Have you lost your job or work hours been reduced?
If you have lost your job, your work hours have been reduced, or your place of work has closed you may qualify for unemployment insurance. Please see the COVID-19 Scenarios & Benefits Flier from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and visit the following website for more information: https://myunemployment.nj.gov/

Has your job been impacted?
New Jersey has among the most comprehensive Earned Sick Leave, Temporary Disability, and Family Leave Insurance laws in the country, which cover all employees – full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal. Please see the COVID-19 Scenarios & Benefits Flier from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and visit the following website for more information: 
https://www.nj.gov/labor/worker-protections/earnedsick/covid.shtml​

If you need food or financial assistance
If you and/or your family are in need of food or financial assistance, you may be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), and/or General Assistance (GA): ​https://www.njhelps.org/

​If you need help paying home energy bills
The Home Energy Assistance Program helps very low-income residents with their heating and cooling bills, and makes provisions for emergency heating system services and emergency fuel assistance within the Home Energy Assistance Program: ​https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/dhcr/offices/hea.html

​If you need help paying the rent
The State Rental Assistance Program provides rental assistance grants. To get more information and determine your eligibility, visit: https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/dhcr/offices/srap.html​

Are you looking for work?
The State of New Jersey has developed a centralized resource to match talent with opportunities in industries on the front lines of serving New Jerseyans during the outbreak. Did you lose your job or have your hours reduced as a result of COVID-19? Businesses across New Jersey need thousands of workers for immediate hire. Learn more about who is hiring in your community. https://jobs.covid19.nj.gov/

If you are experiencing poverty, reside in Bergen, Hudson, or Passaic Counties, and require legal assistance
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services is available to help. Please visit: https://www.northeastnjlegalservices.org/important-notices. While NNJLS’s offices are closed to the public, they are providing services to current clients and new applicants remotely. Please contact NNJLS at (201) 792-6363 or NNJLS@lsnj.org.  

If you are caring for family members with special needs
The New Jersey Department of Human Services has guidance for individuals and families caring for people with developmental disabilities:  https://nj.gov/humanservices/coronavirus.html​

Assistance with bills, food and rent may be available from the United Way Community Economic Relief Fund.
Contact them at 866-211-9966. 

Rent and utility assistance is available to individuals in Passaic County (excluding Paterson and Passaic City) through the Center for Family Resources
http://centerforfamilyresources.org/cfr/services/emergency-services/

Bartenders anywhere can apply for relief from the Bartender Emergency Relief Program.
Source, details, application: https://www.usbgfoundation.org/covid-19-response

Army Emergency Relief is available for soldiers and families affected by quarantine.
Source, additional details: https://www.armyemergencyrelief.org/news/applying-for-aer-assistance-during-covid-19-quarantine/

MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. www.grammy.com/musicares. The national Recording Academy and its affiliated foundation, MusiCares, have set up a relief fund for music professionals during the coronavirus pandemic. Applicants do not have to be a Recording Academy member. Music industry professionals can apply for assistance for covering rent or mortgage, with initial requests up to $1,000. Applicants must have been employed in the music industry for at least five years, or have at least six commercially released singles or six music videos. Documentation of loss of income and a copy of a lease or mortgage statement is needed. 

COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources. www.covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com. The website is an aggregated list of free resources for freelance artists, including information about emergency funding, general preparedness, online teaching, mental health and strategies for being a better ally for friends during tough times.  

Managing Financial STress During the Coronavirus Outbreak

• CNBC “How to cope with financial stress and anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic”

• Where to Find Financial Support During Coronavirus

CHILDCARE Assistance

• The Center for Family Resources provides the Early Head Start program for low-income children ages birth to three years throughout all of Passaic County (excluding Paterson and Passaic City). Ringwood, West Milford (center based and FCC), Wayne and Clifton (center based at Father Mychal Judge and FCC). The Center for Family Resources also offers full year and full day classes, at select locations, for parents who work at least 25 hours a week or attend school for a minimum of 12 credit hours a semester. Child care hours are 7:30 am to 5:30 pm.

  
  The Center for Family Resources
  12 Morris Rd 
  Ringwood, NJ 07456
  1-973-962-0055
  http://centerforfamilyresources.org

• Websites and apps such as Care.com, HelloSitter.com, or SitterCity.com can help locate a local nanny or sitter at short notice. 

• Bright Horizons Daycare is keeping most locations open (although some have closed). You can read more about their COVID-19 policies and search for locations here.