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Help in Hackensack
22 service locations · 3 recurring meetings
Family and youth
Hack- 40P Head Start
Child care and early childhood education
40 Passaic St, Hackensack · 201-525-1600
Head Start early childhood program — 30 funded slots; operated by Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc.
Hack-291 Head Start/CDC
Child care and early childhood education
291 2nd St, Hackensack · 201-342-2936
Head Start early childhood program — 45 funded slots; operated by Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc.
Financial assistance
Utility assistance
294 Union Street, Hackensack · 201-968-0200
LIHEAP intake office serving Bergen County
Food assistance
Bergen Arts And Science Charter School - High
Meal program
43 Maple Avenue, Hackensack · (201) 968-5093
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Passaic Arts and Science Charter School.
Fairmount School
Meal program
150 Grand Avenue, Hackensack · (201) 646-8042
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Hackensack Recreation.
Fanny Meyer Hillers School
Meal program
56 Longview Avenue, Hackensack · (201) 646-8042
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Hackensack Recreation.
Food pantryOlder adult servicesUtility assistanceFinancial assistance
PO Box 128, Hackensack · 201-342-6531
Salvation Army community center
Hackensack Middle School
Meal program
360 Union Street, Hackensack · (201) 646-8042
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Hackensack Recreation.
High School Summer School
Meal program
135 First Street, Hackensack · (201) 646-8042
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Hackensack Recreation.
Jackson Avenue School
Meal program
421 Jackson Avenue, Hackensack · (201) 646-8042
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Hackensack Recreation.
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Meal program
260 Central Avenue, Hackensack · (201) 490-7795
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by The Mount Olive Baptist Church of Hackensack, NJ.
Nellie K. Parker School
Meal program
261 Maple Hill Dr., Hackensack · (201) 646-8042
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Hackensack Recreation.
Health care
Community health centersliding-scale fees
25 E Salem St, Hackensack · 201-498-9080
Housing and shelter
Housing Authority Of Bergen County
Housing assistance
1 Bergen County Plz, Hackensack · 201-336-7600
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) agency
Legal aid
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services-Bergen
Legal aid services
190 Moore Street, Hackensack
LSC-funded legal aid branch office of Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilityfree
1 Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack · 201-336-7350
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults.
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
103 Hudson Street, Hackensack · 201-634-2745
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
260 Union Street, Hackensack · 201-343-8803
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, adults.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
131 Temple Avenue, Hackensack · 201-692-2645
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facility
One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack · 201-336-2600
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors; women only.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
385 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack · 201-487-1390
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Veteran services
VA facilityHealth care
385 Prospect Avenue, Prospect Plaza, Hackensack · 201-342-4536
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 07:00–16:30
Primary Care CBOC
Recovery & support meetings
ACA meetings
Wednesday Hackensack ACA Meeting
Wed 19:15 · in-person
Wednesday Hackensack ACA Workbook / Creativity Revolving Format
Wed 20:30 · in-person
NA meetings
Abstinence and Beyond
Wed 19:00 · in-person · Mount Olive Baptist ChurchOpenDiscussion
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