Partnering with our COMMUNITY
to achieve
STABILITY
for our
NEIGHBORS
in need.
Trenton Location:
123 East Hanover Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
ph: 609-396-9355
fax: 609-396-5692
Trenton Store Hours:
Monday – Friday
9:00 am – 12 noon
Trenton office hours:
M – F, 9 – 5
Princeton Location:
Nassau Presbyterian Church
61 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
609-921-2135
Princeton Pantry/Office hours:
Monday – Thursday
1:30 - 4:00 pm
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Services
Homelessness Prevention
The goal of the Homelessness Prevention program is to stabilize an individual's or family's finances by through timely, caring assistance for emergencies. The financial assistance we provide—as Rent, Mortgage, Security Deposit, Utility, and Prescription Assistance—helps to keep a financial difficulty from becoming critical. Our workers provide the direct financial assistance as well as advice and counsel to help people navigate the social service system and to connect them to the resources they need.
Rent, Mortgage, and Security Deposit Assistance
Eviction is a devastating experience. When a client receives an eviction notice, we work with the client, the landlord, the court, and often other agencies, negotiating a budget plan to pay off the debt. We assist with mortgage payments, as well, working with our client and the lender to prevent foreclosure. Clients are eligible for assistance once every 12 months. The Rent and Security Deposit Assistance Program assists families and individuals from Mercer County who are either threatened with court-ordered evictions or who are already homeless.
Utility Assistance
Loss of utilities means eviction. Clients experience loss of heat, light, water, refrigerated foods and medicines. The Utility Assistance Program assists families and individuals from Mercer County who are threatened with shut-off notices from their energy provider or who have already had their energy source discontinued. In our financial offices, we are also able to screen clients for utility assistance from other funding sources, including the New Jersey Shares program, Low Income Energy Assistance (LIHEAP), Princeton Area Salvation Army and the United Way Emergency Assistance Collaborative.
Prescription Assistance
Imagine being discharged from the hospital after a serious illness and not being able to afford the medicines your doctor has prescribed to make you well. The Prescription Assistance Program provides financial assistance to purchase prescription medications for Mercer County residents who are unable to afford the medication themselves. Collaboratively we arrange for clients to receive the needed prescriptions within a few hours of the request. We work with medical social workers so that they can connect the clients to programs that will provide consistent medication coverage in the future after our emergency help.
Through this financial assistance we are able to subsidize the improvement of health conditions for hundreds of residents otherwise incapable of affording medication.