About Us
Member Agencies of the United Way of Millburn-Short Hills That We Support with Your Help
ARC of Essex County - 973-535-1181
Provides services to persons with developmental disabilities and their
families. Funding provided for summer day camp and counseling.
Cancer Care of New Jersey - 201-444-6630
Helps Cancer patients and their families cope with the impact of Cancer.
1st Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey - 973-751-0200
Provides services to physically disabled infants, children, and adults.
Community Personnel Services - 973-738-1030
Assists individuals with disabilities to pursue employments goals, through job training and support.
Down The Block - 973-943-1424
Assists single parents and their children in financial distress.
Good Grief - 908-522-1999
Provides education, advocacy, and year round peer support programs for grieving children, teens, and adults.
Jewish Family Services - 973-765-9050
Provides non-sectarian professional counseling and psychotherapy to individuals and families including elder-care.
Kidz Pax, Inc. - 973-376-6091
Purchases and fills duffle bags with overnight necessities for children, from birth to 18 years, who are going to foster care.
Mental Health Association of Essex County - 973-509-9777
Committed to improving the care and treatment of the mentally ill.
Funds for in-home training of coping skills for families of the mentally
ill. Provides free depression screening.
Millburn High School Life Skills and Transition Program - 973-564-7130
Provides community based instruction for members of the Life Skills and Internship Program
National Eating Disorder Association - 206-382-3587
Provides educational workshops on early intervention of eating disorders to teachers, parents, and youths.
Neighborhood Association - 973-376-0739
Nurturing nursery school program, full and partial scholarships available. Senior citizen programs.
New Eyes for the Needy, Inc. - 973-376-4903
Qualified residents receive vouchers for new eyeglasses. Older collected glasses are distributed worldwide.
Opportunity Project, Inc. - 973-921-1000
Provides social, vocational, and educational opportunities to adults with acquired head injury.
SAGE Eldercare - 908-273-5550
Services for the elderly include Meals-on-Wheels, adult day care, and home care.
SNEAKERS - 973-564-7097
(Special Needs Recreation Program)
Recreational program that serves children ages 6-18 who have learning disabilities and special needs.
The Connection for Women and Families - 908-273-4242
Provides after school program scholarships, special-needs programs, and community service.
The Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey - 973-746-8200
Helps girls build targeted skills, character, values, understanding of others, and participation in community service.
The Rachel Coalition - 973-765-9050
Provides services to victims of domestic violence, serving men, women,
and children. Services include individual and group counseling, and
access to legal and medical support.
The Valerie Fund - 973-761-0422
Supports comprehensive healthcare services for children with Cancer and blood disorders.