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- ↑ McKelvey, Wallace (24 August 2012). "Atlantic City Rescue Mission to refer homeless to county building nearly a mile away". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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- ↑ Zayas, Melanie (31 January 2019). "Atlantic City Officials Seek to Help Homeless Escape Dangerously Cold Temperatures". snjtoday.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ↑ Reil, Maxwell (2 September 2017). "Miss America contestants serve dinner at Atlantic City Rescue Mission". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 31 January 2019.