RESOURCES

Free/Affordable  Items , Food Pantries, Furniture & Supplies in Ocean County, NJ


All Saints Episcopal Church
Address: 213 Madison Ave, Lakewood, New Jersey, 08701. Telephone - (732) 367 - 0933
The service offered is known as Under His Wing Program. It is mainly a bargain thrift shop, with some free vouchers for the low-income. There may be clothes, underwear, socks, sneakers and others items.

Birthright of Ocean County
The program provides non-judgmental and caring support to women and girls who are distressed by an unplanned pregnancy. Free maternity clothes, baby items, testing, and more may be distributed. Most of what is offered includes free pregnancy testing, friendship and emotional support. Or get free maternity or baby clothes, cribs, car seats in Ocean County and other baby stuff. There may be some basic furniture for new parents too or diapers as well as baby wipes. Find low-income free diaper programs.

Building on the Rock Community Church
89 Beckerville Rd, Manchester Township, NJ, 08759 . Main number is (732) 657 - 7040
The non-profit charity offers paper products and personal/hygiene items, baby items, non-perishable food, and more. Students may be given free backpacks, school supplies, notebooks, and more.

Madonna House
Free stuff is from 1401 Seventh Ave, Neptune, NJ 07753. PHone - 732-775-1140
Get birthday toys for kids, clothes, small furniture such as beds, lamps, mattresses and juvenile furniture. There are other free household items in Ocean County including utensils, bedding, pots or pans, dishes and other items.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Furniture Bank
While location at 6 Osbourne Ave, Manasquan, NJ 08736, this center also provides free furniture in Ocean County NJ. Call 732-259-7652
Get couches, kitchen tables, chairs, mattresses, dressers, and many other items. There are also kitchen appliances as well as free washers and dryers for low-income families in Ocean County, computers, lamps, rugs and much more.

Calvary Lighthouse Church
1133 E County Line Rd, Lakewood, New Jersey, 08701. Telephone - (732) 363 - 1239
A free clothing bank, food pantry, and small household stuff is offered. Get adult or kids clothes, stuff for work or back to school season, or free pots and pants, college fridges and other goods.

Cancer Concern Center

1101 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, 08742 . Phone number is (877) 226 - 2375 or (732) 701-0250

Provides support to patients, including wigs, scarves and hats, free Massage Therapy, or Meditation/Visualization. There may be medical equipment loaned out too.


Catholic Charities Clothes, Emergency & Community Services - Ocean County
200 Monmouth Ave, Lakewood, New Jersey, 08701. Call (732) 363 - 5322
The organization and its churches focus on meeting basic needs of low-income families, seniors, and single moms in Ocean County. It can offer free clothing, shelter, food, and more. Other services include a "free" store with gently used clothing and household items, such as beds, couches, kitchen appliances, lamps, desks for work and other items. Seasonal support in Ocean County can offer support around the holidays as well as back to school supplies, shoes, backpacks, and more.

Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
Address 685 Hooper Ave., Toms River, NJ 08753. Main phone number is 732-349-0018
The church has free clothes in Ocean County. They also provide food, free personal stuff, winter jackets for kids or seniors, meals, and basic household supplies.

Challenge Programs of New Jersey
152 Market St. Call (973) 345 - 9100 or (800) 997-5587
To the people seeking treatment at the site, they provide furniture, clothing, appliances, and baby items. Please donate to them if you can so the organization can continue to support clients. They focus on adults, teens, and anyone with addictions, and more on free addiction treatment for the homeless.

Covenant House
(609) 348 - 4070
The organization supports low income families in Ocean County. Assistance is administered to homeless youth including education, clothing, vocational preparation, uniforms for work, and winter coats among other resources. They help pregnant or expectant women, including with free maternity clothes or diapers.

Clara's Clothing Closet and Suit Up
121 Drs James Parker Blvd, Red Bank, NJ 07701. Phone (848) 456-4750 or (732) 747-8577
Free new or used clothes for kids, men, women, adults, teens and the homeless too.

Goodwill Rescue Mission
1349 Lakewood Rd, Toms River, NJ 08753. Phone: (856) 439-0200
The Community Outreach & Family Services supports the homeless, very low income, and poor. Free clothing, personal goods, birthday assistance and gifts, and more is offered. Single moms and the homeless are main clients too. They also provide free job training, work clothes (boots, dresses, hard hats, etc.) as well as work from home supplies like a desk, chair, or desktop computer.

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
Naval Air Engineering Center, Bldg 158 Berry Rd, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 08733. Call (732) 323 - 7472
Thrift shop sell gently used clothing and furniture, appliances, winter hats and coats and other goods.

Destiny Thrift Store - New Beginning Christian Center
1645 NJ-88, Brick Township, NJ 08724. Main number - (732) 451 - 0779
The site is a free clothing bank and is available to the public with a focus on the poor, low income, and children. Paper Products, Clothing, Toiletries, and even food is available.

Ocean Christian Community Church
Address: 405 Washington St., Toms River, New Jersey, 08754. Main phone number is (732) 240 - 5998
The site also has clothing available for the needy and less fortunate.

Ocean County Hunger Relief and Clothing Bank
917-5 N Main St., Toms River, New Jersey, 08753. Dial (732) 505 - 4357
Provides emergency food and clothing assistance. Applicants need a referral from the Ocean County Board of Social Service. Get free shoes, winter coats for kids or seniors, boots, work attire and more. Free back to school supply events are also help for students in which they get backpacks, hygiene kits, Chromebooks and other items for the year.

Open Door Pregnancy Center
553 Lakehurst Rd, Toms River, New Jersey, 08755. Call (732) 240-5504 or (866) 367 - 6736. Another site is at 400 North Main Street, Manahawkin, NJ 08050.
Material assistance is offered for new moms and their babies. Diapers, clothes, case management, and other assistance is administered.

Redeem-Her
1970 US-9, Toms River, NJ 08755. Phone: (732) 966-3788
Help is for ex inmates and offenders. Free furniture for a new apartment or house in Ocean County, clothes, gift cards and other stuff is given out by the non-profit.

Saint Francis Community Center
4700 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, NJ, 08008. Call (609) 494 - 8861
Household products, clothing, food, utility bill and rent assistance, and other grants are offered. The non-profit also offer assistance during the Back-to-School season. Students may get shoes and uniforms. Other assistance may be warm clothes, boots, shoes and bedding.

Salvation Army, Ocean County
1738 Route 37 E, Toms River, NJ, 08753. Call (732) 270 - 8393
Many social services are administered. They include a free clothing closet, low cost thrift store and furniture bank too. Holiday gifts and free birthday toys may be offered to children by the Angel Tree program. Each year students from elementary to high school age can get free school supplies for the new year as well, including backpacks and uniforms in Ocean County NJ.

Second Time Around
200 Corporate Circle, Toms River, NJ, 08755. Call (732) 341 - 5191
The center relies on Consignment and Donations. They have items at greatly reduced prices, such as clothing, household items, boots, books, appliances, etc. are offered, based on donations from the Ocean County community.

Your Grandmother's Cupboard
Location is 173A Route 37 W, Toms River, NJ, 08755. Dial (732) 240 - 0441 for intake.
The non-profit offers a number of goods to the homeless and those with special needs. Some of what may be distributed includes baby wipes (for infants and children), Toothpaste and toothbrushes, sanitary hygiene products, Plastic cups and baby bottles, and other basic needs and personal goods. Many children and poor turn to the center and the staff on site for help.