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Committee highlights lack of shelters and recent overdoses; points to local resources
Summary
Committee member Dr. Johnson said there are no local homeless shelters, reported three recent overdoses (one in intensive care), and pointed residents to the "Friendly Visits" utility-help resource and the Penns Grove Family Success Center.
Dr. Johnson told the Committee that, while there are no homeless shelters in the immediate area, local organizations are working to provide assistance and residents should use available resources for utility and social-service help.
"For those in need with utility help, there is a website 'Friendly Visits'," Dr. Johnson said, and she identified the Family Success Center in Penns Grove as a source of information. She also reported that three homeless people recently overdosed and one is in intensive care, a public-health detail she highlighted while discussing gaps in local shelter capacity.
A resident, Patty Bomba, added that a local clinic (the transcript names the "old Dr. Jonnie's office") will pick up homeless individuals during the day, and committee members said a church is working on establishing a shelter. The Committee did not take formal action on new shelter funding or programs at this meeting.
