Welcome To The Center in Asbury Park!
The Center in Asbury Park is in the midst of its seventeenth year of serving people living with HIV/AIDS in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Since 1992 our services have included the following:
Nutrition Programs
- 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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