County Welfare Offices Substance Abuse Initiative (SAI) Worker

The Work First New Jersey Substance Abuse Initiative (WFNJ/SAI) is designed to provide eligible recipients of General Assistance (GA) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) with substance abuse treatment and case management services. If you are a recipient of GA or TANF and wish to seek treatment for substance abuse, see your caseworker at the Board of Social Services to request a referral to the WFNJ/SAI program. If you should have additional questions or concerns, the following is a list of WFNJ/SAI Lead Care Coordinators by county:

Links

• Directory of Services for Pregnant and Parenting Women (from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services) - Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Programs & Private Practitioners Caring for Pregnant and Parenting Women with Substance Use and Domestic Violence Issues Serving, Bergen Essex Morris Passaic County.
  
  
• AddictionSearch.com – offers information and articles about drug use in NJ as well as links to various programs/resources in the state.
  
  
• Directory of Programs Available for Addiction Services (from the N.J. Department of Health and Senior Services)
  
  
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence/NJ Addiction Treatment Locator - Searches on the treatment locator can be done by county or zip code.
  
  
• Alcoholics Anonymous
  
  
• AA meetings in New Jersey
  
  
• Al-Anon and Alateen Meetings in New Jersey
  
  
• NA Meetings in New Jersey (from Drug Strategies)

This information last reviewed 9/28/11.