What is ASAP-NJ? 

ASAP-NJ is The Association of Student Assistance Professionals of New Jersey. The first organization in the U.S for Student Assistance Professionals. Student Assistance Counselors are formally known as Substance Awareness Coordinators. The association was said to be founded in 1983. In 1990, The New Jersey State Department of Education was given a federal grant to fund a training program for school district substance awareness coordinators. This funding enabled 65 school districts to hire 69 full-time substance awareness coordinators. This is where "the original 69" comes from. Read more about it here- New Jersey Education Bulletin Dec 1989

As of 2025, ASAP-NJ consists of 346 members including affiliates from 19 counties in New Jersey, including:

Atlantic 

Bergen 

Burlington 

Camden             

Cumberland 

Essex 

Gloucester

Hudson 

Hunterdon

Mercer

Middlesex 

Monmouth 

Morris 

Ocean 

Passaic 

Salem 

Somerset 

Sussex

Union