Homeless Outreach
Bridgeway provides outreach, support, and case management services to adult Union County residents who are homeless, or are at risk of becoming homeless and who have a mental illness.
Homeless Outreach Services Include:
- Hands-on assistance with finding both temporary and permanent housing
- Outreach to engage service recipients into mental health, substance abuse, MICA, medical, vocational, and social services
- Assistance with obtaining public assistance and/or social security benefits
- Comprehensive assessment to assess individual needs and psychiatric rehabilitation goals
- Individualized treatment planning to assist the service recipient with reaching his/her goals
- Ongoing case management and supportive counseling to assist the service recipient to live within the community
- Teaching and assisting with daily living skills, including medication management and education, budgeting, personal hygiene, and housekeeping
- Transportation to initial appointments, or when necessary
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Referral Information
The homeless outreach program is open from Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.. The office is at 1191 Morris Avenue, Union. A satellite office is at the Plainfield YMCA on Watchung Avenue where contacts are by appointment only. Emergency support is also available after-hours, and on weekends.
Contact Person
Nancy Schneeloch, Housing and Homeless Services Director
Phone: (908) 289-7330 Fax: (908) 249-4106
Directions to Homeless Outreach
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