Contact

Looking for help, or hoping to help?

For families

FCL isn't able to take requests or personal information yet. For help today, start with our resource list or dial 211. Please keep working with your current caseworker, provider, or attorney.

Find resources Stuck after a referral? Work through the next step yourself

For organizations

Organizational inquiries.

FCL doesn't have its own mailbox yet. Until it does, questions from providers, agencies, and others exploring how we might work together can go to an interim shared administrative inbox.

hello@contextislove.com

This is a shared administrative inbox for organizational inquiries — not an FCL family service line, and not a secure channel. Please don't send family case information, referrals, or confidential or personal details by email; FCL isn't able to receive or handle them. Families looking for help should use our resource list or dial 211.

Independent services

Need help today?

Family Context Layer is developing its navigation program. We cannot currently provide individual assistance, accept referrals, or respond to urgent requests. These independent services may be able to help today.

In immediate danger or need urgent medical help? Call 911.

Emergency services, 24/7.

Call 911

NJ 211
2-1-1
Trained specialists available 24/7
Information on housing, food, transportation, basic needs, and benefits.
Find local help (opens in a new tab)Call 2-1-1
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
988
24/7
Emotional distress, mental health or substance use crisis, or worry about someone — not only suicide.
Call 988 Text 988 Visit 988lifeline.org (opens in a new tab)
NJ Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-572-SAFE (1-800-572-7233)
24/7
Independent, confidential support for anyone experiencing abuse. Call the hotline directly — FCL does not collect reports.
Call 1-800-572-7233 NJ State Police DV information (opens in a new tab)
Report suspected child abuse or neglect — NJ State Central Registry
1-877-NJ ABUSE (1-877-652-2873)
24/7
For reporting concerns that a child is being abused or neglected. This is a reporting line, not a general support or navigation line.
Call 1-877-652-2873 NJ DCF hotlines (opens in a new tab)

NJ Family Helpline · 1-800-THE-KIDS (1-800-843-5437) · 24/7. For parents and caregivers feeling stressed or overwhelmed.

Call 1-800-843-5437 NJ DCF hotlines

These are independent public and nonprofit services. They are not run by, partnered with, or referred to by Family Context Layer. Hours and services can change — confirm details with each service.