Financial support for occupational training to get a job. 

Have you lost your primary source of income due to separation, divorce, widowhood, spousal disability, spousal military deployment, or domestic violence, and need to transition into head of household?

You Are Not Alone!

Displaced Homemakers Services at Brookdale Community College offers women and men no cost, confidential, holistic, customized help to enable you to reach your full potential.

Our services include:

• Comprehensive Intake
• Personal coaching and emotional support
• Career Exploration and Development
• Job Skills Workshops
• Computer Training (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Workshops to support self-sufficiency
• Optional Support Group
• Access to Community resources and referrals
• Training Scholarships

The mission of Displaced Homemakers Services at Brookdale Community College is to assist individuals achieve their goals of emotional and financial self-sufficiency. We help people become empowered to make their own decisions, and upgrade and/or obtain skills to support themselves and their families.

Take the first step today! Call us to determine your eligibility and schedule an in-person appointment. If you are not eligible, we will do our best to point you in the right direction and locate additional resources.

Services are free and are provided at two convenient Brookdale locations.

Jennifer Murad, Program Administrator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 732-571-7166 @ Long Branch

Greg Menza, Program Administrator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 732-224-2503 @ Long Branch

Brookdale at Long Branch
213 Broadway
Long Branch, NJ 07740

Lincroft Campus
765 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738

Displaced Homemakers Services at Brookdale Community College provides this no cost service through funding from the New Jersey Department of Children and Family Services Division on Women.

Eligibility	Individuals who have lost their primary source of income due to separation, divorce, widowhood, spousal disability, spousal military deployment, or domestic violence, and need to transition into head of household.
Age Groups	Adults
Community Services	Education Colleges & Universities Professional Education / Training Employment / Training Job Search Job Training Life Skills Training Vocational Training
Treatment Services	In-Community Services Individual Support Services (ISS) Professional Services / Wraparound Outpatient Services Social Skills
Payment Types	Free State Funding
Areas Served	Monmouth County

Last Updated: 05/07/25