Social Work
Services
Social Work services include:
- Assistance with applications
- Connection to available resources
- Advocacy
- Implementation of programs based on community needs
Local Helplines:
- Domestic Violence (908) 355-4357 (HELP)
- Mental Health 1(866) 202-4375 (HELP)
- Substance Use Disorder (855) 825- 3275
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1(800) 272-8255
- NJ Community Resource 211
- Emergency Services 911
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Jareah Lambert-Spivey, MSW
Social WorkerPhone: 732-827-2023Additional Phone: 732-827-2085
Note: Services are available to all Rahway residents
Housing Assistance
Housing Authority | Home First |
Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless 118 Division Street Elizabeth, NJ 07201 (908) 355-2060 ext. 206 Website | Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark Newark, NJ (973) 596-4100 Website |
Family Promise 402 Union Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07206 (908) 289-7300 Website | Proceed, Inc. 1126 Dickinson St Elizabeth, NJ 07202 (908) 351-7727 Website |
Family Assistance Resource Center NJ (973) 997-5196 Website | United Way of Greater Union NJ 33 West Grand St Elizabeth, NJ 07208 (908) 353-7171 Website |
Domestic Violence Awareness
October of 2021, the City of Rahway in partnership with the YWCA of Union County, held it’s 1st Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Event. This event helped to:
- Break the silence and shame associated with domestic violence
- Display and discuss resources that are readily available to residents who find themselves in a domestic violence situation
- Connect agencies and individuals working to bring awareness to domestic violence in surrounding areas
- Amplify the voices of domestic violence survivors and advocates
Domestic Violence
YWCA of Union County (908) 355-1995 | Website |
Legal Services
Community Health Law Project 65 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 402 Elizabeth, NJ 07201 (908) 355-8282 | Website |
Central Jersey Legal Services 60 Prince Street Elizabeth, NJ 07201 (908) 354-4340 | Website |
Local Bereavement Support Groups
Colonia Chapel 830 Lake Avenue Clark, NJ 07066 (732) 382-8266 | Meeting Schedule: Thursdays 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Register Here |
Cranford Alliance Church 7 Cherry Street Cranford, NJ 07016 (908) 398-3860 | Thursdays 6:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Cost: $20.00 | Register Here |
Evangel Church (732) 249-1749 | Virtual | Register Here |
Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss 244 Sheffield St. Mountainside, NJ 07092 (908) 264-3100 | Register Here |
Disability Services
Community Access Unlimited 80 West Grand Street Elizabeth, NJ 07208 (908) 354-3040 | Website |
Union County Office for the Disabled | Website |
County Resources
Union County Division of Social Services Elizabeth Location 343 Westminster Ave Elizabeth, NJ 07201 (908) 965-2700 | Website |
Union County Division of Social Services Plainfield Office 200 West 2nd St Plainfield, NJ 07060 (908) 791-7000 | Website |
Aging and Disability Resource Center Union County Department of Aging (908) 527-4869 or (877) 222-3737 | Website |