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• Atlantic County

  Local help with bills (community action): OCEAN, Inc. 732-244-5333 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): OCEAN, Inc. (Atlantic County Division, Galloway) 609-677-6801

• Bergen County

  Local help with bills (community action): Greater Bergen Community Action 201-968-0200 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Greater Bergen Community Action (GBCA) 201-488-5100 ext. 7044

• Burlington County

  Local help with bills (community action): Burlington County Community Action Program, Inc. 609-386-5800 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Lightup Your World Inc. (LUYW), Mount Laurel 856-817-2460

• Camden County

  Local help with bills (community action): Camden County Council on Economic Opportunity, Inc. (OEO) 856-964-6887 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Camden County Council O.E.O., Inc. 856-910-1180

• Cape May County

  Local help with bills (community action): OCEAN, Inc. 732-244-5333 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): PRAC of South New Jersey (Cape May Court House) 609-861-5800

• Cumberland County

  Local help with bills (community action): Gateway Community Action Partnership 856-451-6330 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Gateway Community Action Partnership (Bridgeton) 856-451-2966

• Essex County

  Local help with bills (community action): County of Essex, Division of Community Action 973-395-8350 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): La Casa de Don Pedro (Newark) 973-485-0795

• Gloucester County

  Local help with bills (community action): Gateway Community Action Partnership 856-451-6330 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Gateway Community Action Partnership (Paulsboro) 856-423-0040

• Hudson County

  Local help with bills (community action): Multiple CAAs by municipality: Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation (BEOF); City of Jersey City; HOPES CAP; North Hudson Community Action Corporation 201-437-7222 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation (BEOF) 201-437-7222

• Hunterdon County

  Local help with bills (community action): NORWESCAP, Inc. 908-454-7000 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): NORWESCAP, Inc. (Flemington, by appointment) 908-454-4778

• Mercer County

  Local help with bills (community action): County of Mercer (Department of Human Services) 609-989-6526 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Mercer County Administration (Trenton) 609-337-0933 (appointments); 609-989-6858

• Middlesex County

  Local help with bills (community action): Puerto Rican Action Board (PRAB); Jewish Renaissance Foundation (east portion of county) 732-828-4510 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Community Affairs and Resource Center (CARC), Perth Amboy 732-638-5430

• Monmouth County

  Local help with bills (community action): Affordable Housing Alliance 732-389-2958 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Affordable Housing Alliance (Neptune/Eatontown) 732-389-2958 (press 2 for utility assistance)

• Morris County

  Local help with bills (community action): NORWESCAP, Inc. 908-454-7000 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Morris County Organization for Hispanic Affairs (MCOHA) 973-366-4770 ext. 123

• Ocean County

  Local help with bills (community action): OCEAN, Inc. 732-244-5333 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): OCEAN, Inc. (Toms River) 732-244-9041 ext. 103

• Passaic County

  Local help with bills (community action): County of Passaic 973-881-2834 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Passaic County Administration, Weatherization & HEA (Paterson) 973-569-4032

• Salem County

  Local help with bills (community action): Gateway Community Action Partnership 856-451-6330 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): Gateway Community Action Partnership (Salem) 856-935-0944

• Somerset County

  Local help with bills (community action): Somerset County Community Action Program, Inc. 732-846-8888 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): NORWESCAP, Inc. (Bridgewater) 908-454-4778

• Sussex County

  Local help with bills (community action): NORWESCAP, Inc. 908-454-7000 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): NORWESCAP, Inc. (Newton) 908-454-4778

• Union County

  Local help with bills (community action): County of Union (Department of Human Services) Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): PROCEED, Inc. (Elizabeth) 908-351-7727 ext. 292
  Dial 211 for local rent, utility and food help.

• Warren County

  Local help with bills (community action): NORWESCAP, Inc. 908-454-7000 Website
  Energy bill help (LIHEAP): NORWESCAP, Inc. (Phillipsburg) 908-454-4778

Phone numbers checked October 26, 2026 against each agency's own website, or the state agency's official list where an agency has no site. Programs change, so confirm with the agency.

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