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Passaic County, Catholic Charities and SOS Vets to canvass homeless veterans in Paterson, Passaic and Clifton this week
Summary
County officials said a two-day outreach called "Helping Hands" will look for homeless veterans in Paterson, Passaic and Clifton with the goal of arranging short-term shelter and connections to services.
Passaic County officials said the county is partnering with Catholic Charities and New Jersey SOS Veterans on a two-day outreach this week to locate homeless veterans and connect them with shelter and social services.
The county’s outreach, described during the commissioners’ meeting, will begin Thursday in Paterson and continue Friday in Passaic and Clifton, county officials said. Organizers said they will offer short-term hotel placements for veterans in need and try to link people with housing, family reunification and other services. Officials called the outreach “Helping Hands.”
The announcement said the effort will initially focus on the three cities this week and expand to other towns in Passaic County after the new year. Organizers noted a “code blue” period — when extreme cold-weather services are activated — and said the canvass is intended to reach veterans during that time.
County officials said Catholic Charities and SOS Veterans will work with county staff to follow up with veterans identified during the canvass to try to place them in temporary lodging, locate family supports and connect them to ongoing services. No funding amounts, agency point people or precise start times were provided in the meeting record.
The announcement came during routine commissioner reports; no formal vote or ordinance was recorded in the transcript for this outreach.
Looking ahead, officials said the county intends to extend the outreach to additional municipalities across Passaic County after the New Year.
