{"id":2766,"date":"2023-06-29T20:16:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T20:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/?page_id=2766"},"modified":"2026-08-28T12:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:53:45","slug":"home-v2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full tw-mb-4 tw-mt-5 is-style-tw-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1774\" height=\"887\" src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/e51f00ba-0d23-474a-b202-06f73af8480a.png\" alt=\"welcome graphic\" class=\"wp-image-5636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/e51f00ba-0d23-474a-b202-06f73af8480a.png 1774w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/e51f00ba-0d23-474a-b202-06f73af8480a-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/e51f00ba-0d23-474a-b202-06f73af8480a-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/e51f00ba-0d23-474a-b202-06f73af8480a-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/e51f00ba-0d23-474a-b202-06f73af8480a-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/e51f00ba-0d23-474a-b202-06f73af8480a-1200x600.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1774px) 100vw, 1774px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide tw-cols-card tw-cols-card-shadow is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/2026-DHS-Resource-Guide.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5340\" style=\"width:524px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/image-1.png 524w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/image-1-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click to download the Human Services Resource Guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-background-color has-background\"><strong>Important Updates<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-tw-border-inner\">\n<li><strong>ABAWD Changes<\/strong> &#8211; Changes to federal law may affect your SNAP eligibility. Learn more about staying on SNAP at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NJSNAP.gov<\/a> or read about ABAWDs and SNAP work requirements <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/apply\/eligibility\/abawd.shtml\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Federal Changes to NJ FamilyCare \/ Medicaid<\/strong> &#8211; The federal government has changed the rules around who is eligible for NJ FamilyCare starting Fall 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/dmahs\/obbba\/medicaid-federal-changes.shtml\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NJ FamilyCare: Protect your benefits from theft-Lock your EBT card<\/strong> &#8211; You now have a quick and easy way to protect your SNAP and WFNJ benefits from theft. Keeping your Families First card locked when you are not using it will help protect the benefits on your card.&nbsp; When you are in a store and ready to use your card, you can unlock it to use your benefits and lock it again when you are done.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to Lock\/Unlock Your Card &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/library\/fliers\/english\/EBT_Lock_Web_Instructions.pdf\">English<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/library\/fliers\/spanish\/EBT_Lock_Web_Instructions_SPA.pdf\">Spanish<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download the App  &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/library\/fliers\/english\/EBT_Lock_App_Instructions.pdf\">English<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/library\/fliers\/spanish\/EBT_Lock_%20APP_Instructions_SPA.pdf\">Spanish<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/nj-family-care-affordable-health-coverage\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/NJ-FamilyCare-Update.png\" alt=\"NJ Family Care - Affordable Health Coverage\" class=\"wp-image-5644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/NJ-FamilyCare-Update.png 1024w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/NJ-FamilyCare-Update-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/NJ-FamilyCare-Update-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/NJ-FamilyCare-Update-768x1152.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click to view a text version of this<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/08\/engesp.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.connectebt.com\/\">grownjkids.gov<\/a> for more information.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important Updates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2766","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"1970-01-01 00:00:00","action":"","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","browser_timezone_offset":0},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2766"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5698,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2766\/revisions\/5698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}