Central Intake Directory

New Jersey now has a statewide network of central intake hubs encompassing all 21 counties.

Central Intake provides pregnant women, families and providers with easy access to resource information and referrals to local community services that promote child and family wellness. The range of services include—prenatal care, infant/child health, family planning, nutrition/WIC, home visiting (Healthy Families, Parents As Teachers, Nurse-Family Partnership), Head Start/Early Head Start, child care services, preschool programs, Family Success Centers, early intervention, special child health services, behavioral health, domestic violence support, financial needs/public assistance services, substance use/addiction treatment and much more.

The primary focus of central intake is to facilitate linkages from pregnancy to age five. The county-level hub is a single point of entry that helps to simplify the referral process, improve care coordination, and ensure an integrated system of care. Local central intake staff remain up-to-date on the local array of available services, and works closely with families and provider partners to ensure that referrals best match a family's needs based on program eligibility, language/culture and other considerations.