(201) 996-9100 Bergen / (201) 533-4407 Hudson
Heightened Independence and Progress,Center for Independent Living (hipcil)

 RESOURCES

Important Phone Numbers:

  1. Access Link (Division of NJ Transit): 973-491-4224
  2. Adult Protective Services: 201-368-4300 [after hours] 800-624-0275
  3. Bergen County Board of Social Services: 201-368-4200
  4. Bergen County Division of Senior Services ADRC: 201-336-7400 or 877-222-3737
  5. CHEER: 201-489-9454 Ext. 203
  6. CHORE: 201-489-7790
  7. Consumer Protection: 201-336-6400
  8. Elder Care Locator: 800-677-1116
  9. Greater Bergen County Housing Coalition: 201-488-6767
  10. Homeless Hotline: 2 1 1
  11. Housing Authority of Bergen County: 201-336-7600
  12. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: 201-488-5100
  13. Long Term Care Facilities: 201-336-7400
  14. Long Term Care Ombudsman: 877-582-6995
  15. Meals on Wheels Bergen: 201-336-7420
  16. Medicare: 800-633-4227
  17. NJ Medicaid Hotline: 800-356-1561
  18. NJ Division of Aging Services: 800-792-8820
  19. Northeast NJ Legal Services [Senior Law Project]: 201-487-2166
  20. PAAD/Senior Gold/HAAD: 800-792-9745
  21. Property Tax Reimbursement [Senior Freeze]: 201-336-7400 or 800-882-6597
  22. Reverse Mortgage: 201-336-7569
  23. State Health Insurance Assistance Program: 201-336-7413
  24. Senior Activity Center Information: 201-336-7400
  25. Senior Security: 201-336-7400 
  26. Social Security: 800-772-1213
  27. Transportation: 201-368-5955
  28. The National Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline:
    Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org

BERGEN COUNTY FOOD PANTRIES

Food Pantries in Bergen County

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Bergenfield (07621)
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Borough of Bergenfield
115 W Church Street
201-387-4055 ext. 4055.

MOMS Food Pantry
7 West Main Street
201-800-4150.

St. John the Evangelist
29 N Washington Avenue
201-456-9618.

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Bogota (07603)
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St. Joseph Food Pantry
115 East Fort Lee Road
201-342-6300.

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Cliffside Park (07017)
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El Faro Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church
220 Walker Street
551-358-3220.

Epiphany Church Community Food Pantry
247 Knox Avenue
201-943-7320.

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Closter (07624)
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Food & Assistance Board
295 Closter Dock Road
201-784-0600 Ext. 429.

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Dumont (07628)
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Dumont Food Pantry – DCGCares
39 Dumont Avenue
201-387-5062.

St. Mary’s Church
280 Washington Avenue
201-384-0557.

The Food Brigade
163 New York Ave
201-614-4414.

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East Rutherford (07073)
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Meadowlands YMCA
390 Murray Hill Parkway
201-955-5300 X 255.

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Edgewater (07020)
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Church of the Holy Rosary
26 Edgewater Place
201-945-6329.

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Elmwood Park (07407)
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RAP / The People’s Pantry
236 Falmouth Ave
201-359-4444.

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Englewood (07631)
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Center for Food Action
192 W Demarest Avenue
201-569-1804.

Englewood Parks and Rec
130 West Englewood Ave
201-568-3472.

First Baptist Church of Englewood
351 W Englewood Ave.
201-568-3410.

Metro Community Church
291 S Van Brunt Street, Unit 4,
201-408-0121.

The Office of Concern at St. Cecilia’s
55 West Demarest Avenue
201-568-1465

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Fair Lawn (07410)
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Fair Lawn Food Pantry
8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue
201-794-5327.

The Church of Saint Anne
15-05 St Anne Street
201-791-1616 ext. 217.

Van Riper Ellis Broadway Baptist Church
7-01 River Road
201-791-8844.

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Fairview (07022)
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Franciscan Community Development Center of Fairview
239 Anderson Avenue
201-941-1000.

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Garfield (07026)
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Calvary Baptist Church
217-245 Passaic Street
973-773-2444.

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Glen Rock (07452)
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Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha
541 Prospect Street
201-251-4300.

Father’s Cupboard Food Pantry at Grace Redeemer Church
21 Harristown Road
201-704-2676.

St Catharines Food Pantry
905 Maple Avenue
201-661-3651.

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Hackensack (07601)
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All Access CDC
351 First Street
https://www.allaccess-cdc.com/.

Buddies of New Jersey
149 Hudson Street
201-489-2900 x111.

Center for Food Action
316 First Street
201-883-9375.

Harvest to Hope
Emmanuel Christian Fellowship
34 Van Wettering Place
201-487-8220.

Mount Olive Baptist Church
260 Central Avenue
201-489-6888.

Saint Vincent de Paul Pantry: Holy Trinity Church
17 Clinton Avenue
201-343-5170.

Varick Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church
120 Atlantic Street
201-674-7024.

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Hasbrouck Heights (07604)
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Hasbrouck Heights Food Pantry
320 Boulevard
201-288-414.

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Hillsdale (07642)
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Helping Hand Food Pantry
349 Hillsdale Avenue
201-664-0600.

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Little Ferry (07643)
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Evangel Christian Church
165 Main Street
973-985-1860.

Meadowlands Family Success Center
100 Washington Avenue
201-464-4714 ext. 101.

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Lodi (07644)
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Saint Francis de Sales
125 Union Street
973-779-4330.

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Lyndhurst (07071)
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Lyndhurst Food Pantry
253 Stuyvesant Avenue
201-804-2500.

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Mahwah (07430)
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Center for Food Action
90 Ridge Road
201-529-2029.

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New Milford (07646)
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Church of the Ascension Food Pantry
256 Azalea Drive
201-836-8961.

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North Arlington (07031)
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Queen of Peace Church
10 Franklin Place
201-997-0700.

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Norwood (07648)
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Norwood Food Pantry
66 Summit Street
201-768-0634.

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Oakland (07436)
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Ponds Reformed Church
341 Ramapo Valley Road
201-337-6744.

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Old Tappan (07675)
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Old Tappan Food Pantry
227 Old Tappan Road
201-664-1849.

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Palisades Park (07650)
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Our Community Dinner Table
257 2nd Street
201-637-0543.

St. Michael Church
19 E Central Blvd
973-634-5409.

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Paramus (07652)
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Paramus Community Pantry
105N Farview Avenue
201-265-2100 ext. 6102.

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Park Ridge (07656)
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Tri Boro Food Pantry
65 Pascack Road
201-573-9083.

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Ridgefield (07657)
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St. Matthews Church
555 Prospect Ave
201-945-3500.

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Ridgefield Park (07660)
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St. Francis of Assisi Parish
125 Park Street
201-641-6464.

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Ridgewood (07450)
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Ridgewood YMCA
112 Oak Street
201-444-5600.

Social Service Association of Ridgewood
6 Station Plaza
201-444-2980.

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River Edge (07661)
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St. Peter’s Food Pantry
445 Fifth Avenue
201-261-3366.

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Rutherford (07070)
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Rutherford Community Food Pantry
176 Park Ave
201-460-3000 x 3168.

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Saddle Brook (07663)
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Center for Food Action
224 Midland Avenue
201-703-9857.

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South Hackensack (07606)
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Open Door Community Center; North Jersey Vineyard Church
310 Phillips Ave
201-785-7270.

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Teaneck (07666)
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Christ Episcopal Church Teaneck
480 Warwick Avenue
917-710-2115.

Disabled Combat Veterans
Youth Program
78 Church Street
833-888-8129.

Helping Hands Food
Pantry The Janice Preschel Project
1400 Palisades Avenue
201-357-2545.

Jewish Family and
Children’s Services of Northern NJ
1485 Teaneck Road
201-837-9090.

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Westwood (07675)
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Annie Clyde Holt Food Pantry
100 Palisade Avenue
201-956-5614.

Church of St. Andrew
120 Washington Ave.
201-666-1100

CONNEX4NPO
52 Main Street
201-497-2100.

Mt. Zion Baptist Church
22 A Sand Road
201-722-8615.

Parkside Community Church
545 Fourth Ave
201-666-8999.

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Wood-Ridge (07075)
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Assumption Church
143 1st Street
201-939-3803.

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Wyckoff (07481)
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Families for Families
250 Braen Ave
201-675-836.

 

Tax Assistance

  1. Bergen County Volunteer Center: or contact Debbie Emery at 201-489-9454 ext. 202
  2. AARP Tax Assistance or call 877-434-7598
  3. NJ-211: or call 211
  4. TurboTax: File for free
  5. IRS: File for free
  6. Franciscan CDC – Bergen and Hudson
  7. Community Tax

Resources for Low Vision & Blind People


Resources for Low Vision & Blind People.

1. Hadley”
A non-profit organization located in Illinois. The mission of Hadley is to create personalized learning opportunities that empower adults with vision loss or blindness to thrive – at home, at work, and in their communities.

Website:  https://hadley.edu/

Contact info for assistance on how to get started, call 800-323-4238.

On their website you will find:

  1. A large selection of pre-recorded workshops providing quick, practical advice on areas such as;
    1. Daily living series (such as “Cleaning Your House”, “Organizing Your Home”, “Safety Basics”, and much more),
    2. Adjusting to vision loss series,
    3. Recreation series,
    4. Technology series,
    5. Braille series, and
    6. Working series.
  1. Various audio podcasts – “Hadley Presents”, and “Insights & Sound Bites”.
  2. And my favorite, “Discussion Groups”, each meet once a month.  You can listen live and chat with others who share your interests.  Or listen to recorded sessions, sent out to registrants, after call.    Current discussion groups include:
    1. Book Nook,
    2. Crafting Circle,
    3. Embracing Braille,
    4. Get Up and Go,
    5. Hadley Growers,
    6. Resource Roundtable,
    7. Tech it Out,
    8. Travel Talk,
    9. What’s Cooking,
    10. Writers Circle.

 

2. “Front Porch”
A non-profit organization located in California.  My recommendation below specifically refers to their virtual “Well Connected” program.  In this time of separation, “Well Connected” provides laughs, intellectual stimulation, inspiration, conversation and more, all via groups you can join from home, by phone or online.

Website https://covia.org/programs/well-connected/

Contact info for assistance on how to get started, call 877-797-7299.

While this is not specifically a blind/low vision organization they do have two weekly groups that meet our specific needs:

  1. Low Vision Support Group, which meets on Wednesdays from 4 to 5 PM (I currently join this weekly, and can highly recommend),
  2. Support & Discussion Group for the Blind, which meets Tuesdays from 4 to 4:45 PM.

There are, however, many other calls for “mental stimulation”, check out their catalog online for a full listing of what Well Connected offers, or give them a call.

 The “Well Connected” current Winter program runs from January 1 through April 30.

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