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County awards domestic-violence services contract to JBWS; new helpline and courthouse advocates begin Nov. 1
Summary
Diane Williams of JBWS told the Passaic County commissioners the agency took over a Department of Children and Families contract on Nov. 1 to provide countywide domestic-violence services, including a 24/7 helpline, sheltering, housing navigation, legal advocates in the courthouse and a crisis-response team.
The Passaic County Board of County Commissioners heard on Nov. 17 that JBWS, a Morris County–based domestic-violence nonprofit, has been awarded a Department of Children and Families contract to provide domestic-violence services across Passaic County.
"We bid for it, and we were awarded the contract," Diane Williams, CEO of JBWS, said. She told commissioners the contract took effect Nov. 1 and that JBWS is providing a 24/7 helpline, emergency…
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