Director Anibal Ramos
Suite 5401
(T) 973-395-8400 (F) 973-395-8478



Deputy Director Kenneth Garrett
(T) 973-395-8615




Chief Financial Officer
(T) 973-395-8400 (F) 973-395-8493



Newark Office - Citizen Services
18 Rector Street, 9th Floor, Suite 3100, Newark, NJ 07102
(T) 973-733-3325 or (T) 973-733-3325 (F) 973-504-9316



Division of Senior Services
900 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044

The Essex County Division of Senior Services is a New Jersey EASE (Easy Access Single Entry) site, which provides older adults, their families, and other concerned individuals with information about, and referral or linkage to, community services.
(T) 877-222-3737


Director Jaklyn De Vore
(T) 973-395-8375 (F) 973-228-6892


Information and Assistance
(T) 973-395-8365 or (T) 973-395-8365


Special Transportation System
(T) 973-395-5858 (F) 973-228-6894


Veterans Services
(T) 973-395-8367



Division of Community Action
50 South Clinton Street, East Orange, NJ 07019 - 3rd Floor


Director Maurice Brown
(T) 973-395-8350 (F) 973-395-8433


Consumer Advocate Melvin Williams
(T) 973-395-8360 (F) 973-395-8433


Homeless Unit Natasha Mayes
(T) 973-395-8361 (F) 973-395-8433


Tenant Resource Center - Utility Assistant/NJ Share Kathy McCarey
(T) 973-395-8362 (F) 973-395-8433


Weights & Measures Louis Turco, Superintendent
(T) 973-395-8363 (F) 973-395-8433


H.O.P.W.A. Program (Housing Supporting Persons With Aids) Terrance McCoy
(T) 973-395-8354



Division of Welfare
18 Rector Street, Newark NJ 07103 - 9th Floor


Director Yvonne Davis
(T) 973-733-3326 (F) 973-504-9316


Deputy Director Sharon Butler
(T) 973-733-3314 (F) 973-504-9316



Downtown Citizen Service Center
18 Rector Street , Newark, NJ 07103 - 7th Floor


Administrator David Gawenus
(T) 973-733-2518 (F) 973-643-3480



Westside Citizen Service Center
18 Rector Street , Newark, NJ 07103 - 3rd floor


Administrator Carol Perkins
(T) 973-733-3181 (F) 973-643-3772



Office of Special Services
18 Rector Street - 5 Floor, Newark, NJ


Administrator Debra Edmondson
(T) 973-645-8340 (F) 973-642-4960


Office of Fraud Prevention & Investigations
18 Rector St., 8th Fl., Newark, NJ 07102


Coordinator/Investigational Unit Joseph Martino
(T) 973-733-5550 (F) 973-643-3867


FRAUD HOTLINE
(T) 973-733-5552



Food Stamp Service Center
50 South Clinton Street, East Orange, NJ 07018 - 1st Floor


Administrator Robert D. Marino
(T) 973-395-8132 (F) 973-395-8347



Office of Child Support
HOR - MLK Blvd., Rm 102, Newark, NJ 07102


Administrator Yvonne Cooper
(T) 973-733-3385 (F) 973-643-3774



Military Park Citizen Service Center
18 Rector Street , 1st & 2nd Floor, Newark, NJ 07102


Administrator Aaron Crawley
(T) 973-733-4571 (F) 973-643-3980



Office of Medicaid Services
18 Rector Street - 10th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
(T) 973-645-7043 or (T) 973-645-7043 (F) 973-824-5712


Administrator Frank Palmieri
(T) 973-645-7030 (F) 973-824-5712



Division of Youth Services
80 Duryea Street, Newark, NJ 07103
(T) 973-497-4720 (F) 973-497-4748


Administrator Charles Green
(T) 973-497-4720 (F) 973-497-4747


Youth Services Commission
18 Rector Street, 6th Floor, Newark, NJ 07103


Administrator Lee B. Fisher
(T) 973-733-4666 (F) 973-824-2306



Essex County Youth Detention Center
80 Duryea Street, Newark, NJ 07103


Director Charles Green
(T) 973-497-4720 (F) 973-497-4747


Superintendent Dennis Hughes
(T) 973-497-4720 (F) 973-497-4748


Assistant Superintendent Gina Saunders
(T) 973-497-4720 (F) 973-497-4748