Resource Directory
Welcome to Safe+Sound Somerset’s Resource Directory! The Resource Directory is a partial list of the resources available in our community, and is meant to be a starting point to help you identify services and providers. Please note that Safe+Sound Somerset cannot vouch for any of these resources. Search websites, ask for recommendations from friends and peers, and call or email a potential service provider to decide whether or not something is the right fit for you.
This Resource Directory will be updated regularly. Safe+Sound reserves the right to choose which information we will publish.
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4-H Hunterdon County
Provides fun, informal, and educational programs for youth grades K-13
4-H of Somerset County
Provides fun, informal, and educational clubs/programs for youth grades K-13
Abuso Sexual Infantil
Un recurso para padres y cuidadores que enfrentan el abuso sexual infantil de un niño que aman
Behavior Therapy Associates
Counseling center and support for youth and disabled folks; groups available. Many other locations in NJ.
Blueprint Mental Health
Child and teen counseling center, individual and groups
Bridgewater YMCA Little Free Pantry
Little free pantry to take or leave anything.
Brightside Family Services
In home counseling and telehealth for children, teens, and families - serves much of NJ including Somerset and Hunterdon Counties
Calm and Sense Therapy – Watchung Branch
Counseling Center for youth, adult, seniors - groups available
Caring Family Community Services
Majority in-home services for youth with emotional and behavioral challenges, and autism, plus counseling
Center for Great Expectations
Services for families and individuals, impacted by trauma. Focus on substance use and mental health. Childcare is onsite for CGE clients.
Center for Intrapersonal Wellness, LLC
Counseling and therapy center
Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
Wide range of services to improve the health of women of childbearing age, infants, and children; virtual support groups and webinars
Child Health Clinics sponsored by Community Visiting Nurses Association
Free clinics for Somerset County residents that provide well baby check-ups and immunizations for babies, toddlers, and children who attend school 18 and under. Families without health insurance can access this service. Check website for town restrictions.
Children’s System of Care Hotline
Info on services for children and teens with emotional and behavioral health care challenges, and their families. Behavioral Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disability Services, Substance Use Treatment
Community Child Care Solutions – Somerset County Office
Connecting families to childcare resources and parent education. Community Child Care Solution’s Somerville office is distributing free diapers to Somerset County residents on the first Monday of every month. Diapers are on a first come, first serve basis. Please fill out the form on the website (English or Spanish) or come into our office to fill it out for your free diapers.
Counseling: Heidi Smith, MSW, LCSW
Private counselor
Counseling: Matthew J. Sable, LPC
Private counselor
Counseling: Michelle Badger, LPC
Private Counselor for ages 4+. Faith-based counseling offered for Christians
CyberTipline – reporting online child exploitation
Place you can report a child being sexually exploited online. Staff at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children review each tip and work to find a potential location for the incident reported so that it may be made available to the appropriate law-enforcement agency for possible investigation.
Empower Somerset
Services and programs with focus on substance misuse prevention
Family Crisis Intervention Unit
Crisis intervention services for children and families in crisis. Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. FCIU serves children and families who are in crisis as a result of any or all of the following: juvenile-family conflicts, serious threat to the well-being and physical safety of a juvenile, runaway behavior, youth involved in human trafficking, or youth who are truant from school.
Family Health Line from NJ Department of Health
Information and referrals for health screening and treatment including reproductive health and pregnancy, vaccines, cancer, etc.
Family Support Center at Prevention Resources, Inc.
Confidential family support for those who have a loved one with substance use disorder (phone, text, email, or Zoom) -One on one and virtual support groups -Naloxone trainings -For Hunterdon County, contact Jennifer Denlinger (908) 309-6203
Franklin Youth Center
Programs for Franklin township youth, and job fairs, classes, sports for Franklin residents.
Franklin’s Grace Resource Center
Central hub of professional and community resources for Franklin Twp. residents
GrowNJKids.gov
Website with a detailed search for childcare providers
Healing Through Play Therapy
Therapy center focused on children (2-10) and parents/play therapy
Healthy Women, Healthy Families at Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
Connecting parents/caregivers and parents to health and educational resources, with case management. Serves Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon counties.
HiTOPS
Support groups for LGBTQ+ youth and youth-informed sex education for NJ youth
HOPES Community Action Partnership, Inc.
Variety of community services for 3 counties including Somerset. Free assistance for income-eligible residents. Health enrollment insurance, senior benefits enrollment, computer lab, info and assistance, language translation services, health screenings and referrals, energy and water payment assistance, discount cell phone program (SafeLink), childcare.
Improved Pregnancy Outcome Program – Hunterdon County
Free, confidential services for pregnant Hunterdon County residents - see online brochure for eligibility. Includes Adolescent Pregnancy Project (specific support for this age group).
Martin Luther King Youth Center, Inc.
Afterschool, tutoring, and summer camp for Bound Brook and S. BB, Manville, Hillsborough, Somerville, and Bridgewater, ages 5-13.
Middle Earth
Services and activities for youth in Bound Brook, Franklin, Manville
Moms Helping Moms
Providing low income families with essential baby items - especially diapers.
New Jersey 211 Help Service
Find resources and information for housing, income, food, childcare, health, mental health, substance use, and legal matters.
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome
Educational webinars, trainings, and support of families and individuals with Tourette Syndrome
NJ Transgender Information Hub
Information for transgender and nonbinary people in NJ.
NORWESCAP
Variety of services for low-income residents of Northwest NJ, including Somerset County (but not food bank)
NORWESCAP Career and Life Transitions Center for Women – Hunterdon County location
Supports women and displaced homemakers re-entering the workforce
NORWESCAP Career and Life Transitions Center for Women – Somerset County location
Supports women and displaced homemakers re-entering the workforce
NORWESCAP Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC) -Somerset County Center
Parents can apply - provides food for women, infants and children up to age 5 with additional supportive health services.
Papa Ganache Project, LLC – Strengths Development Program
Alternative (vegan bakery) and traditional therapy/supports - focus on youth- some in-home
Parent and Pregnancy Virtual Support Groups – Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
Support groups change periodically -check website or call for current groups and access information. Breastfeeding, new mothers, etc.
Parents Anonymous of NJ – Family Helpline
Volunteers of Parents Anonymous provide supportive listening about parenting, and resource
PerformCare
Connection to health services for youth & families
Pete’s Place Baby Pantry at Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
Essential items for pregnant women and children under 5
PFLAG Flemington/Hunterdon County
Group for loved ones and allies of LGBTQ+ and queer folks. Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is the first and largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and their families.
Pioneer Family Success Center
Free activities and connection to resources for families and youth
Planned Parenthood – Flemington Center
Affordable health services for adults and teens of all genders, including birth control -Emergency Contraceptive Pill available all open hours -Walk-in appts. often available; call 1-800-230-PLAN for more information
Practical Insights LLC
Private in home counseling including animal assisted therapy. Therapeutic services are provided in the following counties: Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren, Middlesex, Morris,, Union and Essex Counties.
Removing Child Explicit Content from Online – from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Instructions on how to remove explicit content from Discord, Facebook, Google, Instagram, Imgur, Kik, Microsoft products, Reddit, Snapchat, Tiktok, Tumblr, Twitter, Youtube, and Other Sites.
Robert Wood Johnson Univeristy Hospital at Somerset – Maternity Pavillion
Free childbirth education classes
Safe Harbor – For Hunterdon County Residents
Services for families experiencing separation/divorce, and programs to work with those experiencing violence. Updates Facebook often: https://www.facebook.com/SafeHarborChildAccessCenters/
Safe Haven Infant Protection Hotline
Distressed parents who wish to give up an unwanted infant anonymously and legally, with no fear of arrest or prosecution, can call this hotline
Simuel Whitfield Simmons Organization
Community services for families and youth
Somerset Children’s Center
Services and therapy for children with disabilities 3-21
Somerset County Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Support groups for those affected by mood disorders, including family and friends
Somerset County Library System
Variety of services beyond books/materials, including notary, ESL, citizenship, groups, jobs, etc.
Somerset County Social Services – Central Office
Main hub for county public assistance (includes TANF, Work First, EITC, SNAP)
Somerset Treatment Services (STS)
Recovery center and prevention services for people with substance use disorders and HIV/AIDS-related illnesses. Includes group and individual services, NARCAN, parenting group. People can join Strengthening Families parenting group whether or not a parent has a history of a substance use disorder.
Somerville YMCA Little Free Pantry
Little free pantry available to all to take or leave something.
SPAN – Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
Workshops and support for parents of youth with and without disabilities. Lots of info on website
Stress Management Counseling Center, LLC
Counseling center for children, teens, and adults
Strides in Psychotherapy, P.C. – Somerset location
Counseling center
Support Groups at Family Support Organization of Hunterdon, Somerset, and Warren
Workshops and support for parents and families with children who have emotional/behavioral challenges
The Arc of New Jersey Family Institute
Education and supports for caregivers of children and adults with disabilities
The Learning Gate
Childcare in Raritan - infant through kindergarten.
The SWEET Network
Counseling center with focus on serving women of color
Tri-County Care Management Organization (Somerset, Hunterdon, Warren)
Services for youth and families. By working effectively with schools, the Juvenile Justice System, and mental health and behavioral health providers, as well as advocating for family voice, choice and community support, CMOs help youth succeed at home, in school, and in the community.
Zufall Health – Franklin Township School-Based Health Center
Available only to children in the Franklin Township School District* -Preventive Health Screenings -Physicals -Immunizations -Treatment of Minor Illness -Follow-up Medical Care -Health & Nutritional Counseling -COVID vaccines not available Location: Franklin Middle School-Hamilton Street Campus West parking lot near tennis courts