Who we are
Bright Futures Community Services was incorporated in 2018 as a non-profit social service agency. Having direct involvement with Bright Futures Counseling, its founding members created the organization to expand the services the members can provide in the community to the most vulnerable populations within the state of New Jersey. Bright Futures Community Services is a recognized as a 501 (c) (3) charity organization.
Representative Payee Services
As a designated Representative Payee we assist individuals and families who are unable to appropriately manage their finances due to physical, cognitive, developmental impairment and/or substance abuse. They may be referred to Bright Futures Community Services by another social service organization, a psychiatric hospital, the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities, a private physician, or any other entity looking for assistance with an individual to manage their finances.
Resources in the Community
Application Process
To proceed, we would need to request to be selected as the payee.
Please complete all the documents below and return them so our agency can apply to be the individual's Representative Payee. The documents include:
* Our agency’s application.
* The SSA 787 form, which needs to be completed by the treating physician/psychiatrist regarding the individual’s ability to manage their own Social Security benefits. This form should be completed even if he/she already has a payee, as Social Security may require an updated document in their system.
* Form SSA-4164, Advance Notification of Representative Payment, which is to be completed by the client to confirm that they are choosing Bright Futures as their Payee.
Please return these documents to our agency as soon as possible so that we can apply to Social Security to be their Representative Payee.