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Upcoming Events

Monday, August 23, 2010

  • 7:30 PM: Regular Board of Education Meeting. All residents are welcome to attend.

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Community Resources

Medication Resources

Camden County Dental Clinics

  • Camden County College Dental Hygiene Clinic

    PO Box 200, Peter Cheeseman Road
    Blackwood, NJ 08012
    856-227-7200 Ext. 4930

    • Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs 9:00am–4:00pm , Tues 1:00–4:00pm (closed in the summer)
    • Age: 5 years and up and special needs
    • Payment methods: Self-pay
    • Services: Dental radiology, preventive

  • CamCare Health Corporation

    2610 Federal Street
    Camden, NJ 08105
    856-635-0307

    • Mon–Fri 8:00am–4:30pm
    • Age: All
    • Payment methods: Family care, Medicaid, private insurance, self-pay, sliding scale
    • Services: Preventive, restorative, prosthetic, oral surgery, endodontics

  • CamCare Health Corporation

    CamCare Dental/Gateway Center
    817 Federal Street, 2nd floor
    Camden, NJ 08104
    856-963-8768

    • Mon–Fri 8:00am–4:30pm
    • Age: All
    • Payment methods: Family care, Medicaid, private insurance, self-pay, sliding scale
    • Services: Preventive, restorative, prosthetic, oral surgery, endodontics

  • University Dental Center

    13 Somerdale Square
    Somerdale, NJ 08083
    856-566-6969

    • Mon–Fri 8:30am–5:00pm
    • Age: All and special needs
    • Payment methods: Medicaid, private insurance, self-pay, sliding scale
    • Services: Preventive, restorative, prosthetic, oral surgery, endodontics

  • Virtua Dental Health Center

    1000 Atlantic Avenue
    Camden, NJ 08104
    856-246-3545

    • Mon–Fri 8:30am–4:30pm
    • Age: All and special needs
    • Payment methods: Medicaid, private insurance, self-pay
    • Services: Preventive, restorative, prosthetic, oral surgery, endodontics

Community Health Services

  • The Gloucester County Special Services School District has a variety of support groups that are open to the community. Please contact Linda Snock, Social Worker at the CDC to register for a meeting or for information at 856-875-3600 ext. 116. more information on support groups

Crisis

  • Children's Mobile Response and Stabilization Services, Camden County. If a child is experiencing escalating behaviors that jeopardize their current living arrangements, CMRSS will be able to respond immediately with an array of crisis intervention and stabilization services. Program services children from ages 5–17 and in certain cases until age 21. Response and intervention is available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. 877-652-7624

Housing

Homeless Hotline800-412-2315
Emergency Assistance & Shelter856-964-0903
Boarding Home (Gibbsboro)856-783-4023
First Call for Help (Camden County)856-663-2255
Camden County Board of Social Services856-225-8800

Camden County on Economic Opportunity: Services to the Homeless

538 Broadway
Camden NJ, 08103
856-964-6887
Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm

Homelessness Prevention Program, Housing Assistance

Temporary financial assistance to persons who are homeless or face imminent loss of their home by eviction or foreclosure due to inadequate funds. Need to show court summons, warrant for removal foreclosure letter, complaint sheriff sale. Pre-screening prior to application process.

Department of Community Affairs
101 Haddon Ave, 4th Floor, Ste 13
Camden, NJ 08103
856-614-3318
Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm

NJ Division of Housing (Section 8 Housing)

101 Haddon Ave, 4th Floor
Camden, NJ 08103
856-614-3300
NJ State Office: 609-292-4080

Utility Assistance

Catholic Charities/Camden856-964-2133
First Call for Help (Camden County)856-663-2255
Home Energy Assistance Program856-910-1180
Lifeline800-792-9745
St. Vincent De Paul609-953-0021

Vision

Camden Optometric Center: By appointment only. Grants available.
Collingswood office: 856-869-8702

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

The NICHD website contains a wealth of information for people who are interested in taking the time to learn about health research advances, results, and current (and/or past) trends in health and human development.

EducationNews.org

Links to access the major education news articles around the world. Experts in the field give weekly commentaries on various topics pertaining to education today.

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA)

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is an organization dedicated to learning about and disseminating information about the learning disability, dyslexia. The IDA has over 13,000 members, is privately funded, and conducts conferences, seminars, and support groups.

Learning Disabilities Association of America

The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) is a nonprofit, national organization dedicated to learning about the causes of learning disabilities, disseminating information about learning disabilities, and promoting prevention.

Early Head Start/Head Start

Early Head Start National Resource Center

734 15th Street, Northwest, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: 202-638-1144
Fax: 202-638-0851

National Head Start Association

1651 Prince Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Telephone: 703-739-0875

The National Center for Learning Disabilities

381 Park Avenue South, Suite 1401
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: 212-545-7510
Toll-free & Referral: 888-575-7373

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Handicaps

P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
Telephone: 800-695-0285

American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law

740 15th Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: 202-662-1000
Fax: 202-662-1720

ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center

The mission of the ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center is to provide parents and caregivers temporary care of their children with disabilities. The National Respite Locator Service helps parents, caregivers, and professionals find respite services in their state and local area. This service is also useful when a family travels or must move to another state.

800 Eastowne Drive, Suite 105
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
Toll-free: 888-671-2594
Fax: 919-490-4905
Locator Service: 800-773-5433

Zero to Three

Zero to Three is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated solely to advancing the healthy development of babies and young children. This organization disseminates key developmental information, trains providers, promotes model approaches and standards of practice and works to increase public awareness about the significance of the early years in life.

2000 M Street, Northwest, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 202-638-1144
Fax: 202-638-0851

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