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 outpatient mental health evaluation and treatment; geography: Elizabeth; confirm which program and site apply; cost/eligibility: adult service; verify eligibility, clinician experience, insurance, cost and openings; emergency limit: routine intake is not 911 or verified hoarding-specialty care. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Trinitas Regional Medical Center: Adult Outpatient Unit
Describe what is harder to do at home and ask about relevant experience. If the provider page does not load, see the county directory in the crisis-screening listing for Trinitas adult outpatient contact information.
Role: community health-center services and a primary care entry point; geography: Elizabeth location; confirm which services are offered there; cost/eligibility: ask about appointments, coverage, cost and sliding-fee eligibility; emergency limit: routine care is not an emergency department or verified hoarding-specialty treatment. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Neighborhood Health Services Corporation: Elizabeth
Bring up health concerns that are getting harder to manage at home and ask whether a referral would help.
Role: hoarding education and a starting point for finding qualified care; geography: national resource; search New Jersey and confirm access in your area; cost/eligibility: free information; confirm each provider’s license, hoarding experience, cost 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
When you find a clinician, ask how they work with hoarding and what a first appointment involves.
Role: nonprofit hoarding education and group leads; geography: New Jersey; a current Elizabeth or Union County meeting is not confirmed; cost/eligibility: ask about 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, then confirm the session before making plans.
Role: peer support for adults supporting a loved one with a mental health condition; geography: Union County affiliate lists an online group; cost/eligibility: NAMI describes family support groups as free; confirm dates and registration; emergency limit: not a hoarding-specific group, therapy or emergency response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
NAMI Union County: Online Family Support Group
If you are supporting someone else, this is a place to ask for support for yourself.
Role: county service navigation and referrals for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers; geography: Union County, including Elizabeth; cost/eligibility: confirm program-specific eligibility, cost and availability; emergency limit: not emergency response or a promise of home cleaning or care. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Union County Division on Aging
Tell the county which tasks are getting harder, such as shopping, getting to appointments, or preparing meals.
Role: county home-delivered meal program; geography: Union County residents, including Elizabeth; cost/eligibility: ask about age, homebound or assessment requirements, contributions and availability; emergency limit: not emergency food delivery or a medical service. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Union County Home Delivered Meals
If grocery shopping or preparing a meal has become difficult, ask about screening and a food option you can use in the meantime.
Role: county transportation for eligible nonemergency trips; geography: Union County; verify the pickup and destination; cost/eligibility: confirm rider eligibility, registration, lead time and any fares; emergency limit: not an ambulance or emergency transport. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Union County Paratransit
Ask whether your planned appointment is a covered trip before scheduling it.
Role: county food-resource directory for pantry and meal referrals; geography: Union County, with Elizabeth options; cost/eligibility: free information; each provider sets registration, service area and availability; emergency limit: not emergency dispatch or a guarantee that a pantry is open. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Union County Find Food
Check intake before traveling, especially if you need a ride or have difficulty carrying groceries.
Role: public library access for finding services and preparing documents; geography: Elizabeth branches; confirm which branch has the service you need; cost/eligibility: ask about computer access, printing fees, card rules and hours; 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.
Elizabeth Public Library
If you need to print or look up an application, call ahead and sign out of any personal account when you finish.
Role: city collection schedules and instructions for eligible items; geography: City of Elizabeth; check the route for your address; cost/eligibility: verify schedule, size limits, accepted materials and any special arrangements; emergency limit: not hazardous-waste removal, emergency response or whole-home cleanup. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Elizabeth Garbage, Recycling and Bulk Pickup
Check the city rules before taking something to the curb. Do not assume your normal collection day includes bulky items.
Role: county disposal events and accepted-material guidance; geography: Union County residents; confirm current event location; cost/eligibility: verify proof of residency, accepted materials, limits and any charges before traveling; emergency limit: not emergency spill response or curbside pickup. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Union County Household Hazardous Waste
Keep chemical products out of routine trash and ask the county how to handle an unknown or leaking container before moving it.
Role: local intake for energy assistance programs such as LIHEAP and USF; geography: Elizabeth and Union County; use the agency’s current office instructions; cost/eligibility: income and program requirements apply; verify documents, deadlines and eligibility; 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.
PROCEED, Inc.: Utility Assistance
If you have a shutoff notice, give the deadline to both your utility and the intake agency and ask what can be done before then.
Role: state search for affordable and accessible housing listings; geography: statewide; filter for Union County and places you can reach; cost/eligibility: free search; individual units set income rules, deposits and availability; emergency limit: not emergency placement or eviction defense. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
New Jersey Housing Resource Center
Check whether a listing is still current and confirm accessibility, costs and availability with the property before paying fees.