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Office Hours
All Buildings
Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Main Office	732-349-1500
Northern Ocean County Resource Center (Lakewood)	732-370-8854
Southern Satellite Office (Manahawkin)	609-242-6100
Emergency After-Hours	Call 211
TDD for hearing impaired	732-244-3812
Main Office Fax	732-244-8075
Lakewood Fax	732-905-9797
Manahawkin Fax	609-597-5739

Main Office
Buildings 3, 4, 5, & 7
1027 Hooper Avenue
P. O. Box 547
Toms River, NJ 08754-0547
732-349-1500

Mail correspondence:
Ocean County Board of Social Services
1027 Hooper Avenue
P. O. BOX 547
Toms River, NJ 08754-0547

Via Email: ocbss@ocbss.ocean.nj.us

Northern Satellite Office
Northern Ocean County Resource Center
225 Fourth Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-370-8854

Southern Satellite Office
333 Haywood Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-242-6100

Important Links

Child Support and Paternity Program

Division of Aging Services

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP)

Kinship Navigator Program

New Jersey Department of Health

New Jersey Department of Human Services

New Jersey Division of Family Development

NJ Family Care

NJ Helps

Ocean County Health Department

State of New Jersey

Ocean County Board of Social Services’ offices will be closed on the following dates:

December 31, 2021: New Year's Day (Observed)
January 17: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
February 21: President's Day
April 15: Good Friday
May 30: Memorial Day
July 4: Independence Day
September 5: Labor Day
October 10: Columbus Day
November 8: Election Day
November 11: Veteran’s Day
November 24: Thanksgiving
November 25: Thanksgiving Friday
December 26: Christmas Day (Observed)
January 2, 2023: New Year's Day (Observed)

Main Office
1027 Hooper Avenue
Buildings 3, 4, 5, & 7
Toms River, NJ 08754-0547

Northern Satellite Office
Northern Ocean County Resource Center
225 Fourth Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701

Southern Satellite Office
333 Haywood Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050

		Director John P. Kelly Commissioner John P. Kelly has been an elected Ocean County official since 1993. He is serving as the Director of the Board of Commissioners in 2022. Read more
		Deputy Director Virginia E. Haines Commissioner Virginia E. “Ginny” Haines is in her second three year term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners. She is serving as the Deputy Director of the Board for 2022. Read more
		Commissioner Barbara Jo Crea Commissioner Barbara “Bobbi” Jo Crea, a dedicated and active leader of Little Egg Harbor Township, was sworn into office for her first term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners during the Board’s Jan. 5, 2022 organization meeting. Read more
		Commissioner Gary Quinn Ocean County Commissioner Gary Quinn was sworn to his second three year term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners during the Board's 2022 Organization meeting. Read more
		Commissioner Joseph H. Vicari Commissioner Joseph H. Vicari, an experienced and staunch advocate for consumers, seniors, education, tourism, and the local business community, is serving his 14th term as an elected official in Ocean County Government. He was sworn to his new term on Jan. 1, 2021. He served as Board Director in 2020. Read more
Carl W. Block, County Administrator 101 Hooper Ave. Admin Building Toms River, NJ 08754 Phone: (732) 929-2147 \| Email: CBlock@co.ocean.nj.us
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