Hundreds of millions of dollars expected from companies, including Amazon and Walmart, to fill federal aid gap

ReadyReturn would streamline preparation and connect low-income residents with services like nutrition, child care and heating aid

In wake of teenager's assault on child-welfare workers, journalist explains how behavioral troubles remain barrier to stability

Meals, social services and even haircuts: How one nonprofit is boosting wellness for a growing population

'It was 8 degrees' near the park playground where one man was staying in his sleeping bag

‘Fewer people want to go into that field, fewer people feel supported’

Friends, volunteers and luck have kept shower events going

The program is for people who have committed low-level, nonviolent crimes

Some surprise that public hospital not steering $100M-plus initiative

Services include free diagnostic testing and employment assistance

Hundreds of volunteers fanned out across the state Wednesday seeking out people experiencing homelessness, part of a national effort aimed at both documenting their numbers ...

The Fresh Start program, currently in six New Jersey libraries, aims to connect the formerly incarcerated with tools to keep them out from behind bars.

Long Branch has the only library system in the state to have a full-time social worker on staff. Now, libraries including Newark and Hoboken are ...

A fast-growing fraud is swindling seniors out of their life savings. The Bureau of Securities holds a safe investing summit to help those over 60 ...

Plainfield Health Connection helps uninsured and under-insured residents by providing access to social services to better improve their health.

Atlantic City considers moving social services facilities away from the boardwalk, bar codes are educating visitors of Lenape Park in Kenilworth about the diversity of ...

Strict new rules on contracts with third-party agencies an effort to reduce money spent on ‘overhead expenses,’ says administration.