I need financial assistance/financial counseling

Township of Montclair Tax Assessor
Real Estate Tax Reduction

205 Claremont Avenue, 1st Floor
Montclair 07042 
Phone: 973-509-4920
Persons 65+ and/or a veteran who meet eligibility requirements may receive a tax reduction.  

Essex County Division of Family Assistance and Benefits (DFAB)
18 Rector Street, Newark
NJ 07102
Phone: 973-395-8000
Assesses eligibility and temporarily assists with emergency financial, medical and shelter needs of families and individuals.

Social Security Administration (SSA)
935 Allowed Road,
Clifton, NJ 07012
Phone: 1-800-772-1213 TTY 1-800-325-0778

Information about Social Security benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Salvation Army - Montclair Citadel
13 Trinity Place, Montclair 07042
Phone: 973-744-3312 13
Salvation Army has funds to assist people who are behind in their rent and utilities. They must be Essex County residents, ineligible for assistance through Division of Family Assistance and Benefits (DFAB), and substantiate that they can sustain following the assistance.

Community Health Law Project (CHIP)
650 Bloomfield Ave.
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Phone:
973-680-5599

A statewide not-for-profit advocacy and legal service organization that provides legal representation and advocacy to low-income individuals with disabilities and the frail elderly.