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Assistance
Utility Assistance
Public Service Gas and ElectricPhone: 800-436-7734
PSE&G Energy Assistance Programs
NJ LifelineHelps with gas and electric bills for disabled or senior homeowners and renters with limited incomes.
Phone: 800-792-9745
NJ SHARES
Helps with gas and electric bills for people facing a temporary financial crisis.
Phone: 866-657-4273
Jersey Central Power and Light
Phone: 888-544-4877
Tax Assistance
Property Tax Reimbursement Program (PTR)Phone: 800-882-6597
Homestead Rebate
Phone: 877-658-2972
More Tax Assistance Information
Additional information on tax relief programs is available on the State of New Jersey Department of Treasury Division of Taxation website.
Please contact Michael Barker in the Assessing Department at 973-835-0143, ext.231 for questions regarding eligibility for different tax rebate programs.
Resources
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Discount Prescription Drug Programs
Phone: 1-800-633-4227
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Meals on Wheels
Phone: 973-569-4099
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Passaic County Department of Senior Services
Disability and Veterans' Affairs
930 Riverview Drive, Suite 200
Totowa, NJ 07512
Phone: 973-569-4090
Email
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Passaic County Para Transit
Phone: 973-305-5756
Passaic County Para Transit is a free curb to curb service provided by the Board of Chosen Freeholders for senior and disabled residents. Para Transit also accommodates recurring routes to workshops, dialysis, physical therapy, adult daycare and nutrition sites.
Availability
Transportation to the Veteran's Hospital in East Orange is available every Monday and Tuesday. Remember, all rides are scheduled on availability and reservations are made on first come first serve basis. A two week advance notice is not required.
Fee
A donation of $1 per trip is suggested.
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Public Assistance
Phone: 973-839-5705
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Senior Citizen Housing
Phone: 973-839-2000