After the United States withdrew troops from Iraq in 2011, thousands of combat troops were expelled from the force with less than honorable discharges as the military came under pressure to downsize quickly. This left a large number of veterans — including many kicked out for minor infractions — without access to health care and...
read moreBy Chris Lundy – February 27, 2017 HOWELL – It’s quiet, walking into the homeless camp in Howell. Most of them are at work. That’s the contradiction that Minister Steve Brigham, who looks after the camp, wants to be known. Not everyone who is homeless has substance abuse or other issues. Poverty comes from not having enough...
read moreLegislation sponsored by Senator Tom Kean Jr. (R-Union, Somerset, Morris) to help homeless individuals during severe winter weather events was passed by the New Jersey Senate. “We saw just last week the kind of nasty cold and wet weather a New Jersey winter can bring,” Senator Kean said. “Now, we’re one step closer to ensuring that...
read moreThe “tiny house” movement that has millennials and baby boomers squeezing their lives into one- or two-room homes may be on the verge of putting down roots in New Jersey, but for a very different purpose. A bill (S-2110) that would create three pilot “tiny house” projects across the state to provide places...
read moreDid you know that… Nearly 47 million people (1 in 7) in the U.S. live below the poverty line. 1 in 5 U.S. children under age 18, or nearly 15 million, live in poverty. The poverty line for a family of four is $24,300. A worker needs to earn $11.66 /hour to reach the poverty level for a family of four. There is no county in...
read moreNEWARK, NJ — Newark police recently “relocated” nine homeless people found living under the highway overpass at I-280 and Route 21, authorities announced Friday. City police and workers with the New Jersey Department of Transportation recently moved in to “relocate” the people living under the highways and clean the area of...
read moreBy Saul Qersdyn Published: November 11, 2016 @ 6:00 AM EST Today is Veterans Day. It is a day set aside to pause at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month and thank those who have served in America’s armed forces; from those on the frontlines to those behind a desk – from SEAL to clerk – all those who swore to...
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