SWAT Team – Local Community Mission
Do you attend our church or live in the Colts Neck area and need help with small home repairs, yard-work, computer/technical needs? If so, our SWAT team may be able to help you. Fill out this form and you will be contacted by a member of our team—we are here to help you!
211 Helpline for Human Services
211 HELPLINE a free, confidential referral and information helpline and website that connects people of all ages and from all communities to the essential health and human services they need, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 211 can be accessed by phone or computer (211.org).
211 works a bit like 911. Calls to 211 are routed by the local telephone company to a local or regional calling center. The 211 center’s referral specialists receive requests from callers, access databases of resources available from private and public health and human service agencies, match the callers’ needs to available resources, and link or refer them directly to an agency or organization that can help.
Types of Referrals Offered by 211
- Basic Human Needs Resources – including food and clothing banks, shelters, rent assistance, and utility assistance.
- Physical and Mental Health Resources – including health insurance programs, Medicaid and Medicare, maternal health resources, health insurance programs for children, medical information lines, crisis intervention services, support groups, counseling, and drug and alcohol intervention and rehabilitation.
- Work Support – including financial assistance, job training, transportation assistance and education programs.
- Access to Services in Non-English Languages – including language translation and interpretation services to help non-English-speaking people find public resources (Foreign language services vary by location.)
- Support for Older Americans and Persons with Disabilities – including adult day care, community meals, respite care, home health care, transportation and homemaker services.
- Children, Youth and Family Support – including childcare, after-school programs, educational programs for low-income families, family resource centers, summer camps and recreation programs, mentoring, tutoring and protective services.
Mental Health Services
Church-based Mental Health Services offers free, non-crisis, confidential mental health care. Call their Warmline at 866-777-2380 or email ayuda@improvingnj.org. More information can be found on their website: www.njcommunitymentalhealth.org. This service is not appropriate for anyone who is in crisis. If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, if you are afraid of harming yourself or someone else, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
COVID-19 Emotional Support Resource: Feeling stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic? You are not alone. Call the NYS Emotional Support Helpline – 7 days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. at (844) 863-9314.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers 24/7 call, text and chat access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing a suicidal, substance use, and/or mental health crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress. NOTE: if the counselors determine that you are an immediate danger to yourself or anyone else, and de-escalation has failed, police will be sent to your location.
Visit https://www.helplinecenter.org/988info/ for more information
Caregiver Volunteers of Central New Jersey
Our Mission
Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey is an interfaith nonprofit agency dedicated to providing free supportive services to the frail elderly and the home-bound, enabling them to live independently and with dignity in their own homes.
Our Vision
To live in a world where elders & caregivers are cared for and honored.
We Help Those…
- 60 years of age or older, or a family caregiver
- No longer driving
- Living in their own home
- Living in Northern Ocean and Southern Monmouth Counties
To get help, go to our website: https://caregivervolunteers.org/get-help/
Open Door Food Pantry
Our congregation supports the Open Door Food Pantry, which is located in nearby Freehold, NJ. The pantry and its staff provide food and support to people experiencing hunger, housing insecurity, and other challenges. Our congregation hosts annual food drives to help keep the shelves stocked at Open Door. We also volunteer at the pantry from time to time. We appreciate the hard work done by our interfaith friends at Open Door.
Covid Vaccine Information
If you are interested in receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, please go to the vaccine page of the “NJ Covid-19 Information Hub” for more information.