O.C.E.A.N., Inc.
40 Washington St.
P.O. Box 1029
Toms River, NJ 
08753
732-244-5333
732-349-4227 Fax

 O.C.E.A.N., Inc. is the community action agency for the     residents of Ocean County.  A community action agency is a private non-profit or public non-profit organization that was created in the 1960’s to combat poverty throughout the country.

O.C.E.A.N., Inc. currently provides services in these areas:

• Head Start Child Development Program
• O.C.E.A.N., Inc. Kids Child Care
• Weatherization
• Home Energy Assistance
• Affordable Housing Rentals and Construction
• Housing and Mortgage Counseling
• First Time Homebuyer

To achieve our goal of identifying and overcoming barriers to self-sufficiency, O.C.E.A.N., Inc. works with local, state, and federal government, other agencies, and members of private sector institutions to provide programs and funding to help residents of the community help themselves. 

Please visit our Programs and Special Projects pages for more information on the services we offer.  To have information on a specific program sent to you, visit our Request an Application page.

O.C.E.A.N., Inc. has produced in excess of 12 million dollars of economic development for Ocean County, an achievement we are very proud of.  Our partnerships with other providers in our community have made our job easier—we could not have done it without them.  As always, O.C.E.A.N., Inc. seeks to build partnerships with additional agencies to better assist the residents of Ocean County.

If you are interested in our  services, or in working with us as a volunteer,  employee, or as a partner agency, please contact us at (732) 244-5333.