Newark Emergency Services for Families, Inc.

Newark Emergency Services for Families, Inc. (NESF) has provided the residents of Newark and the greater Essex County with a variety of social, recreational and social services since 1977. Our mission is “to stabilize families and individuals in crisis especially the low income, the working poor, homeless and those in financial need and provide them with financial support and life skills training to live on their own.” Through growth and expansion, the organization has grown from its humble beginnings as a referral agency staffed by volunteers to one that provides a variety of direct assistance programs staffed by human service professionals to provide more than 5,000 families/individuals.

Housing Services - Rental Assistance Program, Security Deposit Assistance and Utility assistance; Emergency Services; upportive Assistance for Individuals and Families (SAIF); Re-Entry Services; Family Development; Mental and Physical Health Services