Resources for Parents – Bergen Casa

A Message on COVID-19 from the Children’s Bureau
Norton (the anti-virus company) is offering their Norton Family product free for six months. People must sign up for the offer by May 31^st:

AA link for online chatrooms. www.intherooms.com

(All parents would have to do is create an
account)

This second link provides parents with phone
conversations:

Bergen County Board of Social Services building is closed to
the public.

People could apply in different ways:

Online
applications are accepted for all programs. (https://bcbss.com/)
Paper
applications could be mailed out to those who do not have a personal computer.
There
is a table set up with paper applications inside the building lobby for people
to pick up and mail back for processing.
There
is currently a skeleton crew working in the building’s offices.
They
have some staff working remotely from home.
The
State has relaxed rules regarding face to face interviews, so they now
interview all clients over the phone.
There
is a focus on new applications since ongoing clients are already receiving
benefits.
The
State has allowed them to keep open any Emergency Assistance ( Temporary Rental
Assistance ) cases at least until 4/30/20 . Emergency Assistance will not be
closed under the circumstances.
The
amount of new applications coming in for all of the programs has increased
tremendously (no surprise with people losing businesses and jobs).