Northern New Jersey
We provide housing and other support services to adults with mental illness and youth at risk of homelessness in Middlesex, Union, Hudson, and Passaic Counties.
Volunteers of America-Northern New Jersey (VOA-NNJ) provides innovative housing, health, and wealth-building services to youth and adults who are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. Through programs in Middlesex, Union, Hudson, Bergen, and Passaic Counties, we help more than 400 people achieve housing stability each year, with a focus on behavioral health services for adults and independent living programs for youth working toward self-sufficiency. VOA-NNJ is a division of Volunteers of America-Greater New York, an anti-poverty organization working to end homelessness in the region.
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Services in Northern New Jersey
Youth & Family Services
Residential care, counseling, and case management are tailored to meet the unique needs of youth and families. Programs include residential facilities offering supervised independent living, supportive housing, and an in-home parenting education program. Read more here.
Adult Behavioral Health Services
We offer intensive on-site support services designed to meet the emotional, psychiatric, psychological, substance related, or behavioral needs of our clients. With staff available on-site or on-call 24/7, these services provide a safe and stable environment that fosters independence, wellness, and dignity while building connections within the community. Read more here.
Public Policy in Northern New Jersey
Our advocacy work in New Jersey is tailored to the region’s particular needs and opportunities. Working collaboratively to end homelessness and advance transformational change, we partner with numerous stakeholders to address the state’s housing crisis. We advocate for people experiencing homelessness, housing insecurity, domestic violence, youth, veterans, people with disabilities, our staff, and our sector by working with our partners to advance and inform better policies, systems, and processes informed by experience and data, lobbying for critical funding, and fighting to make a difference.
