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Trenton Resources

The New Jersey State Library is located in Trenton, NJ, many of our users live in and around Trenton. This page features social services available in Trenton and the surrounding area of Mercer County, including youth and community resources, as well as links to housing, legal, and medical resources.

Trenton Area Resources

General Assistance

Mercer County Board of Social Services MCBOSS (Services include: Medicaid; SNAP Food Stamps; Child Support; Housing) - 200 Woolverton St. Trenton, NJ 08650
Office of Adult and Family Services, City of Trenton. 609-815-2164

Homeless Prevention and Emergency Assistance

Anchor House (youth shelter ages 10-17) - 482 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ 08611 609-396-8329
Anchorage (through Anchor House, ages 18-21) - 480 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ 08611
Catholic Charities - 132 N. Warren St. Trenton, NJ 609-394-8847
Crisis Ministry of Mercer County - 123 E. Hanover St. Trenton, NJ 609-396-9355
Dress For Success Mercer County- 3131 Princeton Pike, Building 4, Suite 209 Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648 609-896-4112
Habitat for Humanity of Trenton 609-393-8009
Habitat for Humanity ReStore : 106 Ewing Street 609-218-6860
Homefront - 1880 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 609-989-9417
Homeless Hotline - 609-278-1481
Isles - 10 Wood St. Trenton, NJ 08618 609-341-4700 or 609-341-4745
Mercer Street Friends- 151 Mercer Street 609-396-1506 (food bank and programs for children and adults)
Mt. Carmel Guild - 73 N. Clinton Ave. Trenton, NJ 609-392-3402 or 609-392-5159
Rescue Mission of Trenton - 98 Carroll St. Trenton, NJ 609-695-1436
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen - 77 ½ Escher Street and satellite locations in South Trenton, West Trenton, Hamilton, Hightstown, and Princeton 609-695-5456
WomanSpace Hotline 609-394-9000 http://www.womanspace.org/

Legal Services

Central Jersey Legal Services - 198 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608 609-695-6249
Mercer County Bar Association - 1245 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Suite 420 Hamilton, NJ 08619-3894

Medical Services

Henry J. Austin Health Center - 321 North Warren St., Trenton NJ 609-278-5900
New Horizon Treatment Services (addiction help) - 132 Perry Street, Trenton, NJ 609-394-8988
Planned Parenthood (enter Trenton zip code to see all results) - 437 East State St. Trenton NJ 08608 609-599-4881

Trenton Children and Young Adult Resources

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County
Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County was founded in 1973 and provides mentoring services from volunteers for children facing adversity.
Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County
Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County provides young people, ages five to 18, in Mercer County with social, enrichment and recreational activities through after-school, weekend, and summer programs.
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Program focus on improving youth outcomes in education & careers, character development & leadership, and developing health lifestyles through physical activity and healthy living.
Children’s Home Society
635 South Clinton Avenue Trenton 609-695-6274
Children's Futures
Children's Futures is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve health and development outcomes for children and their families.
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o achieve our mission, we formally collaborate with schools, social service providers, health care agencies, faith institutions, civic associations, employers and others around school-readiness and success strategies that have the greatest positive impact on children's immediate health needs, as well as long-term development.
Isles Youth Institute
Engages disconnected youth; many of whom have been involved with the juvenile justice system, some who have children, some who are homeless and others who have dropped out of traditional high schools, and helps them to work through life challenges while assisting them in meeting their educational and career goals.
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The IYI mission of “self-reliance through education” is accomplished through a multi-faceted approach to teaching, encourages leadership building at all levels and includes a primary focus on student achievement for placement in post-secondary education, advanced vocational training or career oriented jobs. To help students achieve our mission of self-reliance IYI has established the following goals and objectives:
The YMCA and YWCA of Trenton
Offers programs in child care; education and leadership; swim, sports, and play; and camp that create safe, authentic, and positive relationships with well-trained and caring role models and that teach life skills and values, regardless of program or activity.
Young Scholars’ Institute
Young Scholars’ Institute (YSI) is a year-round non-profit learning center that provides educational, cultural and recreational activities for students in grades Pre-K through 12. These innovative programs aim to strengthen students’ academic skills while motivating them to pursue higher educational opportunities. YSI has served over 15,000 Trenton-area youth.
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Current YSI programs include: one-to-one tutoring, an academic summer enrichment program, SAT preparation courses, pre-STEM/Law club, college tours (for middle and high school students), college admissions, financial aid and career planning workshops (for middle and high school students), a pre-school, and a Saturday reading program, student support services, toy drives and food/clothing giveaways.

Local Community Gardens

Isles Garden Support Network
Isles currently supports more than 60 community gardens across the city of Trenton by providing technical and organizational assistance to local residents and other community-based organizations. academy street garden
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Over the years, these gardens have played a critical role at the household level in helping families meet their food needs by increasing access to fresh and nutritious foods at low cost. Gardens: - Improve nutrition and health by providing exercise and fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables. - Save families hundreds of dollars per year. During Trenton’s long growing season, an 800-square-foot plot can provide enough vegetables to feed a family for an entire year. - Strengthen the community by enhancing connections between people, making the streets more secure, and giving people a chance to share food with others. Over 70% of Isles’ gardeners report that gardening greatly improves their neighborhoods. - Clean the environment by improving soil and growing plants that filter the air - Beautify communities.

Notary Services

Free notarization by Mercer County, NJ
Mercer County Connection provides free notary service for many types of documents. Call 609-890-9800 for more information.
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