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. S+SS reserves the right to choose which information we will publish.
If your organization would like to add or update a listing, please use this form.
Bridgewater YMCA Little Free Pantry
Little free pantry to take or leave anything.
Buy Nothing Group – Somerville
Local Facebook giving network - Somerville area only
Buy Nothing Group- Montgomery/Rocky Hill
Local Facebook giving network - Montgomery and Rocky Hill only
Cooperative Housing Corporation
Housing services for seniors and subsidized housing available for those who qualify.
Emergency Food Pantry at SHIP Inc. (Samaritan Homeless Interim Program)
Food pantry for houseless individuals - clients of SHIP
Feeding Hands, Inc. – Main Pantry/Bridgewater
Food Pantry Updated 8/5/22: Serving guests from Somerset County (excluding Franklin Twsp - See Franklin Food Bank) and following towns in Middlesex Cty: Middlesex, Dunellen, Piscataway, and South Plainfield
Feeding Hands, Inc. – Manville
Food Pantry
Food Bank Network of Somerset County: Bound Brook location
Food bank open to all Somerset County residents. Please call ahead before arriving to confirm days and times of food distribution. Updates Facebook often: https://www.facebook.com/The-Food-Bank-Network-of-Somerset-County-127492520658271
Food Bank Network of Somerset County: Main Pantry
Food bank open to all Somerset County residents, plus basic hygiene products
Food Bank Network of Somerset County: North Plainfield Location
Food bank open to all Somerset County residents. Please call ahead before arriving to confirm days and times of food distribution. Updates Facebook often: https://www.facebook.com/The-Food-Bank-Network-of-Somerset-County-127492520658271
Food Bank Network of Somerset County: Somerville Location
Food bank open to all Somerset County residents. Please call ahead before arriving to confirm days and times of food distribution. Updates Facebook often: https://www.facebook.com/The-Food-Bank-Network-of-Somerset-County-127492520658271
Goodwill – Bound Brook, NJ
Local Goodwill store with low cost clothing, furniture, decor, etc.
Harvest Family Success Center – For Hunterdon Residents
Family activities, workshops, and individual assistance for Hunterdon County residents
Hillsborough Freecycle
Free local, online giving community (Hillsborough)
HOME of Somerset County, Inc.
Serves homeless families with children including emergency shelter
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, info and assistance, language translation services, health screenings and referrals, energy and water payment assistance, discount cell phone program (SafeLink), childcare.
Hunterdon County Freecycle
Free local, online giving community (Hunterdon County)
Moms Helping Moms
Providing low income families with essential baby items - especially diapers.
My Neighbor’s Boutique at Zarephath Christian Church
Affordable clothing shop - infant to adult plus size
My Neighbor’s Pantry at Zarephath Christian Church
Food pantry serving families who are low income and/or facing crisis
NJ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Hotline
Info about the SNAP program
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 ocation
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.
Pete’s Place at Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
Essential items for pregnant women and children under 5
Plainfield Freecycle
Free local, online giving community (Plainfield area)
Raritan Food Pantry
Food pantry for the Raritan community. Clients can visit 1x a week, but call main number if looking for 2x.
Salvation Army (formerly in Bound Brook)
Food bank open to all Somerset County residents. Also offering diaper bank and other services
SHIP (Samaritan Homeless Interim Program)
Wide range of services for houseless individuals
Simuel Whitfield Simmons Organization
Community services for families and youth
Soldier On
Services for veterans at risk of being homeless (covers several states)
Somerset County Social Services
Main hub for county public assistance (includes TANF, Work First, EITC, SNAP)
Somerset County Social Services – Central Office
Main hub for county public assistance (includes TANF, Work First, EITC, SNAP)
Somerville Freecycle
Free local, online giving community (Somerville)
Somerville YMCA Little Free Pantry
Little free pantry available to all to take or leave something.
The Clothes Closet at St. John’s Episcopal Church
Features gently-used, low cost clothing, shoes, and accessories for men, women, and children
United Way Of Northern Jersey
Resources and services for people impacted by crises - to meet basic needs
