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Living in seedy motel rooms along the Black Horse Pike and walking the streets of Atlantic City after nightfall are young victims of human trafficking forced by captors to prostitute themselves. Essentially they’re slaves, experts say. – Advertisement – But help has come since 2020 from the Volunteers of America Delaware Valley (VOADV). The organization partnered in October of that year with the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) to create and implement the Atlantic City Human Trafficking Pilot, according to VOADV Senior Vice President Amanda Leese. “As a provider of social services in New Jersey, we cannot ignore human trafficking,”…

 Volunteers of America Delaware Valley ( VOADV) has launched their new Tri-County Navigational Resource Center located in Vineland to continue serving the residents of Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties. The office will provide both Safe Return and Navigator program services to community members in need. Both programs are designed to ensure an immediate, direct approach to service delivery and one-stop linkage to critical social services. As such,  VOADV is able to aid individuals and families in navigating reentry services, housing assistance, employment and job-readiness services, substance use and mental health referrals, legal assistance, and more.  “The new Tri-County Navigational Resource Center location creates a centralized one-stop for service delivery to the residents of Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem,” said  VOADV President and CEO Daniel L. Lombardo. “The direct, immediate…

CAMDEN COUNTY, Nj – People experiencing homelessness have an opportunity to work and earn some cash and a free lunch in Camden County. The Work Now program is a partnership between Camden County and Volunteers of America (VOA) Delaware Valley. Five days a week ten people experiencing homelessness can sign up to pick up trash for the day and earn $75 and a free lunch. David Williams, 36, started working for the program over a month ago and, with the VOA’s support, now has a full-time job. “They don’t downplay us because some of us are homeless, don’t have jobs or whatever….

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CAMDEN, New Jersey (WPVI) — Cooking was a family pastime for James Roberts. He picked up the skill set early in life and fell in love with food preparation. He and his wife, Carleen Roberts, didn’t have that in common. The high school sweethearts who live in Cherry Hill with four children have typically relied on dad for all the home-cooked meals. But that changed in the year 2020. “Everything shut down, so I had to learn how to cook,” said Carleen. “A lot of women were home, single moms home with kids. I wanted to teach them as well and…