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Morris County highlights Project Homeless Connect, point-in-time outreach and surge in SNAP fraud reports
Summary
Officials reported an expanded Project Homeless Connect event and point-in-time outreach; staff described motel displacements due to property damage and said about 100 residents reported SNAP card fraud last week, with no immediate state mechanism to replenish benefits.
Morris County officials reported results from recent homelessness outreach and described an increase in reports of fraud targeting SNAP electronic benefits.
The county's Project Homeless Connect event on Jan. 31 brought together more than 40 community-based organizations to provide services including health screenings, vaccinations, clothing, personal-care items and housing assistance, officials said. The outreach tied to the event included a week-long point-in-time count organized with nine outreach teams coordinated across the county; county staff and partner nonprofits participated in shifts to cover different geographic areas.
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