Hope Hub Program
County of Morris
Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon’s Hope Hub program reached its First Anniversary, marking over 150 situations in the program’s first year that critical services were brought to individuals or families identified as being at an acutely-elevated risk of needing assistance.
The anniversary was marked with a breakfast celebration and presentation at the Morris County Office of Emergency Management offices in Parsippany Township.
Hope Hub, the second program of its type in the nation, is a multidisciplinary panel made up of law enforcement, social services, mental health services, healthcare providers, treatment providers, and recovery specialists. When representatives of various agencies identify struggling individuals and families, Hope Hub’s panel of professionals tries to connect with them and link them to life-changing services.
Hope Hub is an expansion of the Sheriff’s Hope One project. Hope One is a mobile recovery access vehicle, in operation for nearly five years, that enters communities to offer critical support to persons struggling with addiction, to prevent drug overdoses, and to provide mental health services.
Spearheaded by Hope Hub Coordinator Officer Chelsea Whiting, the Hope Hub panel meets each week to determine if an individual or family, identified as at-risk by law enforcement, the courts, service agencies, or nonprofits, would benefit from various service sectors. Those applicable agencies then work together as a team to do a door knock or intervention.
Hope Hub’s success prompted adding a Social Case Worker—Kim Cacciabeve—to the team.
The Morris County Sheriff’s Office is proud to work with partners such as the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, the Mental Health Association, the Center for Addiction, Recovery, Education & Success (CARES), the Morris County Chiefs of Police Association, Interfaith Food Pantry, Nourish NJ, Acenda Integrated Health, Family Promise of Morris, Child and Family Resources, and the Morris County Department of Human Services, among others.
These public and private partnerships in Morris County truly make a difference.
If you encounter someone who is at an acutely-elevated risk, refer that person to Hope Hub:morriscountynj.gov/Departments/Sheriff/Community-Programs/Hope-Hub.
Photos by the County of Morris
