Politics & Government
VIDEO: Shows Demolition Of Somerset County Social Services Building
Watch this video as the old Somerset County Board of Social Services building in Somerville is being torn down on Friday.
SOMERVILLE, NJ — The old Somerset County Board of Social Services building in Somerville is being torn down on Friday to make way for parking.
A new, three-story, 42,440-square-foot structure was erected just west of the former social services building, and a ribbon cutting was held in July.
Somerset County officials dedicated the new Senator Walter J. Kavanaugh Social Services Building at 73 E. High St.
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Check out the video of the building being demolished:
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The Somerset County Board of Social Services, with offices in Somerville, Franklin and North Plainfield, administers public assistance programs, including SNAP benefits (food stamps), general assistance and Medicaid. The agency handles over 15,000 Medicaid and Medicaid-related cases and almost 6,000 SNAP, welfare and general assistance cases. The agency also provides social services such as housing, case management, employment training, adult protective services and homemaker services.
(Video by Lindsey Laverty)
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