Did 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...
read moreOn any given day in Newark, you can find someone giving out food to the homeless and the hungry around Penn Station. It could be a group from a church, a mosque or a charitable organization, or other ordinary folk pulling up in cars and vans. They know there’s a need. More than 2,700 people, according to city officials,...
read moreOn Tuesday, October 4th, Newcomers and Friends Club of Central Hunterdon County presented a check in the amount of $3035 to Operation Chillout. Operation Chillout is an organization that assists homeless veterans with food, clothing and shelter. Women in the picture are from Newcomers Club of Central Hunterdon and men are from...
read moreFor more than a century, the Rescue Mission of Trenton has been a beacon of hope for people who have nowhere else to turn. Now the venerable nonprofit needs rescuing of its own. “When we have a financial crisis in the shelter, it kind of rocks us to our core,” says CEO Mary Gay Abbott-Young, referring to a $400,000...
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