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Ocean County Board of Social Services

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


Main Office732-349-1500
Northern Ocean County
Resource Center
(Lakewood) 		732-370-8854
Southern Satellite Office
(Manahawkin) 		609-242-6100
New Jersey FamilyCare (NJFC)732-349-1500
      -South of Bayville609-242-4438
      -In or North of Bayville732-286-5960
New Jersey FamilyCare Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD)732-349-1500
Emergency After-HoursCall 211 or 877-652-1148
TDD/TTY for hearing impairedCall 711
Main Office Fax732-244-8075
Lakewood Fax732-905-9797
Manahawkin Fax609-597-5739
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

New Jersey FamilyCare (NJFC): NJFC@ocbss.ocean.nj.us
New Jersey FamilyCare Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD): ABD@ocbss.ocean.nj.us

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), General Assistance (GA):
SNAP/TANF/GA inquiries Toms River/Main Office: snaptr@ocbss.ocean.nj.us
SNAP/TANF/GA inquiries Manahawkin/Southern Satellite Office: snapsc@ocbss.ocean.nj.us
SNAP/TANF/GA inquiries Lakewood/Northern Satellite Office: snaplk@ocbss.ocean.nj.us

Special Response Unit (SRU): HOUSING@ocbss.ocean.nj.us

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

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

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

Ocean County Seal
COUNTY OF OCEAN

101 Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08753

732.244.2121

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