ADVISORY BOARDS,  COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS

Plans Studied

Atlantic County 2005 Report (2005)
AtlantiCare Health Needs Assessment (ATL)
Continuum of Care Plan/Comprehensive Emergency Assistance (COC)

Agencies/Organizations Surveyed

The following agency/organizations surveys were utilized along with the corresponding codes:

Atlantic City Rescue Mission (RM)
Atlantic County Commission on Women (CW)
Atlantic County Women's Center (WC)
Atlantic County Adult Protective Services (APS)
Atlantic County Office on Aging (AAA)
Atlantic County Family Centers (FC)
Atlantic County Mental Health Advisory Board (MH)
Atlantic County Professional Advisory Council on Alcoholism (PRACADA)
Atlantic County Women's Advisory Commission (WAB)
Atlantic County Disabled Advisory Board (DAB)
Atlantic County Youth Services Commission (YSC)
Atlantic County Health Mothers, Healthy Babies (HMHB)
Atlantic County Success By Six (SBS)
Cape-Atlantic Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
Cape-Atlantic Legal Services (LS)
Career Opportunity Development, Inc. (CODI)
Catholic Social Services (CSS)
Community Food Bank (FB)
CONTACT Cape-Atlantic (CON)
Disabilities Resource Center (DRC)
N.J. Dept. Human Srs/Developmentally Disabled (DHS/DDD)
Hispanic Alliance of Atlantic County (HA)
Holy Spirit Church (HS)
Immigration & Refugee Services (IR)
Information Atlantic (IA)
Joseph’ House (JH)
Juvenile Family Crisis Intervention Unit (Crisis)
Literacy Volunteers of America (LIT)
N.J. Division of Youth & Family Services (DYFS)
NAACP-Atlantic City Branch (NAACP)
National Organization of Women (NOW)
Order of Golden Circle (GC)
Puerto Rican Parade of Atlantic County (PR)
Salvation Army (SAL)
Second Baptist Church of Atlantic City (SB)
Spanish Community Center (Span)
St. Peter’s Church (PC)
Total Living Center (TLC)
U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs (VETS)

• 01 - Developmentally Disabled
• 02 - Victims of Abuse, Neglect and Abandonment
• 03 - Persons Experiencing Serious Mental Illness
• 04 - Persons Experiencing Moderate Mental Illness
• 05 - Substance Abusers
• 06 - Persons with Physical Disabilities
• 07 - Low-income Individuals/Families
• 08 - Homeless
• 09 - Minorities and Women
• 10 - Veterans
• 11 - Juveniles/Families in Crisis
• 12 - Birth to Six (6)
• 13 - Seven (7) to Seventeen (17)
• 14 - Elderly
• 15 - Underskilled/Underemployed

Of the 43 plans/surveys analyzed, the following services ranked very high:

• 134-Medical Insurance (15 populations x 11 surveys/plan) ATL,2005,FC,DAB,LS,IA,HA,HS,PR & SB
• 203-Out-Patient Medical (15 populations x 10 plans) 2005,WC,CW,FC,LS,JH,CM,HS,PR & VETS
• 232-Outpatient Services for Alcohol/Drugs (14 populations x 14 plans/surveys 2005,ATL,MH,PRACADA,WIB,PC,FC,COC,RM,JH,HA,SB,VETS,AAA
• 233-Outpatient Detox (14 population groups x 9 plans/surveys) 2005,ATL,MH,PRACADA,WIB,PC,RM,JH & VETS
• 235-Inpatient Care For Alcoholics/Drug Abusers (14 populations X 13 plans/surveys) 2005,ATL,MH,FC,WIB,PC,COC,RM,HS,PR,VETS,CRISIS & YSC
• 236-Residential Services For Alcoholics/Drug Abusers (14 populations X 12 plans/surveys) 2005,ATL,PRACADA,WIB,PC,COC,SAL,RM,HA,PR,VETS & CRISIS
• 332-Rent & Mortgage Assistance (10 populations x 18 plans) 2005,TLC,LS,WC,FC,MH,DAB,PC,CSS,FB,IA,COC,SAL,PR,HA,SB,IR,AAA
• 342-Social Services Transportation (10 populations x 9 surveys) 2005,LS,CSS,WIB,IR,VETS,FC,HMHB,AAA
• 343-Medical Transportation (7 populations x 7 plans/surveys) 2005,IA,VETS,CSS,AAA,LS & FC
• 444-Literacy (15 populations x 12 plans) DHS/DDD,LIT,FC,WIB,2005,JH,SAL,RM,PC,LS,HS x SB
• 631-Police Protection (15 populations x 10 plans) 2005,ATL,FC,WC,CW,LS,WAB,HS,SB,CON
• 114-Job Placement & Referral (6 populations x 12 plans/surveys) TLC,CODI,FC,LS,FB,PR,HA,SB,IR,NOW,VETS & 2005
• 207-Dental Services (15 populations x 6 plans/surveys) 2005,ATL,FC,JH,HA & AAA
• 205-Pre-Natal Care (12 populations x 8 surveys/plans) 2005,FC,WC,HA,HS,CW,PR & LS