Tag: Cardboard Box City
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Cardboard Box City awareness event brings attention to homelessness in New Jersey
Despite the rates of homelessness decreasing in New Jersey, the demographics reveal that thousands of people are living without adequate shelter. Informally known as “Cardboard Box City,” these forgotten residents often dwell in makeshift communities that co-exist alongside the same neighborhoods they can’t afford. New Jersey-based organizations like the FISH Hospitality Program have remained proactive in…
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A house of cardboard: Raising funds and awareness for New Jersey’s homeless population
EAST BRUNSWICK – Despite the rates of homelessness decreasing in New Jersey, the demographics reveal that thousands of people are living without adequate shelter. Informally known as “Cardboard Box City,” these forgotten residents often dwell in makeshift communities that co-exist alongside the same neighborhoods they can’t afford. As the pandemic, combined with the harshness of…
