‘Guaranteed to strengthen our community’: Camden County library system adds social worker

Camden County’s library system has hired a social worker to provide free support to residents.

The full-time employee is to offer help with multiple concerns, including food, housing, employment and financial needs. Other confidential services are to address health care and insurance needs, mental health and counseling referrals, and senior resources.

Social worker T’Keyah Hose is to travel to all library branches monthly.

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“T’Keyah would like to keep initial appointments to 45 minutes,” said Molly Shelly, a county spokesperson. “If a resident needs more time, the appointment may be extended or if there is a person waiting to meet with her, an additional appointment will be set up.”

County Commissioner Virginia Betteridge said the new service “is guaranteed to strengthen our community. The library is so much more than just a place to check out books, it is a pillar of community support.”

For an appointment, call 856-633-6216 or email [email protected].

The Voorhees-based system has libraries in Bellmawr, Camden, Gloucester Township, Haddon Township, Merchantville and Waterford.

Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal. Email: [email protected].

This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Camden County’s library system hires social worker.