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Community-Based Health Services
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Community Health Ambassadors
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: the importance of community ambassadors in promoting good health and addressing barriers to care.

Community Health Ambassadors (CHAs) are an integral part of our outreach efforts. They are city residents who recognize the importance of promoting health and wellness and have decided to do their part to better their community. For New Brunswick, a city that has a predominantly large immigrant, low-income population, there is a lot of distrust of anyone from outside the community. The CHAs have stepped into that space to help engage the community by serving as a cultural bridge between community organizations, Healthcare agencies, and their own respective communities, serving as the bridge to get “in the door.” They help ensure that the message is understood broadly, relevant to the issues they’re dealing with, and next steps are created. In addition, they provide valuable community insights and feedback of the programs to ensure that our projects are well-received in the community.
With that information, our CHAs are much more than community members, they are health promoters that have developed into premiere patient navigators – assisting New Brunswick residents access health and social benefits, including, programs and resources, for needed health care services. As a result, the CHAs help us improve access to healthcare for all New Brunswick residents. It is through their work in the community that the CHAs are able to uniquely help participants overcome system barriers, to truly help create a culture of health in our community.
Our Impact: Engaging with over 500 households and 2500+ residents annually through community outreach events and neighborhood canvassing.
Community Health Hub

The Hub is a central resource connecting New Brunswick residents to healthcare and social services. We offer patient navigation and case management to help eliminate barriers to care. Our team supports individuals with:
- Choosing a medical provider
- Scheduling both routine and specialized medical appointments
- Counseling on health insurance and public benefits, including application assistance
- Technical support for telehealth and online patient portals
- Referrals to a wide range of available health and social service programs
Our impact: averaging 20 to 25 people served monthly
Community Wellness Clinics

In partnership with the New Brunswick Public Schools, the New Jersey Black Women Physicians Association and other community partners, our community health clinics are provided monthly during the flu and cold season providing community members access to the flu vaccine, health screenings and health-related information.
Our impact: averaging over 100 vaccines administered annually
Lead Remediation and Abatement Program (LRAP)

At New Brunswick Tomorrow (NBT), we believe that health and wellness start at home.
A safe, stable home is more than just shelter — it’s the foundation for lifelong well-being. That’s why we focus on the Social Determinants of Health, including housing quality, economic stability, education, and access to care — all key factors that influence a person’s ability to live a healthy life.
One of the most urgent, yet often overlooked, housing-related health issues is lead exposure. Even low levels of lead can cause serious long-term health effects — especially in children, where it can permanently impair brain development. Higher exposure levels can damage the kidneys and nervous system in both children and adults. Homes built before 1978 are particularly at risk, making it essential to test for and eliminate lead hazards.
Through our Lead Remediation and Abatement Program, NBT helps families test their homes for lead and access subsidized funding to safely remove it. We are committed to educating the community, connecting residents with critical resources, and creating safer, healthier homes for all.
Our Impact:
- Program started in October 2024
- Canvassed over 500 homes
- Averaging 3 to 5 lead tests conducted weekly
OUR IMPACT
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people reached on our website accessing health information and resources
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OUR IMPACT
New Brunswick households reached since April, 2018
diabetic residents identified through this program
of identified residents scheduled appointments to be treated at the Saint Peter’s Family Health Center
KEY ISSUES
- 24% of residents surveyed reported that its hard obtaining health care in New Brunswick (2023-2024 New Brunswick Community Survey)
- 34% of residents surveyed reported that they or someone in the household have frequent periods of feeling down, depressed, or hopeless (2023-2024 New Brunswick Community Survey)
- 43% of residents surveyed reported that they either always or sometimes worry that the food they buy will run out before there is money to buy more (2023-2024 New Brunswick Community Survey)
PROGRAM Partners
NBT partners with the following organizations to make these health programs available to the people of New Brunswick:
Action Pregnancy Center, Inc.
Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple
Bloustein School of Public Health
Boarding Home and Rooming House Services
Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey
Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital
Cancer Education and Early Detection Program
Catholic Charities- Diocese of Metuchen
Catholic Charities-Unity Square
Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc.
Children’s Specialized Hospital
Choices, Inc.
City of New Brunswick Government Departments and Services
- New Brunswick Department of Social Services
- New Brunswick Division of Parks
- New Brunswick Fire Department
- New Brunswick Free Public Library
- New Brunswick Housing and Redevelopment Authority
- New Brunswick Police Department
- New Brunswick Public Schools
- New Brunswick Recreation
- New Brunswick Recreation/HUB Teen Center
- New Brunswick Senior Center
Civic League of Greater New Brunswick
Community Wellness Center
Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc.
Damon House Inc.
Douglass Outreach
Douglass School
Ebenezer Baptist Church (Soup Kitchen)
Elijah’s Promise
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Eric B. Chandler Health Center
Family Medicine at Monument Square
Family Support Organization of Middlesex County
Feeding New Brunswick Network (local food pantries)
First Reformed Church
Five Loaves Food Pantry
Gamblers Anonymous at Rutgers Cook Campus
George Street Co-op
George Street Playhouse
Gifted Child Clinic
HIPHOP
Holy Family Parish
Homeless Prevention Rapid Re-Housing
Hyacinth AIDS Foundation
Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving (JACC)
Johnson & Johnson
Keep Middlesex Moving, Inc.
Lawyer Referral Service Reduced Fee Program
Lead Poisoning Prevention and Case Management
Mae J. Strong Child Development Center
Manavi
Meals on Wheels
Medical Assistance Program
Middlesex County Board of Social Services
Middlesex County Government Programs and Services
- Middlesex County Board of Social Services
- Middlesex County Office of Health Services
Middlesex County One-Stop Career Center
New Brunswick Community Farmers Market
New Hope Integrated Behavioral Health Care
New Jersey Blood Services
New Jersey Division of Disability Services
New Jersey Unemployment Insurance Benefit Claim
NJ Youth Corps of Middlesex County
Nutritional Sciences
Parent Infant Center
Pediatric Immunization Clinic
Pharmaceuticals Assistance for the Aged and Disabled
Planned Parenthood- New Brunswick
Prevent Child Abuse America
PRAB (Puerto Rican Action Board)
Refuge City Church
Robert Wood Johnson Fitness and Wellness Center
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Eric B. Chandler Health Center
- HIPHOP
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Ronald McDonald House- New Brunswick
Roots to Recovery
Rutgers Gardens (Farmers Market)
Rutgers Student Food Pantry
Rutgers Tobacco Dependence Program
Rutgers University
Saint Peter’s University Hospital
- Saint Peter’s Family Health Center
Salvation Army
Sawtelle Home for Children- New Brunswick
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Skill Up Middlesex - Office of Workforce Development
Special Child Health Services Case Management Unit
State Health Insurance Assistance Program
Statewide Respite Care Program
Suydam Street Reformed Church (Food Pantry)
Tabernacle Baptist Church (Meal Ministry)
The Cancer Institute of NJ
The Collaboration Center for Community Based Research and Service
The Society of Vincent DePaul (Food Pantry)
Veganized Foods
Wellspring Center for Prevention
Women Aware
Women Helping Women
Women Infant Child (WIC)
Work First NJ
Youth Empowerment Services
Zion A.M.E. Church