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Residents and volunteers urge Toms River to secure warming shelter as Code Blue operations expand
Summary
Volunteers from Just Believe and several residents urged Toms River officials to guarantee Code Blue operations and permanent shelter capacity this winter, citing hundreds of people assisted and saying uncertainty about access to Riverwood warming center hampers services.
TOMS RIVER — Dozens of speakers at the township council’s public-comment period urged officials to secure shelter capacity for people experiencing homelessness this winter, criticizing the administration’s handling of building access and asking for formal plans and a dedicated committee to coordinate services.
Representatives of Just Believe, the nonprofit that ran the Riverwood warming center (Code Blue), described their outreach and placements and said uncertainty over access and recent lock changes…
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