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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
Ocean County Resource Center
1005 Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08753-0547
732-349-1500

Mail correspondence:
Ocean County Board of Social Services
1005 Hooper Avenue
P. O. Box 547
Toms River, NJ 08753-0547

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, 2026: New Year's Day
January 19: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
February 16: President's Day
April 3: Good Friday
May 25: Memorial Day
June 19: Juneteenth (Observed)
July 3: Independence Day (Observed)
September 7: Labor Day
October 12: Columbus Day
November 3: Election Day
November 11: Veteran’s Day
November 26: Thanksgiving
November 27: Thanksgiving Friday
December 25: Christmas Day

Main Office
Ocean County Resource Center
1005 Hooper Avenue
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 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. He serves as the Director of the Board in 2026. Read more
		Deputy Director 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. She serves as the Deputy Director of the Board in 2026. Read more
		Commissioner Robert S. Arace was sworn into office on January 6, 2025, and serves on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners. Read more
		Commissioner Sam Ellenbogen was sworn into his first three-year term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners during the Board’s Organization Meeting on January 7, 2026. Read more
		Commissioner Ray Gormley was sworn into his first three-year term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners during the Board’s 2026 Organization Meeting on January 7, 2026. 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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