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County Services

As part of our commitment to our community we have included the following links to county and regional services which may be of interest and/or assistance to community members.

 

Alternatives To Domestic Violence – Alternatives to Domestic Violence (ADV) is a division of the Bergen County Department of Human Services, which is exclusively devoted to domestic violence intervention. ADV offers a full range of specialized services including crisis intervention, counseling, legal advocacy and assistance, court appearance preparation, court accompaniment, individual, group, and family counseling, information and referral to other needed services, community education, and professional training. 24-hour crisis hotline is   (201) 336-7575     http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/adv/index.htm 

Bergen County Animal Shelter – is a county-operated shelter providing animal control to 51 communities in Bergen County. They accept owned animals for a fee from contracted communities. If space permits, they will accept owned animals from other Bergen County towns. They also accept stray domestic animals from any of these towns, and respond to calls for sick or injured wildlife to any of contracted towns. http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/bcas/AboutUs.html

 

 Bergen County Department of Health Services - The department provides a comprehensive roster of health care and essential public health services. General Information - Phone: (201) 634-2600 Fax: (201)986-1068 http://www.bergenhealth.org/dept/services.html

Bergen County Department of Human Services Division of Community Transportation Bergen County Community Transportation is a division of the Department of Human Services.

Project Lifesaver - The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office participates in Project Lifesaver, an innovative rapid-response program to aid victims and families suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, Autism or Down Syndrome.  The program is a rescue service that trains, equips, and deploys members of the Sheriff’s Office to assist local police agencies in locating individuals who may wander from home and become lost due to confusion and memory loss. The application form can be downloaded from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Website http://www.bcsd.us/community_outreach_programs.shtml