field office located in Dover at 8 South Morris Street has bi-lingual social workers. The Dover office telephone number is 973-989-6010.
Pay Medicare Part B premiums for individuals whose incomes are too high to qualify them for New Jersey Care Medicaid Program. Individuals’ 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. Call 1-800-792-9745.
For those who have reached the five-year limit for cash assistance and do not qualify for an exemption, SAIF provides cash assistance and support services such as child care and transportation for up to 24 months. Individuals must meet one of the following: cooperate with all Work First NJ requirements; experience family/domestic violence; be sick or deferred from participating in work-related activities for 12 months or longer; currently deferred due to illness; six or more months pregnant; lost job through no fault of yours, or because of problems with child care or transportation.
Provides 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. (See insert for current Income Eligibility Levels.)
Provides transportation to medical services for Medicaid recipients. Call 973-326-7860.
Serves people between ages 18 and 65 who have survived a traumatic brain injury. These individuals receive Medicaid benefits plus additional services, excluding nursing home and personal care assistance. Services include case management, behavioral and drug counseling, community residential services and therapies, behavioral programs, environmental modifications, structured day care, supported day programs, transportation, respite care, night supervision, chore services and companion services.
Assists TANF and General Assistance recipients with employment-directed services such as job search, counseling,, and training to achieve financial self-sufficiency. In addition to TANF and GA benefits, participants receive payments for childcare, transportation and other work-related expenses. Recipients no longer eligible for TANF due to employment continue to receive Medicaid and subsidized child care for two years.
