On the charming and pristine streets of Clinton Township, there are no homeless veterans, but for Mayor Janice Kovach, the tragedy of 58,000 U.S. veterans having to sleep in their cars or outdoors in the oppressive heat or bitter cold — weighs heavy on her conscience. “Often, people only pay attention to what directly affects...
read moreOperation Chillout, based in Long Valley, hosted another successful “Vet Summerfest” on Saturday at Vasa Park in Budd Lake. Read more: www.newjerseyhills.com/observer-tribune/news/vets-summerfest-a-bonanza-for-long-valley-group-and-homeless/article_98bd1fe7-445e-5b29-8e38-9f3217a3bd30.html
read moreTo mark Military Appreciation Month, First Lady Mary Pat Christie and the New Jersey Heroes Foundation have designated three deserving individuals as nominees for the May online New Jersey Hero poll. The three candidates – Ray Chimileski of Long Valley, Morris County; Tom Cunningham of Raritan, Somerset County and Jack McDonald of...
read moreA 15-year-old non-profit that helps homeless veterans is trying to keep pace as the numbers haves increased with a new generation of veterans home from deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Long Valley-based “Operation Chillout” continues to serve the homeless and the organization has been nominated to be named...
read moreMILLVILLE — Renee Brecht doesn’t ordinarily fly by the seat of her pants as program director of the Millville office of the American Littoral Society. But Wednesday was different. Brecht has taken over the Code Blue effort in Millville, the only major city in Cumberland County without one. It all started when she wrote a...
read moreUnited Way of Northern New Jersey partnered with the Warren County Department of Human Services, Catholic Charities and other organizations to host Project Homeless Connect on Wednesday in Phillipsburg and Hackettstown. Held in conjunction with the Point in Time Count, the yearly, one-day event provides services to homeless people...
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