Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen covers four central New Jersey counties — Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren — with refugee resettlement, immigration legal services, emergency food assistance, housing programs, and counseling. Below is a rundown of the programs, how to support them, and how to reach the agency if you need assistance.
New Jersey is one of the country's primary refugee resettlement states. Proximity to New York City, established immigrant communities, and active advocacy organizations make it a destination for families arriving from Afghanistan, Central America, sub-Saharan Africa, Ukraine, and elsewhere. In the four central counties, Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen does the unglamorous administrative and social support work of resettlement: benefits enrollment, housing, school placement, and the casework that follows a family's first months.
The agency also runs emergency food assistance, housing programs, and counseling for local residents regardless of immigration status or religion. Its immigration legal services cover DACA renewals, family petitions, naturalization, and asylum cases, part of a statewide Catholic Charities legal effort serving one of the most diverse immigrant populations in the country. Counseling and food assistance take direct inquiries, and staff can route callers to the right county office.
Each New Jersey diocese runs its own Catholic Charities agency, and together they cover every county in the state, forming one of the most comprehensive Catholic human services networks in the Mid-Atlantic. Metuchen's territory is the central band of the state; the Newark, Paterson, Trenton, and Camden agencies each cover their own counties. If you live outside Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, or Warren County, your local diocesan agency is the one to contact. The division matters for donors too: a gift made through ccdom.org funds the central New Jersey programs specifically.
The direct route for money is ccdom.org/donate. Unrestricted gifts let the agency move resources between food, housing, and legal programs as needs shift, which matters for an organization whose caseload depends on arrival patterns it doesn't control. Recurring monthly gifts and employer matching both raise the value of what you give without raising what it costs you.
For volunteering or in-kind donations, check the official site before showing up with items. Resettlement needs in particular change with each arriving family, and staff can tell you whether household goods, time, or money is most useful this month.
Look the agency up in the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search to confirm 501(c)(3) status, and review it on Charity Navigator. Get and keep a written acknowledgment for any single gift of $250 or more.
Sources: Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen official site (ccdom.org); our New Jersey charity guide research. Retrieved July 2026. We are not affiliated with Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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