SECTION 16: TRANSITION RESOURCES
EARLY INTERVENTION AGENCIES
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Early Intervention Program
Terry Harrison, Director
CN 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
(609)777-7734 Fax: (609) 292-3580
Family Link, A Regional Early Intervention Collaborative
Susan Marcario, Executive Director
Eileen Mitchell, Family Support Coordinator
2333 Morris Avenue, Suite A-20 (2nd floor)
Union, NJ 07083
(908) 964-5303 Fax: (908) 964-6091
(Essex, Morris, Sussex, Union, Warren Counties)
Helpful Hands: Northeast Regional Early Intervention Collaborative
Gerry Luongo, Executive Director
Patti Ciccone, Director of Family Outreach
57 Willowbrook Boulevard, Suite 303
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 256-8484 Fax: (973) 256-1233
(Bergen, Hudson, Passaic Counties)
Mid-Jersey CARES for Special Children REIC
Cynthia Newman, Program Coordinator
Carla Israel & Betsy Coffin, Family Outreach Coordinators
CNJM&CHC,Inc.
501 Hoes Lane, Suite 206
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 699-0944 Fax: (732) 699-1218
(Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Somerset Counties)
Southern Regional Early Intervention Collaborative
Jennifer Buzby, Executive Director
Valarie Fennell, Rachel Ledden-Albadine, Maureen VanArtsdalen, Family Outreach Coordinators
Winslow Professional Building
339 South Route 73, Suite 6
Berlin, NJ 08009
(856) 768-6747 Fax: (856) 768-7608
(Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem Counties)
NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES
SPECIAL CHILD HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM
COUNTY CASE MANAGEMENT UNITS
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Special Child and Adult Health Services
CN 364, Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
(609) 777-7778 Fax: (609) 292-3580
Atlantic County SCHS-CMU
Dept of Intergenerational Services
101 South Shore Road
Northfield, NJ 08225-2320
(609) 645-7700 ext.4358
Fax: (609) 645-5940
Bergen County SCHS-CMU
Bergen County Dept. of Health Services
327 Ridgewood Ave., 2nd Floor
Paramus, NJ 07652-4895
(201) 599-6153
Fax: (201) 986-1068
Burlington County SCHS-CMU
Camden County Division of Health
Jefferson House
Lakeland Road, P.O. Box 9
Blackwood, NJ 08012-0009
(856) 374-6021or (800) 999-9045
(856) 374-9734
Camden County SCHS-CMU
Burlington County Dept. of Health Services
Raphael Meadow Health Center
P.O. Box 287 Woodlane Road
Mount Holly, NJ 08060-0287
(609) 267-1950
Fax: (609) 702-0541 Fax:
Cape May SCHS-CMU
Cape May Dept. of Health
6 Moore Road, Crest Haven Complex
Cape May Court House, NJ 08201-3067
(609) 465-1202
Fax: (609) 463-3527
Cumberland County SCHS-CMU
Cumberland County Dept. of Health
790 East Commerce Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302-2293
(856) 453-2154
Fax: (856) 453-0338
Essex County SCHS-CMU
County of Essex
Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Unit of Special Child Health Services
160 Fairview Ave., Rawson Hall, Bldg. #37
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
(973) 857-4663 or 857-4745
Fax: (973) 857-2842
Gloucester County SCHS-CMU
Gloucester County Health Department
160 Fries Mill Road
Turnersville, NJ 08012-2496
(856) 262-4157
Fax: (856) 629-0469
Hudson County SCHS-CMU
Jersey City Medical Center
114 Clifton Place, Murdoch Hall
Jersey City, NJ 07304-3199
(201) 915-2514
Fax: (201) 915-2565
Hunterdon County SCHS-CMU
Hunterdon Medical Center
2100 Wescott Drive
Flemington, NJ 08822-9238
(908) 788-6398
Fax: (908) 788-6581
Mercer County SCHS-CMU
Project Child
Mercer Co. Special Services School District
122 Bull Run Road, Sypek Center
Trenton, NJ 08638
(609) 730-4152
Fax: (609) 730-4154
Middlesex County SCHS-CMU
Middlesex County Dept. of Health
841 Georges Road
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 846-0614
Fax: (732) 846-0542
Monmouth County SCHS-CMU
Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Foundation
1100 Wayside Road
Tinton Falls, NJ 07712
(732) 224-6950
Fax: (732) 747-4404
Morris County SCHS-CMU
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Passaic County SCHS-CMU
Catholic Family and Community Services
26 DeGrasse Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
(973) 523-6778
Fax: (973) 523-7715
Salem County SCHS-CMU
Salem County Dept. of Health
98 Market Street
Salem, NJ 08079-1911 377
(856) 935-7510 ext. 8479
Fax: (856) 935-8483
Somerset County SCHS-CMU
Somerset Handicapped Children's
Treatment Center
Union Avenue, P.O. Box 6824
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0824
(908) 725-2366
Fax: (908) 725-3945
Sussex County SCHS-CMU
Sussex County Health Department
Division of Public Health Nursing
129 Morris Turnpike
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 948-5400 ext. 62
Fax: (973) 948-2270
Union County SCHS-CMU
328 South Ave.
Fanwood, NJ 07023
(908) 889-0950 ext. 48
Fax: (908) 889-7535
Warren County SCHS-CMU
Warren County Health Department
162 East Washington Avenue
Washington, NJ 07882-2196
(908) 689-6000 ext. 258 or 257
Fax: (908) 835-1172
Head Start Collaboration Project
Director:
Capital Place One, 222 S. Warren Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 633-2546 Fax: (609) 984-7380
Atlantic Human Resources Head Start
Director: Ms. Carolyn Atherly
Disabilities Specialist: Marlene Kovalevsky
1 S. New York Ave. Suite 313
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 348-4166
Babyland Head Start
Director: Mary Smith
Disabilities Specialist:
755 S. Orange Ave.
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 399-3400
(Atlantic and Cape May Counties)
Bergen County Head Start
Director: Ms. Marilyn Jenkins
Disabilities Specialist:Ellen DeCarlo
c/o St. Cecelia High School
65 West Demarest Ave.
Englewood, NJ 07631
(201) 569-9273
CCCOFO Head Start-Special Needs Program
Director: Leigh MacKelvey
Disabilities Specialist:
500 Pine Street
Camden, NJ 08013
(856) 964-2100
Burlington County Head Start
Director: Ms. Carolyn Henderson
Disabilities Specialist: Rose Annussek
Woodlane Ave. & Rte. 541
Burlington, NJ 08016
(609) 261-2323
Camden Council Economical Opportunity Head Start
Director:
Disabilities Specialist: Leigh McKelvey
538 Broadway
Camden, NJ 08102
(856) 541-2028
Central 5 / Jefferson School
Director: Mr. Thomas Tsirikos
Disabilities Specialist:
115 Hilton Ave.
Vauxhall, NJ 07088
(732) 851-6564
Concerned Parents/Head Start
Director: Cecile Dickey
Disabilities Specialist: Paula Schwartzman
90 Martin St.
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 942-1626
East Orange Child Development
Corp. Head Start
Director: Sarah Hansford
Disabilities Specialist: Kathleen Mulhall
3201-03 Federal Street
Camden, NJ 08105
(856) 541-2846
Gamma House Parent Child Center
Director: Ms. Gladys Adzimah
Disabilities Specialist: Milder Martin
65 West Demarest Ave.
P.O. Box 890, 42 Chestnut St.
East Orange, NJ 07019
(973) 266-5386
Hackensack Head Start
Director: Ms. Linda Steel
Disabilities Specialist: Mary Zetelski
291 2nd Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 342-2936
Head Start for Family Resources
Director: Ms. Jean Atkins
Disabilities Specialist: Jean Atkins
12 Morris Road
Ringwood, NJ 07456
(973) 962-0055
Hope Head Start
Director: Ms. Ora Welch
Disabilities Specialist:
3rd & Garden St.
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 795-4416
Inter-Community Coord. Council Head Start
Director: Ms. Angelina Harris
Disabilities Specialist: Edward Moskel
P.O. Box 1038
30 Ridge Ave.
Neptune, NJ 07753
(732) 988-7736
Jersey City Child Development Center
Director: Ms. Esther Lee
Disabilities Specialist: Shirley Silver
514 Newark Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 656-1500
Leaguers, Inc. Head Start
Director: Ms. Veronica Ray
Disabilities Specialist: Helen Grace
750 Clinton Ave.
Newark, NJ 07108
(973) 375-6840
Mercer County Head Start
Director: Ms. Consuelo McDaniel
Disabilities Specialist: Wally Acuna
2238 Hamilton Ave
Trenton, NJ 08619
(609) 588-5894
Middlesex County Economic Opportunities Center Head Start
Director: Ms. Carol Kempner
Disabilities Specialist: Ruth Halo
P.O. Box 7365
North Brunswick, NJ 08903
(732) 846-6600
Montclair Child Development Center
Director: Ms. Audrey Fletcher
Disabilities Specialist: Carolyn Lane
272 Baldwin Street
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
(973) 748-5901
Morris County Head Start
Director: Ms. Beverly Wright
Disabilities Specialist: YaTonya Norman
37 Myrtle Ave.
Dover, NJ 07801
(973) 989-9052
Newark/Friendly Fold Head Start
Director: H. Reid
Disabilities Specialist: Claudette Bailey
77 17th St.
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 642-3143
Newark Preschool Council
Director: Ms. Audrey Harris
Disabilities Specialist: Connie Mood
10 Park Place
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 621-5760
Northwest Community Action Program Head Start
Director: Ms. Linda Kane
Disabilities Specialist: Lynne Star
Old Firth School
Prospect St.
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
(732) 454-7000
North Hudson Community Action Program Head Start
Director: Ms. Lorraine Johnson
Disabilities Specialist: Kerri Williams
535 41st St.
Union City, NJ 07087
(973) 617-0901
Ocean, Inc. Head Start
Director: Ms. Barbara Bruce
Disabilities Specialist: Annette Shaw
40 Washington Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 244-5333
Ocean Lakewood
Director: Dr. Orest Noreiga
Disabilities Specialist: Marinel Mukerje
30 8th Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 364-4333
Passaic City Head Start
Director: Corrine Hasal
Disabilities Specialist: Myrna Toledo
68-72 Third St.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 365-5780
Second Street Youth Center
Director: Ms. Yvonne Thomas
Disabilities Specialist: Ray Wardrick
935 South 2nd St.
Plainfield, NJ 07061
(732) 561-0161
Somerset Community Action Program Head Start
Director: Ms. Gloria Strickland
Disabilities Specialist: Denise Ambruso
P.O. Box 119
429 Lewis St.
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 846-5333
Trenton Head Start
Director: Ms. Jerri Smith
Disabilities Specialist:
150 East State St. 5th Fl.
Trenton, NJ 08607
(609) 392-3131
Tri County Head Start
Director: Ms. Cynthia Wilkes Moseley
Disability Specialist: Linda Grant
240 North Pearl Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(856) 453-0803
(Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem Counties)
Union Township Community Action Organization Head Start
Director: Ms. Jennifer Alford
Disabilities Specialist:
2410 Springfield Ave.
Vauxhall, NJ 07088
(732) 686-6150
NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF CHILD CARE
RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES
Atlantic County
Atlantic County Women's Center
PO Box 311
Northfield, NJ 08225
Attn: Beverly Gilbert
Phone: (609) 646-1180
Fax: (609) 645-8877
Cape May County
EIRC-Southern Regional Child Care
Resource Center
Social Services Building
4005 Route 9 South
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Attn: Barbara Springer
Phone: (856)582-8282
Bergen County
Bergen County Office for Children
21 Main St.
Court Plaza South, Room 114W
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Attn: Gail Rosewater
Phone: (973) 646-3694 Fax:
(973) 646-2835
Cumberland County
Tri-County Child Care Services
10 Washington St.
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Attn: Judy Weintein
Phone: (856) 451-5813
Fax:(856) 455-0719
Burlington County
Burlington County CAP
718 South Route 130
Burlington, NJ 08016
Attn: Dee Bailey-Gittens/ Sharon Robinson
Phone: (609) 267-7674 & 261-9222
Fax: (609) 261-8520
Essex County
Programs for Parents, Inc.
56 Grove St.
Verona, NJ 07044
Attn: Barbara Fedoroff
Phone: (973)857-5171
Fax: (973) 857-1099
Camden County
Camden County Division for Children
Lakeland Campus
P.O. Box 88
Blackwood, NJ 08012
Attn: Phyllis Sanders/
June McCoy-Koroma
Phone: (856) 374-6376
Fax: (856) 374-6394
Gloucester County
ERIC-Southern Regional Child Care
Resource Center
606 Delsea Drive
Sewell, NJ 08080
Attn: Beverly Ranton & Elmoria Thomas
Phone: (856) 582- 8282
Fax: (856) 582-4714
Monmouth County
Child Care Services
17 South Street
Freehold, NJ 07728
Attn: John Yaecker
Phone: (732) 462-5413
Hudson County
Urban League of Hudson County
779 Bergen Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Attn: Alice Duplessis
Phone: (973) 946-7277
(973) 946-7472
Fax: (973) 946-7468
Morris County
Child and Family Resources
855 Rt. 10 E, Suite 114
Randolph, NJ 07869
Attn: Kathleen C. Ross
Phone: (973) 927-6060
Fax: (973) 927-0540
Hunterdon County
NORWESCAP
84 Park Ave.
Flemington, NJ 08822
Attn: Tia Holt/Sharon Giachino
Phone: (908) 782-7000
Ocean County
CHS Child Care
761 River Ave., Suite B
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Attn: Barbara Gordon & Pete Buermann
Phone: (732) 905-6363/(609) 695-6274
Fax: (732) 905-4489/(609) 394-5769
Mercer County
Child Care Connection
2425 Pennington Rd.
Trenton, NJ 08638
Attn: Melinda Green
Phone: (609) 737-3945
Fax: (609) 737-7625
Passaic County
North Jersey Community Coordinated
Child Care Agency, Inc.
North Jersey 4C's
22 Mill Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
Attn: Mary Ann Mirko
Phone: (973) 684-1904
Fax: (973) 684-0468
Middlesex County
Catholic Charities of Metuchen
271 Smith
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Attn: Michelle Suskind
Phone: (908) 826-9160
Salem County
Tri-County Child Care Services
14 New Market St.
Salem, NJ 08079
Attn: Lisa Ford
Phone: (856) 935-7950
Fax: (856) 935-0920
Warren County
Northwest NJ Community Action
Program/NORWESCAP, Inc.
26 Wall Street
Oxford, NJ 07863
Attn: Sharon Giacchino
Phone: (908) 454-7000
Somerset County
Catholic Charities of Metuchen
201 W. Camplian Road
Manville, NJ 08835
Attn: Tia Holt
Phone: (908) 725-1912
Sussex County
Northwest NJ Community Action
Program/NORWESCAP, Inc.
100 Sparta Ave.
Newton, NJ 07860
Attn: Sharon Giacchino
Phone: (973) 383-3461
Fax: (973) 383-8222
Union County
Community Coordinated Child Care of Union County
225 Long Ave.
Hillside, NJ 07205
Attn: Pat Mennuti
Phone: (973) 923-1433
Fax: (973) 923-1311
Office of Special Education Programs
P.O. Box 500
100 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 292-0147
Association for the Care of Children's Health
7910 Woodmont Ave./Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 654-6549
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
P.O. Box 074
Trenton, NJ 08625
1-800-792-8339 or (609) 984-7281
Center for Outreach and Services for the Autistic Community (COSAC)
1450 Parkside Ave., Suite 22
Ewing, NJ 08638
Autism Help-Line 1-800-4-Autism
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Capital Center, P.O. Box 726
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 883-8100 (609) 292-3742
Residential and habilitative services,
community services include information/
referral, case management, day programs, family support and alternative living arrangements, public guardianships
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)
(856) 482-9051
Division of Vocational Rehab. Serv.
Labor Building CN 398 284 E. Main St.
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-5987
Responsibilities include training & placement. Anyone of employable age
with a work disability can apply for services at any of the division's district offices.
Provide information services, material circulation services, consultation and production services.
Learning Disability Assoc. of NJ (LDA)
P.O. Box 187
Oceanport, NJ 07757
(908) 542-7282
Down Syndrome Assoc. of Central NJ
600 New York Ave.
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 695-4006
Education Law Center, Inc.
Room 209 55 Washington St.
Newark, NJ 0710
(973) 624-1815
Muscular Dystrophy Association
1030 St. George Ave. Plaza 35, Suite 303
Avenel, NJ 07001
(732) 750-2333
Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
429 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08611
(609) 392-4900
Muscular Dystrophy Association (South Jersey)
Glendale Executive Campus, Bldg. 504
1000 White Horse Road, Suite 504
Voorhees, NJ 08043
(856) 770-1225
Family Voices-New Jersey
Coordinators: Lauren Agoratus-
(609) 259-9392 (phone/fax);
Louise McIntosh-(908) 277-2883 (phone) (908) 277-1969 (fax)
A network of families and friends
speaking on behalf of children with
special health care needs
National Organization for Rare Disorders
100 Rt. 37
P.O. Box 8923
New Fairfield, CT 06812-1783
(203) 746-6518
National Association for the Deaf(NAD)
814 Thayer Ave.
Silver Springs, MD 20910
(301) 587-1788
Human Services Online
NJ Dept. of Human Services
Office of Public Affairs
Publications and Media Unit
222 South Warren Street
CN 700
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 633-6854
Computer bulletin board available
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, D.C. 20013
1-800-999-5599 or (703) 893-6061
New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education
c/o The University
Affiliated Program of New Jersey
UMDNS, Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School Brookwood 11, 45 Knightsbridge Rd.
P.O. Box 6810
Piscataway, NJ 08855-6810
(908) 235-4447
Membership organization advocating for inclusive programs
Resources Database
Formerly SCRIP: Statewide Information Program Computerized Referral and
1-800-792-8858 (voice/TDD)
weekdays 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Information on more than 1700 agencies, cross-referenced by services, target populations, and location.
NJ Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
Justice Complex, CN 850
Trenton, NJ 08625
1-800-922-7233 or (609) 292-9742
Advocates and protects the rights of
people with developmental disabilities.
United Cerebral Palsy Association of New Jersey
110 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite 107
P.O. Box 884
Marmora, NJ 08223
(609) 390-1376
New Jersey Self-Help Clearinghouse
1-800-367-6274
Provides information and referral
regarding local, state and national self-help
groups. Also provides consultation
and training publications to these groups.
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 001, State House
West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0001
(609) 292- 6000
NJ Spina Bifida Coalition
RJW Rehab. Institute, JFK Medical Ctr.
98 James St.
Edison, NJ 08820
(908) 549-3663
Orton Dyslexia Society
265 Wyoming Drive
South Orange, NJ 07079
(908) 922-2126
National (800) ABC-D123
Resource
1-800-792-8858
Project CHILD FIND 1-800-322-8174
c/o NJ Dept. of Education
Identifies early intervention, preschool
and special education programs in NJ.
