Welcome To The Center in Asbury Park!

• Meals to Go, frozen meals for those who have no ability to cook
• Emergency food and hygiene bags
• Monthly Sunday dinners
• A hot lunch program Monday thru Friday.

Housing Assistance:

• Emergency Housing for the homeless
• Participation in a county-wide Shelter Plus Care Committee to secure permanent, affordable housing
• Rental Subsidies to assist people in maintaining their housing
• Security payments for people securing new housing
• Utility payments.

Other Assistance:

• Transportation Assistance through participation in a County bus pass program
• Availability of a client phone to assist folks who do not have their own phones
• Laundry vouchers
• Pharmaceutical assistance

Center House:

Center House provides permanent, affordable, supportive housing to twenty-five individuals, formerly homeless, living with HIV/AIDS.

Center House is:

• Twenty-five studio units, fully furnished with a full bath and kitchen.
• Handicapped Accessible.
• A Resident Dining Room
• Meeting Rooms
• A Laundry Room
• A Library with Computers and Internet Access
• A Wellness Center

 
Center House Services include:

• Integrated Case ManagementBudgeting Assistance, Life Planning and Life Skills Courses
• Nutritional Counseling
• Art and Quilting Classes
• Computer Classes
• 12 Step Groups and Drug/Alcohol Counseling
• Doorman and Security 24/7
• Availability of three meals served in the Resident Dining Room 

Services Contracted out and Available to Center House Residents:

• Primary Medical Care and Treatment Adherence
• Skilled Nursing and Home Health Care and Home Health Aids
• Transportation
• Mental Health Care
• Legal Services
• Retreats
• Support Groups

The Center in Asbury Park is a volunteer based organization. In 2008 over 11,000 volunteer hours were logged by a faithful group of over 60 volunteers who prepare and serve meals, assist clients with intake and maintain the food pantry.
 

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