How to Reach Us

Business Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Monday through Friday

Mailing Address:
1433 Hooper Avenue, Suite 340
Toms River, NJ 08753

Main Number: 732-557-9633
Fax Number: 732-557-0588

Gwen E. Forte, Director, Ocean County Services

Susan Paul, LCSW, Director, Clinical & Mental Health Services

Patty Crane, Administrative Assistant, Ocean County Office
extension 111

Carmen Garcia, Receptionist (Español / English)
extension 100

Early Childhood Services

Joan Christopher, Supervisor, FCC Complaints, Directors’ Academy, O.C. Early Learning Council  
Barbara Schoen, Child Care Referrals (WFNJ Clients - refer to WFNJ information below), Training Coordinator extension 105
Bonnie Elbaz, Family Child Care Applications, Home Visits extension 150
Heidi Sloan, Home Inspections, Food Program extension 103
Karen Fisher, Family Child Care Registration / Information
Special Needs Network Coordinator
extension 131
Susan O’Leary, Strengthening Families Initiative extension 142
 

Kinship / New Jersey Cares for Kids
(Responsibilities are Divided by the First Letter of the Client’s Last Name)

Debbie Klaus, Program Administrator  
Margaret Sesny, Program Administrative Assistant, Last Names Q - R extension 107
Stephanie Claus, Applications, Waiting List extension 110
Kim Pascucci, Last Names A - C extension 146
Michele Smith, Last Names D - F, Kinship extension 141
Lisa Michaelson, Last Names G - L extension 106
Donna Reid, Last Names M - P extension 138
Lena Zullo, Last Names S – V extension 128
Noemi Carlo, Last Names W-Z (Español / English) extension 169
 

TANF / Work First New Jersey (Responsibilities are Divided by the First Letter of the Client’s Last Name) , DYFS, PACC, EEI, CCHC

Maureen Lawrence, Program Administrator  
Sara Lemig, DYFS, PACC, WFNJ Last Names A extension 114
Yolanda Franklin, Program Administrative Assistant, EEI,
Redeterminations, Last Names C – H
extension 102
Aleyda Maylone, Last Names I - M, Vouchers (Español / English) extension 129
Karen O’Neill, Last Names B, N - R extension 113
Stacy Solly, Last Names S – Z, Vouchers extension 112
Fran Stiles, DYFS Assistant extension 139
Erica McKay, WFNJ/DYFS Assistant extension 143
Dianne Burdette, Health Consultant Coordinator, CITE extension 132
 

Reunification Program

Leah Donato, Program Administrator  
Amanda Emerson, Program Coordinator extension 160
Carol Trub, Clinician extension 159
Joe Zdeb, Clinician extension 163
 

Helping Caring Families

Susan O'Leary  
     

 


The Children's Home Society of New Jersey
635 South Clinton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08611
Phone: (609) 695-6274 - Fax: (609) 394-5769