Research Guides: Resources for Hispanic Community Members : Get Help

Local ESL Resources

TASK Adult Education and Job Services
The Trenton Soup Kitchen (TASK) offers free tutoring in reading and writing, high school equivalency test prep, and computer use.
Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund Adult Education
The Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) offers driver's education, citizenship preparation, and high school graduation programs.
MCC Continuing Education
ESL, Test Preparation, and other adult education (not for credit) courses are available at Mercer County College and other county colleges throughout New Jersey. ($$)
Princeton Adult School
A provider of Adult Education classes, including ESL and job readiness ($$)

Switch to Spanish on NJ.gov Pages

State of New Jersey websites allow you to translate the page into Spanish. To switch languages on any nj.gov webpage, select "Translate" and choose your preferred language. Available languages are in alphabetical order.

New Jersey ESL

Literacy New Jersey Programs
Literacy New Jersey supports literacy programs throughout the state. Find a location near you.
NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Adult Education and English as a Second Language classes.

Resource Guide For Adult English Language Learners of New Jersey
Looking for an English as a Second Language (ESL) or adult literacy program near you? Take a look at this helpful listing of statewide ESL agencies, both public and private. Created by the NJ Department of Education, revised July 2016.

Child Care

State of New Jersey Licensed Child Care Centers
Searchable database of licensed child care providers. For a list of all licensed child care centers and their inspection reports, leave all search boxes blank.
Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
NJ State's CCR&Rs provide information on availability of child care services provided through New Jersey's Child Care Subsidy Program (and other financial assistance programs), different types of providers, and financial assistance for child care services. Includes list of local CCR&R offices.
Child Care Subsidy Application
The Child Care Subsidy Program helps lower-income families who are working, in training or in school, or a combination of these activities to pay a portion of their child care.

Get Covered (Recursos útiles)

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Preguntas frecuentes: mercado de seguros de salud y ACA
Publicado por Kaiser Family Foundation

Get Covered Language Resources

Get Covered NJ Language Support

Housing Resources

Housing Tools

Affordable Housing

New Jersey Housing Resource Center.

Foreclosure

New Jersey Home Keeper Program.
New Jersey Judiciary Foreclosure Mediation Program.
Financial Counseling Organizations – Governmental and non-profit organizations that provide financial assistance or counseling to borrowers in foreclosure.
Homeownership Preservation Foundation.

Utility Assistance Programs
Published by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, this site links to the following utility programs
- Universal Service Fund
- Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
- NJ Saves
- PAGE Program
- Winter Termination Program
- Comfort Partners
- Affordable Connectivity Program (Internet)
- Lifeline (Telephone/Smartphone)
Homelessness Prevention Program
The Homelessness Prevention Program provides up to three months of assistance to pay past due rent to households in imminent danger of eviction due to temporary financial problems beyond their control. The Program partners with local nonprofits in each county; click the tab for HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM (HPP) to see agency phone numbers.
NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency
State Agency that provides programs for home buyers, home owners, renters, seniors and those with special needs

Resources for Hispanic Community Members