MILLVILLE — Renee Brecht doesn’t ordinarily fly by the seat of her pants as program director of the Millville office of the American Littoral Society. But Wednesday was different. Brecht has taken over the Code Blue effort in Millville, the only major city in Cumberland County without one. It all started when she wrote a...
read moreUnited Way of Northern New Jersey partnered with the Warren County Department of Human Services, Catholic Charities and other organizations to host Project Homeless Connect on Wednesday in Phillipsburg and Hackettstown. Held in conjunction with the Point in Time Count, the yearly, one-day event provides services to homeless people...
read moreBRIDGETON — City officials are hoping a tiny place to live could be a big step in getting help for the homeless. The city is considering building a community of six to 10 houses, each perhaps no more than 200 square feet, to help transition the homeless from struggling to survive on the street to a permanent place to live. While...
read moreTiny houses could be part of the solution to a big problem New Jersey cities face in dealing with providing living space for homeless and low-income residents. A measure, S2571, was introduced earlier this month to form a three-year “Tiny Home Pilot Program” in which the state would award grants to construct...
read moreThe Mayor and elected officials of Washington Township, Morris County, home of OPERATION CHILLOUT, and the Senate and General Assembly of the 25th Legislative District recognizes OPERATION CHILLOUT for the work of “providing aid to homeless veterans and believing in the inherent worth of every homeless man, woman and child,...
read moreJERSEY CITY – Mayor Steve Fulop and Hudson County Freeholder Bill O’Dea are accusing the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey of making it harder for county officials to help Journal Square’s homeless population. The county has a volunteer homeless outreach team that heads to the PATH hub and other areas of the...
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