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STEPS began in 1993 when people with low
incomes, people from religious organizations,
advocates, lawyers and others fighting poverty
came together to protest the planned end of the
states general assistance program.
Since then STEPS has sponsored the People's
Convention on Poverty in 1993, with over 200
in attendance, exposing the problems of
housing, education, unemployment, health care
and day care.
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STEPS believes in building upon it's current
structure as a statewide coalition of advocates
against poverty, which includes concerned low
income people, other individuals and partner
organizations. We believe it is necessary for
this coalition to promote public awareness of
poverty in New Jersey and to build
understanding of citizens and government
roles in solving the problems of poverty.
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STEPS also believes our actions must be
accompanied by careful analysis and open
debates of issues, policies, and strategies, wide
distribution of accurate information and
building relationships with all concerned about
economic problems faced by so many people in
New Jersey.
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November, 2001 STEPS held a meeting" Fulfilling the American
Dream" to own your own home. It was the first of many forums
for first time home buyers and Section 8 Housing. Over 250
concerned citizens attended.
2004 because of the large influx of Latino's in the community,
STEPS added to it's organization STEPS Espanola.
2005 Steps asked the township of Lakewood for some land to
build affordable housing for first time home buyers. Lakewood
gave Steps 11.5 acres of land. Steps partnered with "Homes For
All" to build 58 affordable homes.
2006 STEPS became involved with jobs, finding work for people
unemployed, and keeping jobs in the state of New Jersey.
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2007 STEPS started a Women's Center, concentrating on
abused women in the Latino Community.
2007 STEPS became the Fair Housing Agency in
Lakewood New Jersey, thus facilitating Landlord and
Tenants issues.
2007 STEPS partnered with New Jersey Shares to help
clients with their utility bills.
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2008 STEPS Housing Project with NJ Hands
building 72 Affordable Housing Units
2009 STEPS New Jersey Training and
Placement Center
2009 STEPS Homeless Intervention Program
Mike McNeil
Executive Director
Mr. Wallace Doman III
Director
Ms. Lynne Liotino
Executive Assistant
Within today’s economic climate we all are at risk
of becoming victims to poverty as it exist
today.
By becoming a victim of today’s economic climate
it makes a victim of the very least of us.
Our Children
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Missing the bus (pick-up or drop off)
Tired, Sleepy, Restless
Easily Agitated
Change in mood or emotions
Missing homework or incomplete homework
Wearing same clothes multiple days
Improperly dressed for the day
Hoarding or pocketing food/snacks
The child will have his or her favorite teacher and
someone that they have trust in. Depending
upon the age a child will express a stressful
situation in various ways.
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Ms… I’m sorry to bother you, but I’ve noticed a
few things in the last few days and I wanted
you to know that if you need to talk, I’m free
at.., and make an appointment or give phone
number that they can contact you.
REMEMBER THEIR FREE TIME IS NOT THE
SAME AS YOURS.
NON- JUDGEMENTAL
LET THEM TALK
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Information from your conversation will
outline your plan. This plan may just be a
referral to a local food pantry, or it may be one
where other agencies may have to be called in
to assist.
START SMALL
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In the event the parent has to go to Social
Services copies of important paperwork may
be missing. Being able to provide some of this
information will greatly assist the parent and
caseworker.
Assist in filling out the forms
One STEP at a time
Most agencies want to know if they help, how
will the client move forward.
Inform the caseworker that you will assist the
parent further if needed and what you have
accomplished so far and this is one of their
goals.
Small STEPS, small goals
Each situation is different, there is no set lesson
plan. Today’s economic turmoil has reached
across all levels and all levels of status. Be it
wealthy, middle-class or those already existing
at or below the poverty level.
Your plan has to be as flexible and forgiving as
hard and unyielding as times are today.
It may be as simple as directing to a food pantry
and having the student stay after to get
homework done.
This will give the once married mother the chance
to get off the new job and get to the school
without having to put her new employment at
risk.
Work within the parameters that are given by your
organization, by the referring organization and by
the social service agency.
We are not there to do their job.
We are only trying to assist in providing a
solution.
A
Solution To End Poverty Soon
STEPS
Solutions To End Poverty Soon
14 S. Clifton Ave
Lakewood, N.J. 08701
Main (732) 367 - 1640 – Fax (732) 730 – 9091
www.njsteps.org
OCEAN COUNTY
Agency
Site Address
Site Town
contact
Phone
Hours
PANTRIES
St. Mary's Pantry
747 West Bay Ave.
Barnegat
St. Barnabas Pantry
33 Woodland Rd
Bayville
St. Paul's Lutheran (call OCHR)
130 Cable Ave.
Beachwood
St. Francis Food Pantry
4700 Long Beach Blvd.
Long Beach Twp.
609-494-8861
M,T,W,F 9:30-2:30
Care & Share (New Beginnings)
236 Brick Blvd.
Brick
732-451-0779
Tues - Thurs 10-2:00 & Sat. 11-2
Epiphany Church Food Pantry
615 Thiele Rd.
Brick
732-458-0220
office 9-5 (must call 1st)
Osbornville Baptist Ch. Food Pantry 366 Drum Point Rd.
Brick
732-477-0324
Mon-Friday 9-12 (must call 1st)
St. Dominic's Food Pantry
250 Old Squan Rd.
Brick
732-458-7450
St. Thomas Church Food Pantry
135 Salmon St.
Brick
732-477-5533
M,W,F 9-11:30AM
BY APPT. ONLY - M & Thurs. 10-12:30
Wed. 6-7:30PM
Lacey United Meth. Ch.
203 Lacey Road
Forked River
609-693-5222
by appt.
Lacey Township Pantry (Lacey Res.
Only)
Parker & Station Rds.
Forked River
609-693-8703
3rd Fri. Comm.Ctr 8-10 or by appt. 609242-2848
Vetwork
103 N. Main St.
Forked River
609-971-7613
Mon.thru Fri. 8:30-4:30
DeBows United Methodist
509 Monmouth Road
Jackson
732-928-4475
Second & Fourth Mondays, 6:30-7:30
360 Bennets Mills Rd.
Jackson
732-904-3545c or
732-901-0687h
10 Don Conner Blvd.
Jackson
732-363-5889
Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00 (FB must call Pat
1st)
4th Thurs 5-7:30 (4th Wed. 5-6:30
handicapped & 60+)
Calvary Lighthouse Food Pantry
1133 East County Line Rd.
Lakewood
732-942-1541
Mon-Thurs. 11:00-1:30, Friday 6:308:00, closed every 2nd Tuesday
Catholic Charities Pantry
200 Monmouth Ave.
Lakewood
732-363-5322
Mon - Thurs. 9-12:30
Christ United Meth. Pantry
678 Fifth Street
Lakewood
732-363-8885
T, TH, F 9-11
Intercessory (ITM) Pantry
500 Arlington Rd.
Lakewood
732-905-8181
Mon. & Fri. 10:30-2 and BY APPT.
Macedonia Baptist Pantry
143 John St.
Lakewood
732-905-3878
after 15th of month M/Tue/W 10-1
Zichron Schneur Pantry (Kosher)
280 Oak Knoll Rd
Lakewood
732-363-6330
Sun. - Thurs. 2-5 BY APPT.
St. Anthony Claret
780 Ocean Avenue
Lakewood
732-364-0660
Wednesdays 10-12
St. Mary's of the Lake
43 Madison Avenue
Lakewood
732-363-6683
Tues 1-4, Wed 9:30-12:30, Thurs 9-1,
Sat 10-1
Faith Lutheran Food Pantry
Rt. 35 & NY Ave.
Lavallette
732-793-8138
Tues, Wed, Thurs 4pm-5pm and by
appt. - check w/Agency Relations
Jackson Baptist Pantry(FB must
call Pat 1st)
Jackson Women of Today (Res.
Only)
609-698-7477
Mon.- Fri 9-12 or as needed at rectory
732-269-2208 ext.134 M,Tues, W,F 9:30-11:30
732-349-0871ch
Michelle 732-5051457
Wed., Thurs. Friday 9-3 by appt.
Tuckerton Interchurch Pantry
319 W. Calabreeze Way
Little Egg Harbor
609-296-1345
M-F 2:00-4:00
King of Kings Food Pantry
1000 N. Main Street
Manahawkin
609-597-7177
Tuesdays 4-5 PM
Manahawkin Baptist Church
400 Beach Avenue
Manahawkin
609-597-7586
M-F 9-5 call first
Ocean Community Church
1492 Route 72
Manahawkin
609-597-5151
Wed. 10-12
Mobile Pantry (Salvation Army)
100 Grant Avenue
Seaside Hgts.
732-270-8393
First Sat. of month, 9:30 - 11:30
Seaside Heights Outreach Pantry 100 Grant Avenue
Seaside Hgts.
732-349-1500
Third Sat. of month, 9:30 - 11:30
Church Of Grace & Peace Pantry 1563 Old Freehold Rd.
Toms River
732-349-1550
Mon-Fri 10-4 by appt. only
East Dover Baptist Pantry
974 Bay Ave.
Toms River
732-270-4888
2nd & 4th Saturdays 9-12
First Baptist Church
700 Main St.
Toms River
732-240-6490
Wednesdays 12-3:00
Jesus is Lord Pantry
2236 Massachusetts Ave.
Toms River
732-901-7733
Tues & Thurs 9 - 3:00
Ocean Christian Pantry
405 Washington Street
Toms River
732-240-5998
Last Saturday 9-12
Salvation Army- Toms River
Pantry
1738 Rt. 37
Toms River
732-270-8393
Mon, Wed, Fri 9-12 and 1-3 Call 1st
St. Joseph's Pantry
685 Hooper Ave.
Toms River
Your Grandmother's Cupboard
Roslyn Plaza 173A Hwy 37 West
(back of bldg. on far left)
Toms River
732-240-0441
Tues. - Fri 9-4:40 or by appt.
Greater Tuckerton Food Pantry
258 East Main Street
Tuckerton
609-294-4777
Mon., Thurs. and Sat. 9-12
Tuckerton Interchurch Pantry
319 W. Calabreeze Way
Tuckerton
609-296-1345
M-F 2:00-4:00
St. Stephen's Church Food
Pantry
367 Route 9
Waretown
609-698-8561
Mon.-Fri.9-2
River Community Development
589 Route 9
Waretown
Whiting Food Pantry
30 Lacey Road (Reformed
Church)
Whiting
732-350-0232
M,Tues.,Thurs.,Fri 9-12
Ocean County Hunger Relief
917-5 N. Main St
Toms River
732-505-4357
Network - does referrals
732-349-0018 x2207 M-F 10-4 Call 1st
site 609-693-3661 Tues & Wed 10-2
OCEAN COUNTY
SOUP KITCHENS
First Presbyterian Church
313 Third St.
Lakewood
732-363-1444
Third Saturday 12-2-closed in July and
August
Macedonia Baptist S. Kitchen
143 John St.
Lakewood
732-363-9804
M/Tues/Wed. 11:30-1(last 2 wks of
mo.)
Upper Room S. Kitchen
155-157 East Fourth St.
Lakewood
732-929-8107
Tues 4:30-6:30
Ken's Kitchen
St. Mary's Parish Hall Rts. 9 & 72
Manahawkin
609-660-9386
Thurs. 11:00-12:30
Sal.Army/Hearty Helpings S.
Kitchen
1738 Route 37
Toms River
732-270-8393
Thurs. 5:00-7:00
Simon's Kitchen
100 Grant Avenue
Seaside Hgts
Ocean Christian Community Soup
Kitchen
405 Washington Street
Toms River
cell 732-278-8347
732-240-5998
late Oct - end Apr. Tues & Fri 5:30 7:00
Second Sunday 4-8
MONMOUTH COUNTY
Agency
Site Address
Site Town
contact
Phone
Hours
Matawan United Methodist Pantry
478 Atlantic Ave. (Corner of Church St.)
Aberdeen
Brad Watson
732-566-2996
Thursdays 10-11:30am; 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm
St. Joseph Church Pantry
42 Wooley St.
Aberdeen
Bob Fitzpatrick
732-290-1878
24/7 on call--will deliver food
Allentown Food Pantry
20 High St. (Presbyterian Ch.)
Allentown
Ann Marie Wiedemann
609-259-7289
Mon., Wed,, Friday 10 - 2
Bethel Food Pantry
119 Atkins Ave. (near Springwood)
Asbury Park
Kathleen White
732-776-6068
Wed. & Fr. !0:30-12:00
Cathedral Assembly by the Shore
1210 Grand Ave. (corner of Sunset)
Asbury Park
Natalie Smith
732-775-1696
Wed. 4:00-5:00 PM (& by appt.)
Faith Baptist Tabernacle Pantry
1209 Bangs Ave.(across from schools)
Asbury Park
Shiela Brown
732-988-1816
(2/27; 3/13 & 27; 4/10 & 24) 9-11AM on these Saturdays
First United Methodist A.P.
906 Grand Ave. (corner of First)
Asbury Park
Sony Augustin
732-775-2693
Thursdays 10-11:30am
Lutheran Church of Atonement
First Ave. & Heck St.
Asbury Park
Maryann Bast
732-776-5727
First 4 Wednesdays of month 11-12:30.
Mercy Center (Referral Needed)
1106 Main Street
Asbury Park
Lynn Sikora
732-774-9397
M-F 8:30-4:30
Mt. Carmel Pantry
805 Pine St. (rectory basement)
Asbury Park
Marge Long
732-775-1056
Wednesdays 9:00-12:30
Salvation Army-Asbury Park
605 Asbury Ave.
Asbury Park
Leonel Contreras
732-775-8698
Mondays and Fridays 9-11AM
Trinity Epis. Last Resort Pantry
503 Asbury Ave. (Corner of Grand)
Asbury Park
Jill Osis
732-775-5084
TWF 11-1 (Tues 6-7pm for working clients)
Victory Tabernacle of Prayer
1325 Asbury Ave. (Between Prospect & Dunlewy streets) Asbury Park
Valerie Suydam
732-829-1826
Tues. 10:30-1:30 (Usually closed 1st Tues. of mo.) & every 3rd Fri. 4-6PM
ASBURY PARK SEE ALSO NEPTUNE
AACC Food Pantry (United Meth. Ch.)
95 Third Ave. (Meth. Ch.)
Atlantic Highlands
Mary Carhart
732-291-0485
M, W, TH 9-11:30
Belmar Food Pantry
7th and 701 D. St.(Meth. Ch.)
Belmar
Bernice Poland
732-681-1385
Mon. & Thurs. 10-12
Calvary Baptist Pantry
13th & E
Belmar
Grace Scarle
732-681-0940
Tuesdays 10-12
Bradley Food Pantry , A. Park, Neptune, Bradley Beach, Avon,
Belmar, Lake Como
605 4th Ave. next to St. James Ch.
Bradley Beach
Rich Brugger
732-775-0161
Mon-Fri 10-12PM
Providence Baptist
49 Kennedy Ave. (xst. County Rd.)
Cliffwood Bch
Shirley Underwood
732-566-4430
3rd Sat. 10:30 -noon.
732-610-8588
every other Wed.1-3 (3/3, 3/17, 3/31, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 5/26))
Eatontown see also Long Branch or W. Long Branch
Eatontown Food Coop Res. Only
15 Meridian Dr. (off Industrial)
Eatontown
Joel Stark
St. Dorothea's Pantry (no appt. needed)
240 Broad St. (Route 71)
Eatontown
Karen Walstein
732-542-0148 x6(SVDP)
Joshua House Ministeries
42 Main St.
Farmingdale
Betty Ketchum
732-751-0715
Mon. 10-12/Wed. 1-3
Last Stop
The Mews - 2 Liron Lane
Wall/Farmingdale
Ellen Albanese
732-919-6227
Thursdays 5:30-7PM
2nd & 4th Wed. 5-7PM & 2nd & 4th Sat. 9-11AM
Farmingdale see also Wall or Howell
New Hope Pantry
28 First Street (corner of Center)
Freehold
Roberta Egerton
732-780-9210
3rd Th 4-7PM & 3rd Sat 9-1AM
Open Door Pantry
39 Throckmorton St. (xst. Main)
Freehold
Jeanne Yaecker
732-780-1089
Mon-Fri 10-2
Holy Family (Union Bch. & Hazlet only)
Highway #36
Hazlet
Helen Kiley
732-264-8132
Fri. & Sat. 10-12AM
St. John's Pantry
2000 Florence Avenue
Hazlet
Melanie Jacobs
732-264-1236
Thursdays 5:30 - 7:30 PM
OLPH Pantry (Our Lady of Perpetual Help)
141 Navesink Ave.
Highlands
Daniel Curtin
732-872-1290 ch
St. Benedict's Emerg Pantry
165 Bethany Rd. (entrance on Hillcrest, located in house
left of school)
Holmdel
John Brennan
732-264-4712 x 34
Joshua House Ministeries
42 Main St.
Farmingdale
Betty Ketchum
732-751-0715
Mon. 10-12/Wed. 1-3
Howell Emergency Food Pantry(Res. Only)
450 Adelphia Rd. (Rt. 524)
Howell
Donna Howell
732-938-2368
Last Mon 4-7pm, Monday mornings by appt.
Emley's Hill Good Samaritan Pantry
69 Emley's Hill Road
Imlaystown
Tim Hare
609-259-7465
Wednesdays 6:30-8PM
Sun 12-2, Mon. 7-9PM
Tues.-Sat 10-1 & Tues. 6-9PM
Project Paul
211 Carr Ave
Keansburg
Sister Kathleen
732-787-4887
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:45am to 11:45am and 12:45pm to 2:45pm.
St. Mark's Pantry
247 Carr Ave.
Keansburg
Doreen Minutella
732-495-5227
Tues. 12-2 & Thurs 12-2; Wed. 6:30-7:30pm working
Keyport Ministerium
10 East Front St.
Keyport
Isaiah Cooper
732-888-1986
Tues & Thurs. 9:30-11:30AM
Holy Trinity Pantry
408 Prospect St. (Broadway to Willow)
Long Branch
Theresa Burke
732-222-3216
Wednesdays 4-6PM
St. Brigid's at St. James Church
300 Broadway (x St. Slocum)
Long Branch
Terry Ryan (sec.)
732-222-1411
M&W 1-3pm; Sat.6:30-7:30pm
St. Luke's United Methodist Pantry
535 Broadway (corner of Washington St.)
Long Branch
Pastor Shim
732-222-1341
Fridays 3-5 PM
St. Michael's Food Pantry
800 Ocean Ave.
Long Branch
Mary Jensen
732-483-0360 x13
Reformation Food Pantry
992 Broadway (Corner of Locust)
W. Long Branch
Jayne Jackson
732-759-4285
Tues. 7-9pm & Sat. 8:30-10am(call 1st to pre-register)
Samaritan Center
211 Route 522 (In Public Works Complex)
Manalapan
Regina Finn
732-446-1142
Tues.,Thurs. Sat. 9:30-12:30 call 1st
Hope Community Church
23 Taylor Ave.
Manasquan
June Santucci
732-223-4115
7am-3pm M-F CALL FOR APPT.
Manasquan Food Pantry
16 Virginia Ave. (1st Presbyterian)
Manasquan
Mickey Kuntz
732-223-0898
M,T,W 9-2 & TH & F 9-5 BY APPT.
Monmouth Worship Ctr. Pantry
176 Route 79 (so. Of Wyncrest)
Marlboro
732-332-9600
Tues. 10:30 - 11:30, Wed. 6-7PM Sun. 12:30-1:30 and by appt.
by appt. (3rd Saturday of month 3:30-5:30)
Marlboro also see Freehold or Matawan
Matawan United Methodist Pantry
478 Atlantic Ave. (Corner of Church St.)
Aberdeen
732-566-2996
Thurs. 10-11:30am & 2nd & 4th Tues. 6:30-7:30pm
Matawan Food Pantry
201 Broad St. (Comm. Center)
Matawan
732-566-2663
Last Sat. of mo. 9-10:30am(hol. mo. varies)
MATAWAN AREA SEE ALSO ABERDEEN, HOLMDEL, KEYPORT &
MARLBORO
Calico Cat Pantry (Referral Preferred)
96 King's Hwy.
Middletown
732-671-0550
4thTues 6:30-8:30pm & every Wed. 9:30-2:30
Chant Pantry
1301 Corlies Ave.(Rt. 33) Unit 1B
Neptune
732-774-2712
Mon thru Fri 9-1
FPC Food Outreach
142 Oxonia Ave. (off Asbury Ave.)
Neptune
732-775-8174
M 5-7PM & W 12-2 & Sat.12-2
Greater Emanuel
423 Drummond Ave. (xst Bangs Ave)
Neptune
732-774-1963
2nd Tues. 12-2 pm monthly, Call 1st to register
St. Peter's Primitive Baptist Church
457 Drummond Ave.
Neptune
732-546-1697
2nd & 4th Wednesday 10-2
NEPTUNE SEE ALSO ASBURY PARK
Sephardic Bikur Holim (Kosher)
200 Norwood Ave.
Oakhurst
732-531-1117
9-5 M-F (Kosher) by appt.
St. Paul's United Meth.- O.Gr. Res only
80 Embury Ave.(Between NY & PA)
Ocean Grove
732-775-1125
Thurs. 3-5 PM
Lunch Break Pantry
121 Dr. James Parker's Blvd
Red Bank
732-747-1910
Mon-Fri 8:00-2:00; Saturdays 9-11:30
Salvation Army Red Bank
180 Newman Springs Road
Red Bank
732-747-1626
Mon.-Fri. 9-4 by appt.
St. Anthony's Food Pantry
121 Bridge Ave.(Parish Center)
Red Bank
732-747-0813 ext. 10
M &Tues. 6-7:00 PM
Holy Family (Union Bch. & Hazlet only)
Highway #36
Hazlet/Union Bch.
732-264-8132
Fri. & Sat. 10-12
Reformation Food Pantry
922 Broadway
W. Long Branch
732-229-9180
Tues. 7-9pm & Sat. 8:30-10am(call 1st to pre-register)
Last Stop
The Mews - 2 Liron Lane
Wall
732-919-6227
Thursdays 5:00-6:00PM
Heaven's Kitchen @ First United Methodist A.P.
906 Grand Ave.
Asbury Park
732-775-2693
Wed. 5-7pm
St. Augustine's Soup Kitchen
Atlantic & Prospect Ave.
Asbury Park
732-774-3069
Sun. 1-2 Sept.-June; 12-1 July & Aug.
St. George Greek Orthodox SK
700 Grand Ave.
Asbury Park
732-775-2777
Mon. 11:00-11:30am
Trinity Episcopal Saturday S.
503 Asbury Ave.
Asbury Park
732-775-5084
Sat 12-1
United Fellowship Soup Kitchen
603 Third Ave.
Asbury Park
732-775-2177
Thursdays 6-8PM
Open Door Lunch Prog.
33 Throckmorton St./St. Peter's Parish Ctr.
Freehold
732-780-1089
M/Tues./W/Thurs. 11:30-1:00
Kitchen at St. Mark's Episcopal
247 Carr Ave.
Keansburg
732-495-5227
Mon-Sat 11:15-1
Meal At Noon
93 Liberty St.
Long Branch
732-229-1188
Wed. 11-12;Sat 12:00-1:00
Lunch Break Soup Kitchen
121 Dr. Parker's Blvd
Red Bank
732-747-8577
Mon-Fri 12-1:30,Sat10-12
SOUP KITCHENS