Tag: FISH Hospitality program
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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…
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East Brunswick company donates two cars to local families
EAST BRUNSWICK – Doing twice the work to give double the wheels, Branning Collision Centers donated two refurbished cars to local families as part of the Recycled Rides program. The collision repair company donated a 2015 Kia to Middlesex County resident Shaqwana Mcneill and her daughter Jaliya Mcneill, and also donated a 2015 Toyota to…
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East Brunswick family receives donation of new SUV
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A local family got to witness the unveiling of their new car, courtesy of a few local organizations. Branning Collision Centers in East Brunswick donated a newly refurbished Toyota RAV4 to Madeline Carlotti, her son Anthony and daughter Annabelle on Oct. 19 as part of the Recycled Rides program. With…
