Department of Citizen Services
50 South Clinton Street, East Orange, NJ 07018 - Suite 5400
(T) 973-395-8400
(F) 973-395-8493
Director
Anibal Ramos
(T) 973-395-8400
aramos@dedte.essexcountynj.org
Office of Senior Services
465 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Room 102, Newark, NJ 07102
Essex County Hall of Records, 465
(T) 973-395-8375
Director
Maurice J. Brown
(T) 973-395-8392
mbrown@seniors.essexcountynj.org
Senior Services Information and Assistance
(T) 973-395-8375
NJ Area Agencies on Aging Hotline
(T) 1-877-222-3737
Special Transportation System
(T) 973-737-7200
Veterans Services
Division of Community Action50 South Clinton Street, East Orange, NJ 07019 - 3rd Floor
Director
Terrence McCoy
(T) 973-395-8350
(F) 973-395-8433
tmccoy@communityaction.essexcountynj.org
Consumer Advocate
Melvin Williams
(T) 973-395-8360
(F) 973-395-8433
mwilliams@communityaction.essexcountynj.org
Homeless Unit
Maria Ramos
(T) 973-395-8361
(F) 973-395-8433
mramos@community action.essexcountynj.org
Tenant Resource Center - Utility Assistant/NJ Share
Kathy McCarey
(T) 973-395-8362
(F) 973-395-8433
lmccarey@communityaction.essexcountynj.org
Weights & Measures
Superintendent
Louis Turco
(T) 973-395-8363
(F) 973-395-8433
lturco@communityaction.essexcountynj.org
H.O.P.W.A. Program (Housing Supporting Persons With AIDS)
Andre LuSane
(T) 973-395-8734
alusane@communityaction.essexcountynj.org
Continumum of Care
Jessica Torres
(T) 973-395-8352
(F) 973-395-8433
jtorres@communityaction.essexcountynj.org
Coordinated Entry Unit
Rafael Romero
(T) Hotline: 862-206-3233
rromero@communityaction.essexcountynj.org
Division of Family Assistance and Benefits
320 University Ave, Newark NJ 07103 - 2nd Floor
General Questions, SNAP Applications
CALL CENTER
(T) 973-395-8000
Director
Valentina Richardson Green
(T) 862-327-1647
(F) 973-504-9316
vrichard1@dfab.essexcountynj.org
Deputy Director
Carla Tention
(T) 862-327-1752
ctention@dfab.essexcountynj.org
NJ Family Care - Interviewing and Processing
Administrator
Audra Pagano
321 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07103 - 2nd Floor
(T) 973-849-9058
(F) 973-643-3480
Office of Emergency Assistant
Administrator
Lisa Upshaw
(T) 973-849-9067
lupshaw@dfab.essexcountynj.org
Administrator
Audra Pagano
(T) 973-849-9058
apagano@dfab.essexcountynj.org
Intake Services
Administrator
Leslie Porter-Hankerson
(T) 862-327-1531
Administrator
Richard Shannon
(T) 862-327-1454
rshannon@dfab.essexcountynj.org
Office of WorkFirst NJ Services
Administrator
Fatima Cole
(T) 973-877-8023
Office of WFNJ Services (Work First NJ/General Assistance GA and TANF Newark and Irvington)
Administrator
Nancy Gervikvkas
321 University Ave, Newark NJ 07103 4th Floor
(T) 973-232-1801
(F) 973-232-1847
SNAP Office
50 South Clinton Street, 1st Floor, East Orange, NJ 07109
Administrator
Aaron Crawley
(T) 862-930-2820
acrawley@dfab.essexcountynj.org
OCSE (Child Support)
Administrator
Nancy Shoukry
(T) 862-327-1621
nshoukry@dfab.essexcountynj.org
Emergency Assistance
Administrator
Sameerah Bishop
(T) 973-849-9650
sbishop@dfab.essexcountynj.org
Administrator
Christal Adams
(T) 973-877-8017
cadams@dfab.essexcountynj.org
Division of Youth Services
5o South Clinton Street, East Orange 07018-Fl 3
Youth Services Commission
50 S. Clinton St., EO, NJ 07018 - FL 3
Administrator
Jason Martinez, , MPA
(T) (T) 973-530-9580
(F) (F) 973-530-9580
jmartinez@ysc.essexcountynj.org
Essex County Youth Detention Facility
80 Duryea Street, Newark, NJ 07103
Director
Rev. Dennis Hughes
(T) 973-497-4720
(F) 973-497-4747
dhughes@ecjdc.essexcountynj.org
Warden
Todd Barcliff
(T) 973-497-4720
tbarcliff@ecjdc.essexcountynj.org
Superintendent
Gina Saunders
(T) 973-497-4720
(F) 973-497-4748
gsaunders@ecjdc.essexcountynj.org