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Residents Assistance Program

New Elmwood Park Program Provides Food, Christmas Toys For Families In Need New Elmwood Park Program Provides Food, Christmas Toys For Families In Need
New Elmwood Park Program Provides Food, Christmas Toys For Families In Need Local businesses, residents and others in Elmwood Park pitched in to buy Christmas toys, gift cards and food cards for borough families in need. Launched this year, the borough's Residents Assistance Program (RAP) also provided meals to the families of 50 local children for Thanskgiving and the current holiday season. Coordinated by Mirella Hernandez and boosted by the mayor and council, the RAP provides a variety of services, including leaf and snow removal, language translation and income tax preparation, in addition to the holiday drives. Participants included the Elmwood Park Polic…