Jersey City residents accessed over a dozen resource tables that hosted various departments and agencies within the county at a Hudson County Community Resource Fair at County Prep High School on Saturday.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
These resources and services included details for senior citizen services, childcare and health care, small business programs and grant opportunities, as well as vaccinations administered by Hudson Regional Health.
“Through my administration’s efforts to prioritize the accessibility of County services for the community, residents who attended the County Community Resource Fair in Jersey City had the opportunity to receive the information and assistance they needed in a one-stop-shop format,” Hudson County Executive Craig Guy said in a statement.
“If a resident requires services or information from two or more separate departments, they would otherwise have to travel across the county to reach them – whereas these Resource Fairs enable them to simply walk to the next table and receive the help they need.”
U.S. Rep. Rob Menendez (D-08), state Senator Angela McKnight (D-31), Hudson County Commissioners Bill O’Dea (D-2), Jerry Walker (D-3), Yraida Aponte-Lipski (D-4), and Anthony Romano (D-5) were in attendance.
“The Jersey City Resource Fair connected residents interested in business or development opportunities to the County’s EDC and Department of Planning and Business Opportunity, and knowledgable staff were avaialble to give them the insight they needed to succeed in Hudson County,” Romano, the commissioners board chair, added.
“Hudson County is protective over the health and care of it’s residents, and through the County Community Resource Fair in Jersey City, members of the community and their families were able to consult the Department of Health and Human Services as well as Hudson Regional Health,” noted O’Dea.
The Hudson County Community Resource Fairs are one of several initiatives Guy and the commissioners have undertaken to meet residents where they are.
The Jersey City Community Resource Fair is the fourth installment of these events, the previous three were held in Bayonne, Kearny, and Union City.
Community Resource Fairs will be coming to all 12 municipalities in the County, and the upcoming Resource Fair will be held in Hoboken on April 27th.
