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Monmouth County panel highlights new hoarding task force, local supports through Monmouth ACTS
Summary
Monmouth County officials and service providers described a new county task force, Monmouth ACTS resource hubs and a "no wrong door" approach that coordinates public health, housing, code and nonprofits to support residents with hoarding disorder. Panelists emphasized compassion, repeated visits and family engagement.
Monmouth County health officials and local service providers onstage at a county forum outlined how a new hoarding task force and Monmouth ACTS partnership are coordinating services for residents struggling with hoarding disorder.
The forum's organizers said Monmouth ACTS, a public'private partnership of county divisions and nonprofit groups, operates a phone-line and five community hubs that help residents connect to housing assistance, behavioral health services and bilingual social workers. Candice Sparks, Monmouth ACTS coordinator, described the group as "no wrong door," directing callers to agencies and nonprofits that can address needs from food security to housing follow-up.
Panelists said the…
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