Somerset county assistance programs.

Prescription Assistance Card
Somerset County residents can now receive help with paying for drugs from the Somerset County Business Partnership. This organization is passing out free discount prescription drug cards to all families in Somerset County and even in some of the surrounding towns and cities. The discount card is the result of a free prescription assistance program that was created to assist both the underinsured and uninsured residents of Somerset County afford prescription medications. People who sign up for the free prescription discount card can receive discounts of of up to 75 percent on prescription drugs, however the average savings range from 25-35%.

The Somerset County discount card and assistance program has no restrictions on membership, there is no formal application, no monthly fees or costs, and there are no age or income limits. The discount card is accepted at over 50,000 regional and national pharmacies across New Jersey and the country.

The reason for the discount card was to help uninsured and underinsured families and individuals, but there are applications in which this assistance program can help others. The prescription drug assistance program can also be used by families who may have full health insurance coverage, but just do not have prescription coverage or benefits,. Even if your current plan has prescription coverage, you can still use this program for both non-covered and non-formulary medicines and healthcare bills.

Mortgage and foreclosure assistance

Central Jersey Community Development Corporation is an organization that can provide people with resources that can help them save their home, and prevent a foreclosure. The organization offers the Housing Assistance and Recovery Program. The group is a nonprofit that was founded in 1992.

They have recently received a $25 million public-private grant that will establish a partnership between the organization and APD Solutions, which is a national neighborhood revitalization firm that is based in Atlanta. This $25 million investment will help the corporation continue to assist families and individuals with either avoiding a foreclosure or recovering from a home foreclosure by renegotiating and restructuring their loans.

The partnership has two main objectives. They will buy in bulk non performing loans from banks and they will then help the homeowners resolve their mortgage problems while the corporation holds the mortgage. The organization is working closely with various mayors, county and New Jersey state officials to identify existing programs and resources and to get the plan implemented.

They are hoping to be able to help hundreds of families. Each family will get about $40,000 in aid, which is the amount the group said it takes to resolve the average foreclosure. The communities and local towns that are targeted for help will be Franklin Township, Old Bridge, New Brunswick, Woodbridge, Trenton, Plainfield, Roselle, and Burlington.

Additional information about this mortgage and foreclosure program is available by calling the Central Jersey Community Development Corporation at 732-247-0444.