Community Resource Fair
Galloway, N.J. – The fourth biannual Community Resource Fair at Stockton University will bring together a range of local, state, and federal agencies at a drop-in event starting at 11 a.m., March 13, in the Galloway Campus Center.
The Community Resource Fair will also include workforce development and nonprofit organizations, social and community programs, counseling and mental health services and more.
Organized by Stockton University's Military and Veteran Success Center and the Center for Community Engagement & Service-Learning, the resources available have more than doubled since its first year, growing from 30 to over 90 different services represented.
According to Ashley Jones, associate director of the Military and Veteran Success Center, this event affirms Stockton’s commitment to serving as an Anchor Institution for the community.
“Offering events like this to our community directly addresses Stockton's vision of being committed to the positive development of southern New Jersey,” Jones said. "Our goal is also to connect on- and off-campus support resources for students to help them create a stronger network and build resiliency so that they can meet their goals while at Stockton and after they graduate.”
Agencies in attendance will include:
- Aetna Better Health (Medicaid) and Medicare
- American Red Cross
- Angelic Health
- Atlantic Cape Community College
- Atlantic Center for Independent Living
- Atlantic City Electric
- Atlantic County
- Division of Intergenerational Services
- Division of Public Health
- Workforce Development Board
- Atlantic Prevention Resources
- AtlantiCare
- Behavioral Health
- Adult Partial Care
- Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program
- AVANZAR
- C.R.O.P.S.
- California Apartments
- Cape Atlantic Coalition for Health at Shore Medical Center
- Catholic Charities – SSVF Program
- Center For Family Services
- Juntos Program
- Chance For a Real Change & Cooper Wellness Coaching
- City of Atlantic City
- Community Affairs and Resource Center
- Community FoodBank of NJ
- Department of Children and Families
- Children's Inter-Agency Coordinating Council (Atlantic County)
- S. Department of Labor
- Gateway Head Start
- Green Branch Recovery
- HR Recovery Initiative
- Journey Hospice
- National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Atlantic/Cape May
- Navicore Solutions
- New Day Family Success Center
- New Jersey Department of Military and Veteran Administration
- NJ Casino Control Commission
- NJ Courts
- NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Ocean Health Care (Royal Suites and TaylorCare)
- OneWell Health Care
- Optimal Health Chiropractic and Physical Therapy
- Rutgers Child Care Resource & Referral Agency
- South Jersey Gas
- South Jersey Legal Services, Inc.
- Southern Jersey Family Medical Center
- Spanish Community Center
- Stockton Center on Successful Aging
- Total Care Solutions Corp
- U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
- Veterans Affairs of Wilmington
- Caregiver Support Program
- Homeless Programs
- Veterans Multi-Service Center
- Visiting Angels
Community Resource Fair Broadens Appeal Beyond Just Vets
March 15, 2024
Galloway, N.J. — Lucila Perez knows asking for help can be intimidating.
“A lot of times I have been in situations where I’ve needed help, and I just simply don’t know where to begin searching for that help,” said the 30-year-old Psychology major from Mays Landing.
That’s the primary reason to hold the Community Resource Fair, said Ashley Jones, the assistant director of Stockton University’s Military and Veteran Success Center. Jones invited more than 30 nonprofit organizations ranging from the Atlantic City Rescue Mission to the Center for Family Services to come to the Campus Center Event Room on March 14 to make the public aware of a variety of assistance programs.
“With the way that world is going now, everyone needs help,” she said.
After starting the fair in March 2023 and holding another one in November that was open to the public but had a focus on veterans, Jones realized she needed to broaden the event’s audience. As part of that, she brought in Stockton’s Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning as a partner.
“I know that my job is focused on veterans, but I have the community’s interest in mind when I do these events,” Jones said. “I don’t what this to just be a veterans resource fair. I want this to be open to the community at-large.”
— Story by Mark Melhorn, photos by Susan Allen
