Non-perishable food and personal product donations can be dropped off during regular business hours and during public meetings at Borough Hall, 8-01 Fair Lawn Ave. Donations can be left in the black bin inside the Parmelee Ave entrance or bring donations to Room 109. Please do not leave any foods that need to be refrigerated or frozen.
We also have an Amazon Wish list with general items listed: https://amzn.to/2x6w27W, you are welcomed to purchase whatever fits in your budget. You are also welcome to use any other delivery service to get donations to us at 8-01 Fair Lawn Ave. Right now physical donations are best. Gift card donations ($20/$25 increments are best) can either be mailed to the above mentioned address or dropped in the metal payment box in our rear parking lot.
For those in need of assistance, the following options are available to you.
Food Pantries in our area:
Center for Food Action: 201-703-9857
Fair Lawn Food Pantry (Fair Lawn residents only): 201-794-5327
Jewish Family Service: 201-837-9090
St. Anne Food Pantry: 201-791-1616
Van Riper Ellis: 201-791-8844
Low cost or free meals for seniors and disabled:
Bergen County Meals on Wheels: 201-336-7420
Kosher Meals on Wheels: 201-796-5151
Human Services
The Human Service Department offers social services, assistance and referrals to our residents. We have handed out bags of food, backpacks filled with school supplies, Thanksgiving baskets and holiday gifts for children. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, usage of our pantry has tripled.
Food Pantry
Funded entirely by private donations, our food pantry is utilized on a regular basis by many Fair Lawn families who receive food and personal products and when necessary.
Donations of food and personal products for the pantry are accepted year round and can be delivered to the basement of Borough Hall and left outside of the pantry if it is closed. For large donations, please call before delivery. Please follow this link for information about Holiday Donations.
Monetary donations are accepted and checks should be made payable to "Fair Lawn Human Services Trust".
Please visit our Facebook page for the most up to date information.
Please follow this link if your family would like to APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE.
Holiday & Special Programs
During the Summer we collect school supplies which will be distributed to children in late August. We only accept new and unused items. Many of the students that we help are in Middle and High School and can use binders, multi-subject notebooks, folders, pens and mechanical pencils the most.
The Holiday Food Drive aims to provide a complete Thanksgiving meal for our needy families as well as stocking the food pantry for the winter months. Thanksgiving Baskets are normally assembled the week prior to Thanksgiving and donations of holiday-specific items are requested by then so that they can be included in the baskets.
The Holiday Gift Drive involves items from children’s wish lists being placed on our bulletin board where residents can stop by room 109 in the Municipal Building or view the wish list on Amazon and pick what they would like to purchase.
Ukraine Refugees
Welcome to Fair Lawn. In addition to our local services, we have compiled a list of services that may be of help to you as you settle here. Ukrainian Services
Mini-Bus
The Fair Lawn Mini-bus is free for borough residents. Further information can be found by visiting the Minibus page.
For residents requiring door-to-door pick up for Doctor visits outside of Fair Lawn, please contact Bergen County Transportation at 201-368-5955.
Fair Lawn For All Ages
Information about Fair Lawn for All Ages (FLFAA), a new age-friendly initiative funded by a grant from the Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation can be found here: Fair Lawn for All Ages
Housing Rehabilitation And Home Improvement Program
Homeowners whose income is at very low-, low- or moderate-income limits in accordance with the most recently adopted gross income limits can have at least one major system replaced or repaired; Roof, Sanitary Plumbing (including septic systems), Plumbing (Including wells) Load Bearing Structural Systems, Heating, Lead paint hazard control, Electrical, Weatherization. Information can be found here.
Bergen County Home Improvement Program
Can't afford needed home improvements? it's time to get HIP! Follow the link for more information on the Bergen County Home Improvement Program.
Meals On Wheels
Nutritionally sound, low sodium/low fat meals. Bergen County Meals on Wheels Program: 201-336-7420
Kosher Meals on Wheels: 201-796-5151
Medical Equipment
Some types of medical equipment are available on a temporary basis through the Fair Lawn Ambulance Corps.
Low-Cost Broadband
Follow this link for information on Low-Cost Broadband made available for students and their families.
Low Income & Disabled Pool Tags
Registration begins in June. You must be a Fair Lawn resident between the ages of 18-64 and be both permanently disabled and low income.
You will be required to complete an application and submit the following: Current year SSI (not SSD) STATEMENT or PROOF OF DISABILITY ALONG WITH PROOF OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE (Food Stamp, TANF, Public Housing award letter for current year) along with proof of address. We are unable to process your application without these items.
Additional Resources
- Bergen County Social Services (Food Stamps, TANF, Medicaid, Family Care, etc.)
- Bergen Community Action Partnership(Home Energy Assist, Homelessness Prevention, New Americans Program, etc.)
- NJ Transit