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.
Buy Nothing Group – Somerville
Local Facebook giving group - for neighbors in Somerville, Bridgewater, Raritan, Hillsboro, Manville and Bound Brook NJ.
Buy Nothing Group- Montgomery/Rocky Hill
Local Facebook giving network - Montgomery and Rocky Hill only
Dress for Success Northern NJ
Business clothing and career development for clients actively seeking employment or recently employed
Emergency Food Pantry at SHIP Inc. (Samaritan Homeless Interim Program)
Food pantry for houseless individuals - clients of SHIP Meal vouchers, household items, clothing/shoes, housing voucher, toiletries, etc.
Fish, Inc. – Dunellen Area (Food/Clothing)
A service organization providing food and clothing, serving those in need in Middlesex County. Additional services at Fishes and Loaves Cafe (free homecooked meal) at Our Lady of Fatima Cafeteria, 499 New Market Road. 3rd Fri. of the month from 6-7pm.
Goodwill – Bound Brook, NJ
Local Goodwill store with low cost clothing, furniture, decor, etc.
Goodwill – Hillsborough, NJ
New location of Goodwill as of 9/19/2023. Local Goodwill store with low cost clothing, furniture, decor, etc.
Hillsborough Freecycle
Free local, online giving community (Hillsborough)
HiTOPS
Support groups for LGBTQ+ youth and youth-informed sex education for NJ youth
Hunterdon County Freecycle
Free local, online giving community (Hunterdon County)
Laundry Love
Laundry Love is a ministry that serves around thirty local community members at Somerville Express Wash Laundry, 20 Division Street, Somerville. A representative of the ministry is at the laundromat every second and fourth Thursday at 5 p.m. to hand out pre-bagged supplies and $10 in quarters up to eight people per week. This ministry is organized by St. John's Episcopal Church.
Laundry Love with St. John’s Episcopal Church
A representative of the ministry is at the laundromat to hand out pre-bagged supplies and $10 in quarters up to eight people per week. Supplies of laundry detergent and dryer sheets, as well as rolls of quarters, are welcomed!
My Neighbor’s Boutique at Zarephath Christian Church
Affordable clothing shop - infant to adult plus size
Open Cupboard Thrift Shop
Thrift store for anyone connected to food pantry for Hunterdon and Warren County residents. Updates Facebook often: https://www.facebook.com/opencupboardthrift
Plainfield Freecycle
Free local, online giving community (Plainfield area)
SHIP (Samaritan Homeless Interim Program)
Provides emergency shelter and rental assistance to homeless or near homeless individuals and their families who are unable to obtain assistance from government or other agencies.
Somerville Freecycle
Free local, online giving community (Somerville)
Street Smart through Visions and Pathways – Bridgewater
A street outreach program to help keep youth, ages 13 to 24, off of the street, prevent exploitation of high-risk youth, combat human trafficking and stop the opioid epidemic. Services include food and clothing, job and educational counseling, HIV/AIDS information, and access to a crisis-intervention or transitional living program. Street Smart has offices in Bridgewater, Morristown and Plainfield NJ and serves youth throughout central and northern New Jersey.
Street Smart through Visions and Pathways – Morristown
A street outreach program to help keep youth, ages 13 to 24, off of the street, prevent exploitation of high-risk youth, combat human trafficking and stop the opioid epidemic. Services include food and clothing, job and educational counseling, HIV/AIDS information, and access to a crisis-intervention or transitional living program. Street Smart has offices in Bridgewater, Morristown and Plainfield NJ and serves youth throughout central and northern New Jersey.
Street Smart through Visions and Pathways – Plainfield
A street outreach program to help keep youth, ages 13 to 24, off of the street, prevent exploitation of high-risk youth, combat human trafficking and stop the opioid epidemic. Services include food and clothing, job and educational counseling, HIV/AIDS information, and access to a crisis-intervention or transitional living program. Street Smart has offices in Bridgewater, Morristown and Plainfield NJ and serves youth throughout central and northern New Jersey.
The Clothes Closet
The Clothes Closet serves families in need by providing new and gently used clothing donations. We are open the first and third Saturdays of every month. Email the Clothes Closet for more information.
The Clothes Closet at St. John’s Episcopal Church
Features gently-used, low cost clothing, shoes, and accessories for men, women, and children