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Union City Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Union City, New Jersey that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the New Jersey page.

Northeast New Jersey Legal ServicesFree civil legal assistance
Websitennjls.org
Phone551-257-6040
Address407 39th Street, Suite 301, Union City, NJ 07087
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Northeast New Jersey Legal Services provides free civil legal help to low-income residents of Bergen, Hudson and Passaic Counties. Its work covers housing, public benefits, family matters, consumer protection and more. Union City residents can walk in at the Union City office on 39th Street.1

Food

Brian P. Stack Civic AssociationFood pantry, housing assistance and tax services
Websitebrianpstackcivic.org
Phone201-442-8500
Address811 West Street, Union City, NJ 07087
HoursWednesday, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

The Brian P. Stack Civic Association is a local nonprofit that serves over 500 families each week with food from its pantry, regardless of immigration status. It offers free tax filing help plus rental and utility assistance to families facing hardship.2

Palisades Emergency Residence Corporation (PERC)Soup kitchen and food pantry
Websitethepercshelter.org
Phone201-348-8150
Address111 37th Street, Union City, NJ 07087
HoursMonday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Palisades Emergency Residence Corporation runs a shelter, a food pantry and a soup kitchen open to the public in Union City. Its soup kitchen serves meals Monday through Friday. The food pantry is open to the public by registration on the PERC website. Older listings give different dinner and pantry times, call ahead to confirm.3

Social services

North Hudson Community Action CorporationCommunity action agency
Websitenhcac.org
Phone201-210-0200
Address714 31st Street, Union City, NJ 07087
HoursMonday through Wednesday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM; Thursday, 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM; Friday and Saturday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM; Sunday, closed

North Hudson Community Action Corporation serves Union City and Hudson County with health care, early childhood education, WIC, and housing and food assistance. Call ahead to ask about eligibility and appointments.4

Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Northeast New Jersey Legal Services, Contact Us, which lists the Union City office at 407 39th Street, Suite 301, phone 551-257-6040, and office hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. ↩

  2. Brian P. Stack Civic Association, Home page, which lists the address, phone, food pantry hours, and services. ↩

  3. Palisades Emergency Residence Corporation, Home page and Soup Kitchen, which list the address, phone, and soup kitchen hours Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, and note hours are subject to change. The PERC site also shows 201-348-0274 in places. Older listings give a nightly 6:00 PM community dinner and different pantry hours, call ahead to confirm. ↩

  4. North Hudson Community Action Corporation, Health Centers, which lists the Union City site at 714 31st Street, phone 201-210-0200, and hours; and WIC, which lists the Union City WIC office at 407 39th Street. ↩

  1. Woodbridge Local Assistance Programs, New Jersey.
  2. Bayonne Local Assistance Programs, New Jersey.
  3. Camden Local Assistance Programs, New Jersey.
  4. Clifton Local Assistance Programs, New Jersey.
  5. East Orange Local Assistance Programs, New Jersey.

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