Commissioners to host homeless services and resource fair
Monday, November 18, 2024
On Tuesday, November 19 at 10 a.m. at Cathedral Kitchen, 1514 Federal Street, Camden, the Board of Commissioners will be hosting a homeless services and resource fair to provide free necessary services to those in need. This fair will feature on–site showers and haircuts, breakfast and lunch and access to several organizations to help with employment and housing, among other things.
“Events like this deliver critical services directly to those currently experiencing homelessness,” said Commissioner Virginia Betteridge, liaison to the Department of Health and Human services. “These resources fairs are an important tool that the county uses to help achieve its goal of ending homelessness once and for all.”
The following service providers will at Tuesday’s event:
- Camden County Board of Social Services
- Camden County Office of Mental Health & Addiction
- Camden County Division of Community Development
- Volunteers of America
- Sanctuary Foundation for Veterans
- Catholic Charities
- Senior Citizens United Community Services (SCUCS)
- Center for Family Services
- Camden County Office of Economic Opportunity
To further support the board’s mission to address the ongoing issue of homelessness, the Commissioners and Camden County Office of Homeless Services have created a six-point plan that utilizes programs and partnerships to combat and eliminate homelessness in Camden County. The plan will be executed with the help of several community partners and organizations from throughout the county.
Each municipality within Camden County will be involved in the efforts and the goal is to end homelessness and reach functional zero by 2030. Functional zero is reached when the number of homeless people, sheltered or unsheltered, is no greater than the monthly housing placement rate.