Family & Children’s Service Launches Crisis Needs Fund

Long Branch – In response to COVID-19, Family & Children’s Service (FCS) has implemented the COVID-19 FUND, a crisis needs fund.

The Stone Foundation of New Jersey has generously provided $50,000 in funding to FCS to launch this initiative, while also supporting other local nonprofits with funds including Lunch Break, HABcorp, Interfaith Neighbors, Parker Family Health and Brookdale Community College, working together in a collective network.

The FCS COVID-19 FUND is open to applicants in the FCS service areas, which include Monmouth, Middlesex and Mercer counties. It will assist individuals and families who have been financially impacted due to COVID-19. Applicants may receive a one-time emergency relief payment of up to $1,000 for urgent living expenses. Payments in response to approved applications will be made to the service provider, not the applicant. Applicants must provide Photo ID, Proof of Address and a copy of the Bill or Invoice.

The link to the application can be found at fcsmonmouth.org/covid-19-fund-application. If you cannot upload the required documents, they may be emailed to covid19fund@fcsmonmouth.org or faxed to 732-531-9526. For any inquiries regarding the FCS COVID-19 FUND please dial 732-222-9111 x134.

To learn more about FCS and its diverse programs and services, visit the FCS website at www.fcsmonmouth.org or follow the agency on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @fcsmonmouth.

About FCS (Family & Children’s Service)

FCS (Family & Children’s Service) strengthens, protects and preserves the dignity and independence of people in need. With 111 years of history, FCS is the oldest, private nonprofit social service agency in Monmouth County and a leading volunteer organization. Our mission is to provide compassionate care, intervention and education to support people at challenging times in their lives. We accomplish this through more than a dozen programs focused on the needs of multiple at-risk populations, including: Adult Protective Services; Jersey Assistance for Community Caregivers (JACC); Healthy Buddies; Home Care Services and Home Care Grant Assistance; Medicare Application Assistance Program (MAAP); Operation Sleighbells; Reading Buddies; Representative Payee; Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP); Statewide Respite Care, State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP); and Telephone Reassurance. Learn more at www.fcsmonmouth.org.