Trans Resource Navigator

Local help in Newark / Jersey City / North Jersey

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North Jersey has the state's densest mix of LGBTQ services: the Newark LGBTQ Community Center, Hudson Pride Center in Jersey City and Union City, Hyacinth's HIV and PrEP clinic in Newark, and Garden State Equality's free Name Change Project for Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic residents. Name change petitions are filed with the Superior Court in the county where you live (for Newark, the Essex vicinage; for Jersey City, Hudson), or online through JEDS.

Covers: Essex, Hudson, Bergen, Passaic, and Union counties (Newark, Jersey City, and surrounding North Jersey)

Draft list from organizations' own websites, 2026-09-24. Call ahead: hours and services change.

On this page
  1. Where to file
  2. Name change and ID help
  3. Hormones and primary care
  4. Sexual health, PrEP, and testing
  5. Mental health and support
  6. Sources

Where to file a name change

Court
Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage (Law Division, Civil Part)[1][2]
Filing fee
$250
Free help with forms
Court self-help center

Can’t afford the fee? How fee waivers work in New Jersey

Filing tips for this courtEssex courthouses are on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and West Market Street in Newark; general phone 973-776-9300, weekdays 8:30 am to…

Essex courthouses are on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and West Market Street in Newark; general phone 973-776-9300, weekdays 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. You can skip the counter by filing through JEDS or by mail. Jersey City residents file with the Hudson Vicinage instead. The $250 fee is the same statewide.

Name change and ID help 3

  • Garden State Equality, Name Change Project[5]

    Free legal help preparing your name change petition for trans adults (and minors with parental consent) in Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties who meet income limits, through Northeast New Jersey Legal Services and volunteer attorneys. Helps with the fee waiver; does not pay fees. Call 973-509-5428.

    • Free

    Serves: Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties

    973-509-5428

  • Advocates for Trans Equality, Name Change Project (New Jersey)[6]

    Connects low-income trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people in several New Jersey counties with free legal representation for name changes. Counties served are not listed publicly; apply on A4TE's site.

    • Free

  • Legal Services of New Jersey, LSNJLAW Hotline[7]

    Free civil legal help for people with low incomes, with regional offices serving Essex, Hudson, and every other county. Call 1-888-576-5529.

    • Free
    888-576-5529Languages: English, Español

Hormones and primary care 3

Sexual health, PrEP, and testing 2

  • Hudson Pride Center[4]

    LGBTQ+ social services center for Hudson County, with offices in Jersey City and Union City; health and mental health support, support groups, youth and elder programs.

    • Free

    Serves: Hudson County

  • Hyacinth Health & Wellness Clinic[8][9]

    HIV care, PrEP and PEP, STI testing and treatment, hepatitis C treatment, and mental health evaluation. Free rapid HIV testing (walk-ins welcome, appointments recommended) at Hyacinth's Newark and Jersey City offices; PrEP counselors help uninsured clients get medication free.

    • Cost varies
    • Sees uninsured patients
    862-240-1461201 Washington St, Newark, NJ

Mental health and support 2

Sources

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  1. Essex VicinageNew Jersey Courts, Official page. accessed
  2. CN 10551, How to Ask the Court to Change Your Name, Adults OnlyNew Jersey Courts, Form. accessed
    “Completed forms are to be submitted to the county where you are filing your case.”
  3. Newark LGBTQ Community CenterOrganization. accessed
  4. Hudson Pride CenterOrganization. accessed
  5. Name Change ProjectGarden State Equality, Organization. accessed
  6. New Jersey identity documentsAdvocates for Trans Equality, Organization. accessed
  7. Live (care and treatment, Health & Wellness Clinic)Hyacinth, Organization. accessed
  8. Prevent (HIV testing and PrEP)Hyacinth, Organization. accessed
  9. North Hudson Community Action CorporationOrganization. accessed
  10. Planned ParenthoodOrganization. accessed
  11. Point of PrideOrganization. accessed
  12. Trans LifelineOrganization. accessed