We assist families with the following applications:

• NJFC – NJ Family Care
• LIHEAP – Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
• NJ SHARES – Assisting households throughout New Jersey to pay their energy, telephone and water bills
• SNAP – Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program
• We also assist families in learning about and accessing healthy foods through food education, cooking classes, and weekly fresh food distribution in partnership with Table-to-Table.

Parenting Programs
Parents exchange ideas with each other and gain knowledge from trained staff on how to reach their fullest potential as parents. We organize field trips and support circles to encourage further engagement with each other and provide resources to help them hone their parenting skills.

Parent-child Activities
The centers create recreational and learning opportunities so parents and children can spend time together. Art projects, park days, and movie nights foster a sense of community between families.

Healthcare Access
Health Vans bring the hospital right into the community, sharing vital information and providing free mammograms, PAP smears, and colon cancer screenings. Our staff members help families maintain and improve their health by assisting them in accessing insurance coverage and by holding workshops on asthma and nutrition.

Economic Self-sufficiency
Hundreds of families get EITC tax preparation help that brings thousands of unexpected dollars back into their homes. They also come to the Computer Labs to build their resumes or find a job or participate in workshops on how to save money.

Community Gardening
At both FSC sites, families engage in community gardening and growing fruits and vegetables, a great opportunity for building friendships and taking home fresh produce.

Life Skills
Our staff coaches community members on how to improve their leadership skills, so they can fight for their rights and, collectively, those of their community. We also offer classes in Cooking and Knitting.

Housing
We stand with families in the struggle to maintain Affordable Housing in the Ironbound and work to ensure that their living conditions are dignified.

Community Services

Community Community Education Employment / Training Life Skills Training Family & Support Services Family Support

Last Updated: 10/18/23