New Jersey Department of Health
and Senior Services
The Department
of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is committed to fostering accessible, high quality health and senior services to help all state residents achieve optimal health, dignity and independence. Through its Division of Aging and Community Services it administers programs to help seniors stay healthy and maintain themselves in the community for as long as possible. Through its Division of Senior Benefits and Utilization Management, seniors and people with disabilities get help with prescriptions, utility and hearing aide costs. And, through its Division of Health Facilities Evaluation and Licensing it maintains oversight of regulated acute and long-term care facilities throughout the state.
New Jersey Department of Human Services
New
Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) is one of
the largest State Departments and works with some of the state's
most vulnerable citizens, including the visually impaired and hard
of hearing, people with mental and physical disabilities and the
developmentally disabled.
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
The Department
of Community Affairs (DCA) strengthens communities
by assisting with the delivery of affordable housing through the
Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA), and supportive services
such as weatherization and low income energy assistance programs.
New Jersey Department of Banking
and Insurance
The Department
of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) regulates the banking,
insurance and real estate industries, and provides activities to
protect and educate the New Jersey consumer.
New Jersey Department of Transportation
The Department
of Transportation (DOT) provides reliable, safe, and
socially responsible transportation and motor vehicle services for
the residents of New Jersey, and through the Motor
Vehicles Commission (MVC) licenses vehicles.
New Jersey Department of Treasury,
Division of Taxation
The Department
of Treasury, Division of Taxation administers the State's
tax laws to ensure the maximum collection of revenues needed to
support public services.
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
The Department of Children and Families was created in 2006 to improve services focused on child protection, welfare, education and permanency, child behavioral health and abuse prevention.
New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate
The Department of the Public Advocate was re-established in 2006 to protect the interests of the public, with a special focus on the elderly, people with mental illness or developmental disabilities, consumers and children. The department includes the Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly and the Office of the Child Advocate. |
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