Residents lined up at Center City Park to get coats and other help during Atlantic City’s Heat the Streets event. (Edward Lea/City of Atlantic City)
Atlantic City helped 225 residents get help with keeping warm and accessing services during the Heat the Streets event Tuesday.
Teams from the city’s Homeless Prevention and Re-entry Services manned tables with coats, sweaters and socks, while serving hot chocolate and soup for those in need.
“We have not been able to catch a break with the extremely cold weather, so it’s important we provide these essential resources to our less fortunate population,” Health and Human Services Director Jarrod Barnes said. “Giving back to our community will always be one of our most important
Designed to help the city’s most vulnerable residents endure ongoing frigid temperatures, the event also helped with access to valuable community resources.
Mayor Marty Small and members of city leadership were on site assisting with clothing distribution and personally serving meals to residents
Support was a community effort, with help from organizations that include Angels in Motion, AtlantiCare, Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties, Southern New Jersey Family Medical Center, Spread Kindness TriState, and the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
The mayor and his staff pass out hot chocolate and soup. (Edward Lea/City of Atlantic City)