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A Finding Aid for the Records of the FISH Hospitality Program [2002-2008]
Part of the Local Organizations Collection at the Plainfield Public Library
Finding aid prepared and encoded by Anna Henderson.
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Plainfield Public Library, Local History Department, 800 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060 |
| Creators: | FISH, Inc., FISH Hospitality Program |
| Title: | Papers of the FISH Hospitality Program |
| Dates: | 2002-2008 |
| Quantity: | 1 file folder |
| Abstract: | FISH, Inc. and the FISH Hospitality Program are both based in Somerset, Middlesex and Union counties in New Jersey. Their missions are to aid the homeless by providing emergency food, short-term housing and medical and job assistance. The collection includes fact sheets, general organizational information and newspaper articles. |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Biographical Note
The mission of FISH, Inc. is to supply emergency food and clothing to needy residents; the organization also delivers food to some senior centers in its coverage area, which includes New Brunswick, Plainfield and Middlesex, NJ. They assist guests in obtaining housing, jobs, and medical services. Churches in the Presbytery actively supporting this mission include Dunellen, Bethel, Avenel, Middlesex; Edison, Community and Oak Tree Presbyterian.
The FISH Hospitality Program [2002-2008] began in February 1990 as part of FISH, Inc. and in 1992 incorporated independently, although the two still work closely together. It’s a network of 15 churches whose mission is to help homeless women and families by providing short-term housing, job assistance and help finding permanent housing Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties in order to give them a new opportunity to live independently in their communities as respected families and individuals.
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Scope and Contents
FISH, Inc. and the FISH Hospitality Program are both based in Somerset, Middlesex and Union counties in New Jersey. Their missions are to aid the homeless by providing emergency food, short-term housing and medical and job assistance. The collection includes fact sheets, general organizational information and newspaper articles.
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Arrangement
The "FISH Hospitality Program" collection is arranged into one series:
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
The "FISH Hospitality Program" collection is available for research.
Access is restricted to materials prepared by the Local History department staff. All materials must be viewed in the Plainfield Room and may not be removed to another area of the library without permission of the Library Director or designee. Materials must be handled carefully and kept in order. Materials must not be leaned upon, altered, folded, ripped, or traced upon. Marks may not be added or erased from materials. Materials must be returned directly to Local History department staff and inspected before the researcher leaves the Plainfield Room.
Restrictions on Use
One photocopy may be made (by Plainfield Public Library staff) of each document for the purpose of research; official Local History departmental reproduction fees may apply. Permission to publish must be obtained by the Plainfield Public Library Board of Trustees as delegated to the Library Director. Permission to publish does not constitute a copyright clearance. The researcher is responsible for further copyright restrictions. The Plainfield Public Library is not responsible for the misuse of copyrighted material.
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
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Physical Charateristics or Technical Requirements
This collection consists of paper documents, which do not require any additional technology for access.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Identification of item; Date (if noted); the "FISH Hospitality Program" collection, Box and Folder Number; Local History Department, Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield, New Jersey.
Acquisition Information
Unknown.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Anna Henderson in March 2008. The finding aid was written by Anna Henderson in March 2008. Finding aid content follows the guidelines suggested by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
| Series 1: Background, 2002-2008 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 20 | 3 | FISH Information, 2002-2008 | |||||||||