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Office Hours
All Buildings
Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Main Office	732-349-1500
Northern Ocean County Resource Center (Lakewood)	732-370-8854
Southern Satellite Office (Manahawkin)	609-242-6100
Emergency After-Hours	Call 211 or 877-652-1148
TDD/TTY for hearing impaired	Call 711
Main Office Fax	732-244-8075
Lakewood Fax	732-905-9797
Manahawkin Fax	609-597-5739

Main Office
Buildings 3, 5, & 7
1027 Hooper Avenue
P. O. Box 547
Toms River, NJ 08754-0547
732-349-1500

Mail correspondence:
Ocean County Board of Social Services
1027 Hooper Avenue
P. O. Box 547
Toms River, NJ 08754-0547

Via Email: ocbss@ocbss.ocean.nj.us

Northern Satellite Office
Northern Ocean County Resource Center
225 Fourth Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-370-8854

Southern Satellite Office
333 Haywood Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-242-6100

Important Links

Child Support and Paternity Program

Division of Aging Services

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP)

Kinship Navigator Program

New Jersey Department of Health

New Jersey Department of Human Services

New Jersey Division of Family Development

NJ Family Care

NJ Helps

Ocean County Health Department

State of New Jersey

Ocean County Board of Social Services’ offices will be closed on the following dates:

January 1, 2025: New Year's Day
January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
February 17: President's Day
April 26: Good Friday
May 26: Memorial Day
June 20: Juneteenth (Observed)
July 4: Independence Day
September 1: Labor Day
October 13: Columbus Day
November 4: Election Day
November 11: Veteran’s Day
November 27: Thanksgiving
November 28: Thanksgiving Friday
December 25: Christmas Day

Main Office
1027 Hooper Avenue
Buildings 3, 5, & 7
Toms River, NJ 08754-0547

Northern Satellite Office
Northern Ocean County Resource Center
225 Fourth Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701

Southern Satellite Office
333 Haywood Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050

		Director John P. Kelly has been an Ocean County elected official since 1993. He was sworn into his 11th three-year term on the Board of Commissioners during the Board’s organization meeting Jan. 4, 2023. Read more
		Deputy Director Frank Sadeghi was sworn to his first three year term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners during the Board’s reorganization meeting Jan. 3, 2024. A successful businessman and a long-time public servant, Commissioner Sadeghi brings years of leadership experience to the Board. Read more
		Commissioner Virginia E. "Ginny" Haines, a lifelong resident of Ocean County, brings years of public service and leadership experience to the Board of Commissioners. She was sworn into her third three-year term on the Board during its organization meeting Jan. 4, 2023. Read more
		Commissioner Robert S. Arace was sworn into his first three-year term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners during the Board’s 2025 organization meeting on Jan. 6. A lifelong resident of Ocean County, Commissioner Arace is deeply committed to fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and family-friendly community. Read more
		Commissioner Jennifier Bacchione was sworn to her first three-year term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners during the Board’s Jan. 6, 2025 Organization Meeting. Read more
Michael J. Fiure, County Administrator 101 Hooper Ave. Admin Building Toms River, NJ 08754 Phone: (732) 929-2147 \| Email: MFiure@co.ocean.nj.us
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