New Beginnings

Housing, Reentry and Workforce Development Community Service Program

New Beginnings offers a comprehensive array of programs to help individuals dealing with homelessness, substance abuse, reentry, and food insecurity. Our programs provide: - temporary/transitional shelter housing - meals, showers, laundry facilities, clothing and personal hygiene products - case management - assistance with securing treatment for substance use disorder - job search and job training assistance - assistance with securing longer term housing - reentry assistance, including family reunification and the other above services We operate temporary/transitional shelters in the City of Camden, NJ, and in Millville (Cumberland County), NJ. Our shelters provide residents with meals, and case management, including addiction services, assistance with securing documents, applying for social services, and securing employment and more permanent housing. Additionally, our Mobile Resource Center provides an assortment of services to meet the unhoused where they are. It provides a hot shower, clean towels, soap, shampoo, shaving cream, razors, feminine hygiene products and other essentials. It connects each individual with specialized services to better assist with their individual needs. We also work with justice-impacted individuals in a variety of ways. We offer assistance with family reunification and securing documents, assist with identifying and applying for job opportunities available to individuals with a criminal record and with securing training opportunities that can open the doors to jobs in such areas as trucking, healthcare, hospitality and the building trades. We also work with currently incarcerated individuals to prepare them for re-entry by providing some of the above services.