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County selects JBWS to provide domestic‑violence services under state contract
Summary
The Passaic County Board of County Commissioners heard a presentation from Diane Williams of JBWS announcing a new contract with the New Jersey Department of Children and Families; JBWS began temporary services in June and assumed the full contract Nov. 1, offering 24/7 helpline, shelter, legal advocacy and mobile response across the county.
Diane Williams, chief executive officer of JBWS, told the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners that her organization has been awarded a contract by the New Jersey Department of Children and Families to deliver domestic‑violence services in Passaic County.
Williams said JBWS began temporary service in June and, "as of November 1, the contract is full time JBWS," adding the program includes a 24/7 helpline, emergency sheltering, housing navigation for survivors, on‑site legal advocates in the county courthouse, domestic‑violence liaisons embedded…
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