The Gloucester County Improvement Authority (GCIA), which runs the solid waste landfill and recycling center in South Harrison Township, works with businesses and municipalities in the county, providing financing and other economic development tools. The GCIA also runs the Shady Lane Nursing Home and Shady Lane Child Development Center in Clarksboro, and the Gloucester County DREAM Park in Logan Township. David Shields is the GCIA's executive director.
The county Department of Human Services, headed by director Lisa Cerny, covers a broad spectrum of programs from non-emergency medical transport for some county residents to support for schools that implement substance abuse prevention and education programs. It also works with the Division of Social Services and county Department of Health as part of its mission. Its five divisions cover youth services, addiction services, transportation, special needs services and grants administration and financial services.
The Division of the Senior Services, part of the county's Department of Health and Senior Services, provides a wide range of community-based programs and services for senior citizens and their caregivers, as well as in-home services to homebound seniors. Some of the programs include the Serv-A-Tray program for disabled, recuperating or homebound seniors, six county-wide nutritional centers and caregiver support groups and assistance with choosing long-term nursing care. The current director of senior services is Anna Docimo.