Tag: homelessness
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HomeFront and partners take ‘holistic view’ to combat homelessness
Homelessness is solved by having a home. That’s easy to say, but not easy to do, which is why many homeless mothers turn to HomeFront for help. HomeFront officials shared some insights into how the nonprofit agency helps those families turn the corner at a panel discussion at Labyrinth Books in Princeton Dec. 1. “We…
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HomeFront panel to discuss what poverty, homelessness looks like in 2022
What do poverty and homelessness look like in 2022? What can be done to help the working poor and the homeless? HomeFront is holding a panel discussion Dec. 1 to answer those questions and to explain how it helps families break out of the cycle of poverty. It will be held at Labyrinth Books at…
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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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HomeFront’s administrators discuss the growing issue of homelessness
After the last child had been fed 14 years ago at one of the motels that doubled as homeless shelters in Mercer County, HomeFront officials thought they had done their job. There were no more children living in the motels. HomeFront, which helps the homeless and the working poor, believed it had succeeded in reducing…
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Three Mercer County non-profits partner to prevent evictions
Three Mercer County non-profits – Arm In Arm, Housing Initiatives of Princeton and Princeton Area Community Foundation – are working together to prevent evictions and stop homelessness, as COVID-19 causes severe financial distress and housing insecurity. Arm In Arm and Housing Initiatives of Princeton (HIP), with nearly 55 years of combined experience serving low-income residents,…
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Raritan Valley YMCA children raise money for homeless during car wash
PHOTOS COURTESY OF RARITAN VALLEY YMCA Raritan Valley YMCA’s summer camp program raised $86 during a car wash on June 26 to benefit the Raritan Bay Area YMCA’s homeless initiative.
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Donations, letters provide some ‘happiness’ for the homeless
SAYREVILLE – Thanks to a campaign created by a fifth grade pupil in Sayreville, a collection of 2,500 items will be donated to help the homeless and other people in need. Edward Ott, a fifth grader at Samsel Upper Elementary School (SUES), created the “Happy Bag” campaign to help the homeless. He collected and packaged…
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Spotswood, Helmetta band together to provide winter clothing to residents in need
By Brandon Rubin Special to Newspaper Media Group SPOTSWOOD – Winters can be brutal, but now imagine if you don’t have clothing to keep you warm. Middlesex County is at the center of New Jersey with almost a million residents, 7 percent of whom live below the federal poverty line. This is compounded by the…
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VFW Post to hold ceremony to acknowledge the homeless
National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day is held on Dec. 21, which is the first day of winter and the longest night of the year. VFW Post 9111 will hold an evening of remembrance, music, caring, awareness, poetry and community at 6 p.m. Dec. 21 at the post, 9111 Henderson Road, Kendall Park section of South…
