Essex County, New Jersey
1 place in Maplewood, plus 9 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.
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Food pantry, a Community Foodbank of New Jersey partner.
Call first. Hours come from the Community Foodbank of New Jersey map. Please call to confirm before you go.
These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.
Food pantry, a Community Foodbank of New Jersey partner. Serves Essex.
Call first. Hours come from the Community Foodbank of New Jersey map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, Free meals, a Community Foodbank of New Jersey partner. Serves Essex County. Must be a resident of Essex County Must meet the income guidelines Must demonstrate a specific need.
Call first. Hours come from the Community Foodbank of New Jersey map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a Community Foodbank of New Jersey partner. Serves Essex except Newark. ID & proof of address.
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Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.
VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.
Free civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.
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We have confirmed 4 places that can help in Maplewood: Reveal to Heal (Saturday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM), (862) 371-4463, call first; Community Psychiatric Instit in East Orange (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 2:20 PM to 3:20 PM), (973) 673-3342, call first; Irvington Neighborhood Improvement Corp (Food pantry: Wednesday and Thursday, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Free meals: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and...), (973) 416-0916, call first. 1 more is listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Maplewood: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Maplewood: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Maplewood: Essex-Newark Legal Services Project, (973) 624-4500. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
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