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: licensed community mental health assessment and treatment; geography: serves Salem County; ask about the Carneys Point site and appointment format; cost/eligibility: confirm age and service fit, clinician experience, openings, insurance and fees; emergency limit: routine outpatient intake is not 911 or confirmed hoarding-specialty care. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Healthcare Commons: Outpatient Services
Explain what is hard to do at home and ask whether a clinician has experience treating hoarding or can refer you.
Role: primary care and health-center services; geography: Salem City; cost/eligibility: confirm appointment availability, coverage and any sliding-fee eligibility; emergency limit: routine primary care, not an emergency department or verified hoarding-specialty treatment. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers: Salem Center
Ask a primary care clinician about health concerns at home and referrals if you need a behavioral health evaluation.
Role: hoarding education and a starting point for finding qualified care; geography: national resource; search New Jersey and confirm service at your location; cost/eligibility: free information; ask individual clinicians about license, relevant training, fees 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 contacting a clinician, ask directly about experience with hoarding and how a first appointment works.
Role: nonprofit hoarding education and group leads for individuals and families; geography: New Jersey program information; a Salem County session is not confirmed; cost/eligibility: ask whether current workshops or family groups accept Salem County residents and confirm 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 a Buried in Treasures workshop or Enough Stuff family group. Verify enrollment before planning to attend.
Role: peer support for adults supporting a loved one with mental health symptoms; geography: regional affiliate lists an online option; confirm current access from Salem County; cost/eligibility: NAMI describes family support groups as free; confirm registration and meeting availability; emergency limit: not hoarding-specific treatment, therapy or emergency support. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
NAMI Southwest Jersey: Family Support Group
Use this option for your own support as a family member or friend, not as a way to enroll someone else in treatment.
Role: family peer support and navigation for caregivers of children with behavioral health or related needs; geography: Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties; cost/eligibility: confirm Children’s System of Care involvement or eligibility for a specific group or program; emergency limit: not adult hoarding treatment, emergency response or an enforcement office. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem Family Support Organization
Ask whether a family peer can help you understand available services when a child’s needs and household stress are connected.
Role: county navigation for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers; geography: Salem County; cost/eligibility: confirm program age, residency, functional and financial criteria; costs vary by service; emergency limit: not emergency response or guaranteed housekeeping or cleanout. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Salem County Aging and Disability Resource Connection
Describe which tasks are becoming hard to do and ask about meals, mobility and help staying safely at home.
Role: nonprofit home-delivered meals for people who have difficulty shopping and preparing food; geography: Salem County; cost/eligibility: typically serves residents over 60 who are primarily homebound; confirm assessment, contributions and openings; 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.
Meals on Wheels of Salem County
If getting food is difficult, ask about a screening and what to use while waiting.
Role: county ride program for eligible nonemergency trips; geography: Salem County residents; ask which destinations and trip types are covered; cost/eligibility: confirm age or disability criteria, registration, scheduling and any trip costs; emergency limit: not an ambulance or emergency transport. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Salem County Specialized Transportation
Before booking an appointment, ask how early you should request the ride and whether your destination qualifies.
Role: county food-resource directory for finding pantry or meal options; geography: Salem County; look for the site closest to your address; cost/eligibility: directory access is free; verify pantry hours, eligibility and availability with the program; emergency limit: not emergency dispatch or a guarantee that a site is open. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Salem County Health & Human Services: Food Resources
Call the pantry before traveling, particularly if you need a ride, have dietary needs, or cannot carry groceries far.
Role: municipal recycling and arrangements for eligible bulk items; geography: Salem City residents; confirm that your property receives city collection; cost/eligibility: verify current payment, stickers, accepted items and pickup arrangements before putting anything out; emergency limit: not hazardous-waste removal, emergency response or a whole-home cleanout. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Salem City Recycling and Bulk Items
Ask the city about the specific item before moving it to the curb. County drop-off is a separate service with different rules.
Role: county drop-off guidance for bulky waste and household hazardous waste events; geography: Salem County; verify the correct site for the material; cost/eligibility: bulky loads may be charged by weight; confirm household hazardous waste dates, accepted materials and limits; emergency limit: not emergency spill response or curbside collection. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Salem County Improvement Authority: Solid Waste
Do not mix chemical products with ordinary trash. Ask the authority how to handle an unknown or leaking container before moving it.
Role: official local agency directory for LIHEAP and the Universal Service Fund; geography: Salem County; the state lists Gateway Community Action Partnership in Salem; cost/eligibility: income and program rules apply; confirm application dates, documents and current agency hours; 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: Salem County Energy Assistance
If you have a shutoff notice, give the date to both your utility and the intake agency and ask about time-sensitive options.
Role: public technology and printing for applications and notices; geography: library in Salem City; cost/eligibility: ask about access and current printing fees; library card rules vary by residency; 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.
Salem County Free Library: Computers and Printing
Ask about printing a notice or using a computer. Sign out of personal accounts and take your papers with you.