NEW JERSEY RESOURCES
Foster Care Help in New Jersey
Local foster care offices for 3 counties, how to become a foster parent, and free legal help. 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 parentFree Legal Help
5 free civil legal aid programs serve New Jersey.
Local Offices by County
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Hunterdon County
Hunterdon/Mercer/Somerset/Warren Area Office (#423)
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Sussex County
Morris/Sussex/Passaic Area Office (#424)
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Warren County
Hunterdon/Mercer/Somerset/Warren Area Office (#423)
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
Free Legal Help in New Jersey
From the Legal Services Corporation's official grantee list.
- Free legal aid
Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc.
3 counties: Mercer County, Middlesex County, Union County
- Free legal aid
Essex-Newark Legal Services Project, Inc.
1 counties: Essex County
- Free legal aid
Legal Services of Northwest Jersey, Inc.
5 counties: Hunterdon County, Morris County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Warren County
- Free legal aid
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation
3 counties: Bergen County, Hudson County, Passaic County
- Free legal aid
South Jersey Legal Services, Inc.
9 counties: Atlantic County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Monmouth County, Ocean County…