Committee to Elect Lyndon F Brown

CARRY this info with you. Sharing is Caring. The City is reminding residents that there are emergency shelters operating during the extreme cold weather and about its partnerships with Social Service agencies. For more information about sheltering services, contact the shelters listed below or the Office of Homeless Services at: (973) 877-9481, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Shelter Address and Phone Number Population Served

Apostle House 513-515 Avon Avenue
Newark, NJ
(973) 482-0625 Women and children only
Isaiah House 238 North Munn Avenue
East Orange, NJ
(973) 678-5882 Single mothers and families with children
Catholic Charities-St. Rocco’s 368 South 7th Street
Newark, NJ
(973) 286-4175 Families with children
Circle of Life 55 Tillinghast Street
Newark, NJ
(862) 763-4859 Adults only
LGBTQ Friendly
Fairmont Health 202 Fairmont Avenue
Newark, NJ
(973) 643-7705 Adults only
H.E.L.P. Center 224 Sussex Avenue
Newark, NJ
(973) 705-7200 Adults only

The City offers the following tips on keeping homes safe and coping with extreme winter weather:

• Keep the house heated to a minimum of 68°F. The temperatures inside the walls where the pipes are located is substantially colder than the walls themselves. A temperature lower than 68°F will not keep the inside walls from freezing.
• Identify the locations for the main water shutoff in your home. Find out how it works in case you have to use it.
• Open hot and cold faucets enough to let them drip slowly. Keeping water moving within the pipes will prevent them from freezing.
• Check on seniors to make sure that they are warm and dry.
• Stay indoors as much as possible.
• Check all windows and doors for drafts. Place plastic if you feel a draft.
• Do not leave space heaters unattended.
• Do not use generators indoors.
• It is illegal to use kerosene heaters indoors.
• Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment, like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove, or portable space heater.
• Have a three-foot “kid-free zone” around open fires and space heaters.
• Never use your oven to heat your home.
• Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.
• Take inventory of emergency items.

Looking forward to participating in the 2021 Breast Cancer Walk on October 17, 2021. One out of every eight women is diagnosed with Breast Cancer. We will be "Walking for a Cause" to support Breast cancer research, raise awareness and support programs for patients and families affected by Breast Cancer.

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Fourth Candidate Enters Race for Newark City Council’s West Ward Seat NEWARK, NJ – The candidate pool for Newark City Council’s West Ward seat just got a bit more crowded after lifelong ward resident, Lyndon Brown, announced his bid, making him the fourth candidate...