Mental Health, Food Insecurity, & Other Resources

Mental Health, Food Insecurity, & Other Resources For Students

Changes to the NJ SNAP benefits program mean that some college students are now eligible to receive food assistance through the NJ Department of Human Resources.

To be eligible, you must be enrolled in a CTE (Career & Technical Education) program at WCCC.

Click here for a list of all CTE programs at WCCC.

For more information about SNAP benefits for students, click here.

To complete your SNAP benefits packet from the NJ Department of Human Resources, please see Jacqueline Daly, Director of Financial Aid, in Student Services, or contact her at 908-835- 2309 or [email protected]

Food Pantries

Students are encouraged to use local food pantries if they are food insecure.  To see a list provided by the county of local food pantries and their hours, contact information, and restrictions, please click here. 

Hotlines

All hotlines are confidential and available 24 hours a day.

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
• NJ’s Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: dial 988
• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
• Mental Health Crisis Hotline (Warren County): 908-454-5141
• Alcohol (Ala-call): 1-800-322-5525
• NJ Addiction Services Hotline: 1-844-276-2777
• REACH NJ (addiction services): 1-844-732-2465
• AIDs: 1-800-624-2377
• Gamblers Anonymous: 1-800-425-4837
• Nicotine: 1-516-665-0527
• Nar-Anon Family Group: 1-800-322-5525
• Heroin Hotline: 1-855-652-3737

Self-Help Groups with Local Chapters

• NJ Self-Help Clearinghouse: 1-800-367-6274
• Adult Children of Alcoholics: 973-744-8686
• Alcoholics Anonymous: 908-668-1882
• Al-Anon Family Group and Aleteen: 973-744-8686
• Cocaine Abuse: 1-800-262-2463
• CO-DA (Codependents): 908-689-8952
• Narcotics Anonymous: 1-800-992-0401
• Gamblers Anonymous: 1-800-425-4837
• Nicotine: 1-516-665-0527
• Nar-Anon Family Group: 1-800-322-5525
• Heroin Hotline: 1-855-652-3737

The following are resources available in and around Warren County.

General Resources

• Warren County Department of Human Services: 908-475-6331
• Northwest New Jersey Community Action Partnership (NORWESCAP): Emergency Basic Needs: 908-454-4850 or 1-877-661-4357
• Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Crisis Center (DASACC): 908-453-4121

Temporary Housing/Homelessness

• COVID-19 Housing Assistance Programs (State program)
  • Warren County’s contact is Family Promise 908-213-6974

• Warren County Division of Temporary Assistance and Social Services (TASS) Homeless Hotline
  • During the day: 908-475-6218
  • After hours/holidays: 1-877-661-4357
  • Offers emergency shelter placement for homeless individuals and families in Warren County.

• Homeless Prevention Program (HPP) (State program)
  • Warren County’s contact is Family Promise 908-213-6974

• Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) (State program)
  • Warren County’s contact is Family Promise 908-213-6974
• Family Promise of Warren County: 908-453-2194
  • This program is generally for housing families, but may have resources for individuals; best option is to call to see what help might be available.
• Third Street Alliance Woman & Children: 610-258-6271
  • This is the nearest homeless shelter. It’s located in Easton. Third Street Alliance for Women & Children inspires and equips women, children, and families to live, learn, and thrive.

Utility Assistance

• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) – energy
  • Online application
  • 1-800-510-3102

• NJ SHARES – energy, telephone, broadband (internet), and water bills (State program)
  • 1-866-657-4273

• Universal Service Fund (USF) – energy (State program)
  • Online application
  • 1-866-240-1347

Mental Health Resources

To find a mental health professional in your area, use Psychology Today‘s “Find a Therapist, Psychologist, Counselor” and enter your zip code.

• Family Guidance Center of Warren County: 908-689-1000
  • Provides screening and emergency services, outpatient mental health, and substance abuse services for children and adults.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Warren County Chapter: 908-859-4368
  • Provides education, support, and advocacy for consumers and their families in Warren County.
• Catholic Charities: 908-454-2074
  • Provides mental health counseling for adults and children.
• Community Hope: 973-463-9600
  • Helping individuals, including veterans, and their families, overcome mental illness, addiction, homelessness, and poverty by providing housing and support services.
• Atlantic Health System’s Behavioral Health Services (Hackettstown Community Hospital): 908-852-5100
  • Provides emergency and outpatient medical and behavioral health services.
• St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Services: 908-859-6801
  • St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Services helps people with a wide variety of mental and behavioral health issues.

Substance Abuse Resources

• Community Prevention Resources: 908-835-1800
  • Dedicated to building a safe, healthy, drug-free Warren County.
• Family Guidance Center: 908-689-1000
• Freedom House: 908-537-6043
  • Provides a full spectrum of addiction services to adult men and women suffering from substance use and co-occurring disorders.
• New Hope Integrated Behavioral Health: 732-946-3030
  • Dedicated to the treatment of adults and adolescents affected with alcohol, drug, gambling, and other co-occurring mental health disorders.
• Turning Point: 973-239-9400
  • Turning Point is a New Jersey drug and alcohol addiction treatment center that helps more than 3,000 people every year
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Counseling & Addiction Center: 908-441-1558
  • The Counseling and Addiction Center offers outpatient care to those affected by addiction, five minutes from Hackettstown Medical Center.

• CARES – Center for Addiction Recovery Education & Success – Warren County: 908-835-1800
  • The Center for Addiction Recovery, Education & Success works to engage and organize the recovery community by helping individuals find, maintain, and enhance their recovery experience through peer support, educational and volunteer opportunities, and sober recreation, as well as working to reduce stigma associated with substance abuse through advocacy, education, and service.

• Parent to Parent, Inc.
  • Education, support, advocacy for families/community at large, and assistance in finding detox, treatment, and aftercare for those struggling with substance abuse. They meet the first Monday of the month at 6:30 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Washington, NJ. Email them at [email protected]. Call Debi at 908-619-9252 or Helen at 908-391-4159.