NEW JERSEY RESOURCES

Foster Care Help in New Jersey

How to become a foster parent and free legal help. County office listings are still being verified. Everything is free — no account, no sign-up.

Foster care help

Thinking about fostering, or caring for a relative's child? Start here, then call your county office below.

How to become a foster parent

Free legal help

5 free civil legal aid programs serve New Jersey.

Local offices by county

    From the Legal Services Corporation's official grantee list.

    • Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc.

      3 counties: Mercer County, Middlesex County, Union County

    • Essex-Newark Legal Services Project, Inc.

      1 counties: Essex County

    • Legal Services of Northwest Jersey, Inc.

      5 counties: Hunterdon County, Morris County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Warren County

    • Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation

      3 counties: Bergen County, Hudson County, Passaic County

    • South Jersey Legal Services, Inc.

      9 counties: Atlantic County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Monmouth County, Ocean County…