Anti-Poverty Community Decries Veto of Homeless Prevention Bill

Advocates, service providers, and impacted individuals are united in their frustration in response to Governor Christie’s May 2 conditional veto of legislation that would have modified the state’s Emergency Assistance (EA) program.

“The Christie administration has made homelessness in New Jersey far worse – not better,” stated Jeff Wild, executive director of the New Jersey Coalition to End Homelessness. “Tragically, about a year ago, this administration launched a campaign to cut back on EA: the last resort for our most vulnerable adults and children, which serves many thousands of homeless statewide. This administration has reduced EA dramatically, as much as 40%, creating a crisis for NJ’s poorest, leaving men, women, and children out in the cold.”

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