2010 Flu Shot Schedules - Click here for the different county flu shot clinic schedules. If none are listed, you can also try the Find A Flu Shot Now! site.

211 Non-Emergency Helpline - New Jersey residents in need of health and human services, community resources and governmental assistance are now just a three-digit telephone call away form the information they need. All they have to do is pickup a telephone and dial 2-1-1. The service is available 24 hours a day, confidential, multilingual and accessible to the hearing impaired.

Birth Certificate Information - This link provides you with the contact info for each municipality.

Community Health Services - Looking for information for the disabled, special child services, and domestic violence programs? If so, click here.

The County of Essex, NJ - View, search, or download the Directory to locate information by county department. The county web page may not work in Netscape.

County Household Hazardous Waste Coordinator - Find out about recycling issues here, especially for dangerous materials such as batteries, herbicides, paints, etc. Select your county from the list at the left of the page.

Division of Senior Services - This Division offers a wide range of services to senior citizens residing in Essex County and deemed eligible for services.

Essex County Cancer Resources - The New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection Screening Program (NJCEED) is part of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. NJCEED provides comprehensive screening services for breast, cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancer.

Essex and West Hudson United Way - United Way of Essex and West Hudson is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors, one-third of whom are elected annually. We serve a population of nearly 700,000 in thirteen communities in Essex and Hudson County: Belleville, Nutley, Harrison, Kearny, East Newark, Newark, North Arlington, East Orange, Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Irvington and Maplewood.

NJ Division of Mental Health Designated Psychiatric/Crisis Screening Centers - Contains a listing by county of the designated psychiatric centers.

NJHelps - NJHelps is a free and easy way for you to prescreen for 8 programs that are available to help you and your family. NJHelps is private, we do not ask who you are and we do not share your information with anyone. NJHelps will tell you where to go for help and what to bring with you, after you have answered all the questions.

Youth Services - The commission serves as a partnership between the County of Essex, Courts, Juvenile Justice Commission and community stakeholders in the development and implementation of a youth services plan.

En Español

Cómo Solicitar Para el Programa de Cupones de Alimentos - El Programa de Cupones de Alimentos ayuda a familias de bajo ingreso a aumentar su posibilidad de comprar alimentos.

Programas de Asistencia Pública - Una lista de los servicios sociales disponibles a residentes elegibles del Condado de Essex. Describe los programas, sus criterios y cómo obtenerlos. Este folleto se proviene por el Division de Bienestar Público del Departamento de Servicios a la Comunidad del Condado de Essex.  . Está en formato PDF y requiere Adobe Acrobat Reader para poder verlo.

Last Updated: January 2010