Karen Wall,Patch Staff A Lakewood organization that works to help people who are struggling with addiction and mental illness is set to receive a $1 million grant from the federal government. The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service Grant was awarded to the Lakewood Community Service Corporation by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. It will fund addiction and mental health services for the next four years, beginning Sept. 30, 2023. "https://patch.com/new-jersey/lakewood-n... Read more

A human rights hearing chaired by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today on Capitol Hill helped expose the horrific crimes of ritual abuse and sacrifice in Africa, where victims—especially women and children—are mutilated and murdered by witch doctors and human traffickers to remove body parts, bodily fluids or organs for individuals who believe the horrible acts will bring wealth, health or other good fortune. “These horrific crimes are at times trivialized or falsely portrayed as myth, rumors, or misi... Read more

A $1 million federal grant to help combat substance addictions and mental illness was announced by Congressman Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today. “This federal grant will help people who are struggling with addictions or facing mental illness challenges in the northern Ocean County area over the next four years,” said Congressman Smith. “The programs funded by this grant will help support and improve existing outpatient mental health and addiction services in order to provide more assistance to p... Read more

It’s official: as of Aug. 25, U.S. Coast Guard – Station Squan building is owned by the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach. Following years of uncertainty surrounding the destiny of the decommissioned Coast Guard site, Point Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra, along with U.S. Representative Chris Smith, announced that the deed and keys were at last transferred from the Coast Guard to the borough. Mayor Kanitra said that forging a deal with the Coast Guard was one of the first key moments of the transaction’s... Read more

Tim Ballard, the former Homeland Security agent whose incredible work is recounted in the summer blockbuster movie “Sound of Freedom,” today offered stark testimony about the plight of child trafficking spurred by the chaos at the US southern border and the United States’ concerning role in the sex tourism industry at a congressional hearing chaired by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a longtime leader in the fight against human trafficking. “The United States is generally understood to be the #1 consu... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today said Ocean County will receive a federal Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant of $1,867,163 to install a plastic film air conveyance system and baler, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered optical classification system and technology to analyze the waste stream, as well as a secondary eddy current separator. “This grant will help the county modernize its long-running recycling efforts,” said Smith. “The county first launched its recyclin... Read more

At a press conference on Capitol Hill today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a longtime leader in the fight against human trafficking, introduced new legislation that requires the Biden Administration to locate the 85,000 unaccompanied migrant children it has lost contact with in the United States. “The Biden Administration must be held accountable for its failed open border policies that have put tens of thousands of children in grave danger and at great risk of death, child sexual exploitation and a... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a longtime leader in the fight against human trafficking, and Tim Ballard, whose story is recounted in the summer blockbuster movie “Sound of Freedom,” join Martha MacCallum on Fox News to discuss Smith’s new legislation—the SECURE Act—that requires the Biden Administration to locate the 85,000 unaccompanied migrant children it has lost contact with in the United States who are at grave risk of death, sexual exploitation and abuse: Read more

The follow are remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester): Twenty-two years later we remember the horror and pain suffered by the nearly 3,000 individuals who were murdered and the anguish felt by their families and friends both then and now. We remember and honor the courageous first responders running up the stairs of the burning buildings—with total disregard for their own safety—attempting to save others at the expense of their own lives. We remember and honor the heroic firefighters, police... Read more

The Borough of Point Pleasant Beach has officially acquired the historic United States Coast Guard (USCG) station on the Manasquan Inlet, announced Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) and Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra today. “The Coast Guard station is nothing less than a national treasure—both for its part in the Coast Guard’s lifesaving search and rescue missions, as well as for its stunning architecture and design,” said Rep. Smith, who worked diligently with Mayor Kanitra and Point Pl... Read more