<div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Gaston, Pamela</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov">Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 12:07 PM<br>Subject: April Community Connection Call<br>To: CBVI Public-Email <<a href="mailto:CBVI.Public-Email@dhs.nj.gov">CBVI.Public-Email@dhs.nj.gov</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><b>April 2024 Commission Community Connection Conference Call </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><b>Join Us as
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><b>Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black;background-color:white"><i>Hosted by Krystle Allen, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist
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<p style="direction:ltr;background-color:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black;background-color:white">Do you know that in 2023, 23.9 million people in the
United States were victims of identity theft and other scams that affected them financially?</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black;background-color:white">This month’s conference call will open with an extremely important explanation of consumer safety for elders and people with disabilities.
A representative from the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs will discuss how their office can help you both avoid and combat the life altering experiences of identity theft and being victimized by scammers.</span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black;background-color:white"><b>Keynote Presenter: Melanie Hazim, Director of Outreach, Division of Consumer Affairs,
NJ Office of the Attorney General</b></span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;background-color:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black;background-color:white">The benefits of networking and sharing information are
the primary focus of the Community Connection Conference Calls. This month’s “In Our Own Voices” panelists, all members of New Jersey’s blind and visually impaired community, will share their stories.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><b>“In Our Own Voices” Panelists: </b></span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Leon Brathwaite, CEO of Eyes with A New Vision and Resident of Atlantic County</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>risha Ebel, Outreach Specialist, Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey
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<p style="direction:ltr;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Natasha Ishaq,
</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><b>President, NFBNJ Blind Students’ Association and Resident of Somerset County</b></span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Eric Bryant, Seniors Hands-On and Renewal Experience (SHORE) Program Participant and Resident of
Essex County</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black;background-color:white">If you have any questions, or would like to be an “In Our Own Voices” panelists, please don’t hesitate to email:
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:white"><a href="mailto:Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov" id="m_-4726821699153281854OWAe37449fa-6cbc-0876-4afe-bb030e6545db" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" target="_blank">Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black;background-color:white"> or
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