[NFBNJ] NJ Human Services Commissioner Reminds Residents & Providers About Assistance & Funding Opportunities

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From: DDS Communications
Subject: NJ Human Services Commissioner Reminds Residents & Providers About 
Assistance & Funding Opportunities

Encourages Residents to Seek Help from Programs & Help Lines; Urges 
Providers to Seek Child Care and Medicaid Funding

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NJ Human Services Commissioner Reminds Residents & Providers About 
Assistance & Funding Opportunities

Encourages Residents to Seek Help from Programs & Help Lines; Urges 
Providers to Seek Child Care and Medicaid Funding

June 16, 2020

(TRENTON) ???  Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson today reminded 
residents about available assistance programs and help lines, while also 
encouraging child care and Medicaid providers to pursue available funding 
opportunities.

???We are here to help,??? Commissioner Johnson said. ???Residents should never 
hesitate to check their eligibility for and to take advantage of our 
programs, whether it be food and cash assistance or health insurance, or a 
call to a help line for mental health care or addiction treatment. I also 
encourage child care and Medicaid providers to pursue available funding that 
can help their operations during this difficult period.???

Residents seeking:

??         Food assistance, cash assistance and health insurance can visit 
www.njhelpsorg;

??         Mental health care assistance can reach NJMentalHealthCares by 
calling 866-202-HELP or texting NJHOPE to 51684 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily;

??         Addiction treatment assistance can call 844-ReachNJ 24/7;

??         Mental health care assistance through American Sign Language can 
call 973-870-0677 for videophone help;

??         Suicide prevention assistance can call 855-654-6735 24/7 for the 
NJ Hopeline;

??         Child care assistance can visit www.childcarenj.gov for 
information on child care and the state???s Child Care Subsidy Program;

??         All residents can visit here to learn about immigrant eligibility 
for COVID-19 relief programs;

??         Older residents can visit NJSave to learn how older adults and 
individuals with disabilities can save money on Medicare premiums, 
prescription costs, and other expenses;

??         All residents can visit Register Ready to learn about New Jersey???s 
voluntary special needs registry for disasters, which allows residents with 
disabilities to provide information to emergency response agencies;

??         Residents with disabilities can visit NJ ABLE, to learn about 
saving money while preserving their SSI and Medicaid benefits.

For Providers:

??         Human Services has made available up to $20 million in grants to 
assist child care centers and youth camps in meeting health and safety 
guidelines in response to COVID-19. Child care centers can receive up to 
$5,000, while youth camps can receive up to $2,000.   The grants are 
available to licensed child care providers and youth camps that comply with 
updated state health and safety guidance. Providers should registered with 
the NJ Workforce Registry and can  apply through the New Jersey Child Care 
Information System (NJCCIS). Applications are subject to review and 
approval.

??         Commissioner Johnson also urged health care providers who 
participate in New Jersey???s Medicaid and Children???s Health Insurance Program 
to review and apply for $15 billion in funding made available by the federal 
government to help Medicaid providers impacted by COVID-19.  Information 
about eligibility and the application process is available here.

Follow the Department of Human Services at:

Peri L. Nearon, MPA

Executive Director, Division of Disability Services

Department of Human Services

Division of Disability Services

11A Quakerbridge Plaza

PO Box 705 Trenton, NJ  08625-0705

Main: 1-888-285-3036

Fax: 609-631-4365

http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/home/index.html

The NJ 2-1-1 Resource Database is a comprehensive compilation of local and 
statewide health and human service resources that are available in New 
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This email is being sent for informational purposes only. Reference herein 
to any specific product, service, program, organization/agency, or otherwise 
does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the 
NJ Department of Humans Services or The Division of Disability Services 
(DDS).

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