Mobile Outreach Initiative At Long Valley Food Pantry

Long Valley NJ

10 June, 2022

5:19 PM

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LONG VALLEY, NJ — Navigating Hope, a mobile outreach initiative that provides social services, will be at the Long Valley food bank to connect residents with public service agencies to assist vulnerable and at-risk people in finding the assistance they require, ranging from homeless solutions and addiction treatment to mental health counseling or a combination of services. On Monday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Navigating Hope van will be at Long Valley Presbyterian Church, providing on-site benefits eligibility screenings and application assistance, as well as referrals to other community services. Navigating Hope is a service that complements the Hope One van, which provides mobile mental health and addiction services throughout Morris County. Here is what residents can do at the Navigating Hope van: Apply for: SNAPMedicaidGeneral AssistanceTemporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesUtility assistanceHousing assistanceGet referrals for: EITC (tax credits)WIC (nutritional assistance)Aging servicesDomestic violence servicesVeterans servicesHealth & wellness servicesLegal servicesMental healthTransportationNavigating Hope is also a Team Up participant, a collaboration between Morris County and the Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris. Team Up focuses on COVID-19-exacerbated mental health issues, with a particular emphasis on suicide prevention.