People and practical help
Housing, food, care, transportation, and ongoing support
These listings connect the local community with housing, food, behavioral health, benefits, transit, survivor advocacy, disability support, peer support, and practical resources. Ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Role: clinical assessment and outpatient mental health treatment; geography: the provider lists outpatient services in Camden County; confirm the clinic for your needs; cost/eligibility: confirm age and program fit, clinician experience, insurance, fees and openings; emergency limit: routine care is not 911 or verified hoarding-specialty treatment. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Oaks Integrated Care: Outpatient Services
Describe what is harder to do at home and ask whether a clinician has experience with hoarding or can refer you.
Role: community health center and primary care entry point; geography: Camden City sites; confirm which location offers the service you need; cost/eligibility: the provider offers income- and household-size-based sliding fees; check appointments, documents and coverage; emergency limit: not an emergency department or verified hoarding-specialty care. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
CAMcare Health Corporation
Ask about health concerns at home and whether a referral for behavioral health would be helpful.
Role: hoarding education and a starting point for finding qualified care; geography: national resource; search New Jersey and confirm access for your address; cost/eligibility: free information; confirm each provider’s license, relevant experience, costs and openings; emergency limit: not clinical intake, endorsement or emergency response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
International OCD Foundation: Hoarding Resources
Ask a prospective clinician directly about experience with hoarding and what a first appointment involves.
Role: nonprofit hoarding education and group leads; geography: New Jersey; a current Camden or Camden County session is not confirmed; cost/eligibility: check current registration, service area, format and fees; emergency limit: not emergency response or a promise of local treatment. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Mental Health Association in New Jersey: Hoarding Programs
Ask about Buried in Treasures workshops or the Enough Stuff family group, and confirm the current session before making plans.
Role: affiliate information and navigation to general mental health peer and family support; geography: Camden County; confirm current local or online options; cost/eligibility: NAMI describes its family groups as free; confirm registration and availability with the affiliate; emergency limit: not hoarding-specific treatment, therapy or emergency response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
NAMI Camden County
Ask which support option fits if you are looking for help for yourself or supporting a loved one.
Role: county navigation for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers; geography: Camden County, including Camden City; cost/eligibility: confirm age, disability or residency criteria and any program-specific costs; emergency limit: not emergency response or guaranteed in-home assistance. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Camden County Aging and Disability Services
Describe which tasks are becoming harder, such as meals, mobility or getting to appointments.
Role: county nutrition support for eligible medically homebound seniors; geography: Camden County residents, including Camden City; cost/eligibility: screening applies; confirm age, medical documentation, contributions and availability; emergency limit: not emergency food delivery or medical care. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Camden County Home Delivered Meals
If shopping or preparing meals has become difficult, ask about screening and what to use while waiting.
Role: transportation for eligible nonemergency trips; geography: Camden County; verify pickup and destination; cost/eligibility: confirm age or disability eligibility, registration, reservation lead time and any costs; emergency limit: not an ambulance or emergency transport. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
SEN-HAN Transit: Camden County
Ask whether your planned trip is covered before scheduling the appointment.
Role: nonprofit meal service and outreach; geography: Camden City; use the provider’s current location and schedule; cost/eligibility: provider describes meals as free; confirm hours and access before traveling; emergency limit: not emergency dispatch or an overnight shelter. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Cathedral Kitchen: Meals and Outreach
If getting a meal is the most urgent need, check the meal schedule and ask about other practical support if needed.
Role: public library access for service information and paperwork; geography: Camden City branches; check which site has the service you need; cost/eligibility: confirm computer access, card rules, hours and any printing fees; emergency limit: not case management, private records storage or emergency support. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Camden County Library System: Camden Branches
Ask about using a computer or printing an application. Sign out of any personal account and take your papers with you.
Role: city waste and collection information for eligible residential items; geography: Camden City; check service for your address; cost/eligibility: verify the current schedule, accepted items, limits and any special arrangements before putting anything out; emergency limit: not emergency response, hazardous-waste removal or a whole-home cleanout. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
City of Camden Public Works: Schedules and Services
Ask the city about the specific item and collection rules before moving it outside.
Role: county recycling and household hazardous-waste guidance; geography: Camden County residents; confirm current event site; cost/eligibility: verify accepted materials, proof of residence, limits and dates; emergency limit: not emergency spill response or routine curbside pickup. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Camden County Recycling and Environmental Affairs
Keep chemical products out of ordinary trash. Ask the county how to handle unknown or leaking material before moving it.
Role: state directory for local LIHEAP and Universal Service Fund intake; geography: Camden County; the state lists an intake agency in Camden City; cost/eligibility: income and program rules apply; confirm current application dates, documents and agency instructions; emergency limit: not emergency dispatch and applying does not stop a shutoff. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
New Jersey DCA: Camden County Energy Assistance
If there is a shutoff notice, give its date to both the utility and the intake agency and ask about time-sensitive options.
Role: peer and caregiver support for families navigating a child’s needs; geography: Camden County; confirm current group format and eligibility; cost/eligibility: ask which groups are open, whether registration is needed and whether the program fits your family; emergency limit: not adult hoarding treatment, child welfare enforcement or emergency response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Camden County Family Support Organization: Caregiver Groups
Ask about a caregiver group if a child’s needs and household stress are affecting family life.