Shelter Plus Care: Permanent Supportive Housing
Family Guidance Bergen County Department of Human Services
County of Bergen Department of Human Services
Division of Family Guidance
Shelter Plus Care
125 Essex Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/familyguidance
(201) 336-7378
Fax: (201) 646-2729

Overview:

Shelter Plus is a permanent supportive housing program that provides HUD housing vouchers and support services to assist young people in acquiring sustainable housing and functioning in an independent living setting. Shelter Plus Care is a collaboration between the Housing Authority of Bergen County, which determines eligibility and administers the vouchers and the Bergen County Division of Family Guidance, which provides ongoing case management services.

What are the goals?

*To help young adults with mental health, substance abuse, learning and/or behavioral difficulties acquire and sustain affordable housing.

*To facilitate participants’ job retention, apartment upkeep, budgeting and access to medical and psychiatric services.

*To reduce homelessness

Services:

*Help young adults find apartments and live independently in unsupervised residents.

*Provide monthly case management services.

*Link participants to community resources such as food banks, Medicaid and mental health services.

*Provide crisis counseling.

*Facilitate access to the Division of Family Guidance continuum of services including:

-Psychiatric evaluation
-Medication monitoring
-Psychotherapy
-Substance abuse treatment
-Vocational testing
-GED preparation
-Vocational, job and college coaching
-Recreational activities

Requirements:

*Must be a resident of Bergen County.

*Must be between ages of 18 and 21 at the time of initial eligibility.

*On an annual basis, must meet HUD eligibility requirements and need continued supportive services.

Who Refers?

*Self-referral

*Visions Transitional Living Program

*Bergen’s Place Youth Shelter

*Community referrals

*The Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P)

County of Bergen
Department of Human Services
Division of Family Guidance

Mission Statement

Bergen County’s Division of Family Guidance provides clinical, residential, educational, correctional, case management and monitoring services to at-risk children, adolescents and families, particularly those who are otherwise unable to receive needed services.

Vision

The Division of Family Guidance is Bergen County’s resource for youth & families in need.

Values

*Collaborative, Creative and Empirically Driven Programming.

*Safe, Respectful, Dependable and Therapeutic Environments.

*Developmentally Appropriate Expectations.

*Empowerment through Opportunities.

*Community Safety

Shelter Plus Care
125 Essex Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: (201) 336-7378
Fax: (201) 646-2729

*Disclaimer: This information is taken directly from the Shelter Plus Care pamphlet. I have never used the service and have no opinion of it either yes or no, so please call the above number or email the department for more information.