Mercer County Board of Social Services, OR DHS TANF Office
(609) 989-4320
200 Woolverton Street
Trenton, NJ - 08650
This is the local Mercer Board of Social Services County TANF Initiative for Parents (TIP) Office in Trenton, New Jersey.
You can apply for New Jersey's TANF program at this social services office or you can apply online at New Jersey OneApp: https://oneapp.dhs.state.nj.us/.
Services at this welfare office:
WorkFirst New Jersey (WFNJ) is the state's public assistance program, designed to help families move to self-sufficiency by offering them a full array of supports, from child care, health insurance and transportation, to substance abuse treatment and emergency funds. Recipients face a five-year lifetime limit on cash assistance, and must become employed or take part in work activities.
Food Stamps
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Child support services are coordinated by the Department to help custodial parents receive child support payments that, for one reason or another, they are not obtaining from the children's non-custodial parent.