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Peter Boynton and Kathy Collins chosen to lead groundbreaking public-private initiative Peter Boynton, Director of Housing Stability for the Affordable Housing Alliance, will serve as the new Chair of the Monmouth ACTS Advisory Council. FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth ACTS (Assisting Community Through Services) - a public-private partnership initiated by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners in 2018 - has announced that Peter Boynton, Director of Housing Stability, Affordable Housing Alliance and Kathy Collins, former Executive Director, MonmouthCares, will serve as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Monmouth ACTS Advisory Council (MAAC) starting this year. Boynton and Collins succeed…

Initiative introduces new features including dedicated phone line to connect residents with services FREEHOLD, NJ – Leadership from Monmouth ACTS (Assisting Community Through Services) - a public-private partnership initiated by the Monmouth County Commissioners in 2018 - announced its next phase to better serve, communicate with and respond to residents at a recent retreat. The new phase builds upon Monmouth ACTS’ success in connecting residents to human services within Monmouth County. With a focus on resident voice, the new iteration establishes guiding values that will inform all phases of service planning, implementation and evaluation. It will include: consistent resident and…

“If breastfeeding did not already exist, someone who invented it today would deserve a dual Nobel Prize in medicine and economics” ~ Keith Hansen, World Bank (2016) FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth ACTS (Assisting Community Through Services), a public-private partnership initiated by the Monmouth County Commissioners to better serve residents, will celebrate World and National Breastfeeding Awareness Month in August by sponsoring several events for families to increase awareness of the importance and benefits of breastfeeding. “According to La Leche League, breastfeeding is an instinctual and natural act, but it is also an art that is learned day by day,” says…

FREEHOLD, NJ – The  COVID-19 pandemic has caused additional pressure for families facing challenges with employment, childcare, housing and more – many of whom are dealing with these challenges for the first time. Monmouth County residents who are feeling the financial strain are encouraged to turn to the Monmouth ACTS Financial Recovery Initiative (FRI) for help. Launched last year by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, FRI is part of Monmouth ACTS, a unique public/private partnership that brings together county employees and community partners, and the work of its existing Financial Empowerment Hub which provides financial guidance and support.…