New Jersey Statewide Heating Assistance and Referral for Energy Services (NJ SHARES)   New Jersey SHARES   Utility Bill Assistance The program provides assistance to eligible individuals and families in Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Warren County who are in need of temporary help in paying their utility bills.  Applicants must have a termination notice or shut-off notice and can not be a participant nor be income eligible for any additional types of utility assistance.    Participating Utility Companies: Atlantic City Electric Elizabethtown Gas Company Jersey Central Power and Light Public Service Electric & Gas  Rockland Electric Company NJ Natural Gas Company  South Jersey Gas Company Services: The maximum grants that are available: Electric Grant:  $300 Natural Gas Grant:  $700 Electric Heat Grant:  $700 Oil / Propane Grant:  $700   Funding availability varies, please contact the office for further details.   Benefits: Provides temporary assistance for households experiencing a utility crisis Contact Information: Sussex:            973-209-7549 or 973-383-6020 fax: 973-209-7553   Warren:           908-454-4778 fax: 908-454-3768   Hunterdon: 908-782-0612 fax: 908-454-3768   Somerset: 908-685-3033 fax: 908-454-3768   All Other Counties: 888-454-4778   If you are interested in applying for services, please download the NJ Shares Application and Instructions below in PDF format. If you have any questions, or difficulty with this process, please email housing@norwescap.org   Instruction and Service Application

 

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