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New Jersey Coalition to End Homelessness
Fall 2014
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Dear Friends,
We are happy to let you know that the Coalition has grown significantly since our July newsletter, when our board voted to lower membership rates so that more service providers would be able to join us. Since August, the Coalition has grown from 3 to 31 organizations. A list of our organizational members is below. For a complete list including our individual members, please visit our website: www.njceh.org.
I'd like to extend a big thank you to all of those who have recently joined us, as well as to all of our members and supporters.
If you have not yet become a member of the Coalition, I encourage you to join our network of service providers, advocates and concerned citizens committed to ending homelessness in New Jersey. Advocacy is more effective when we work together. Click here to learn more about how to join.
This edition of our quarterly newsletter spotlights the work of Julia Orlando and the Bergen County Housing, Health & Human Services Center; the Center just celebrated its fifth anniversary and is a model of collaboration between government and nonprofits. The newsletter also includes a new feature, Member Perspective, with an essay by James Abro, a contributor for TalkPoverty.org.
As always, your feedback and ideas are welcome.
Sincerely,
Deb Ellis
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Spotlight on Bergen County's Housing, Health and Human Services Center
In October, the Bergen County Housing, Health & Human Services Center celebrated its fifth anniversary. The Hackensack-based program provides a full continuum of services including homelessness prevention, temporary shelter and permanent placement. The program's Director, Julia Orlando, focuses on collaboration and a housing-first approach to shelter, which has led to tremendous success. For more information on how the Center was created and how it has achieved its goal of reducing homelessness, the full article can be found by clicking here.
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Member Perspective
In his essay entitled "Poverty and Homelessness are Human and Civil Rights Issues," James Abro emphasizes the need for a shift in our perceptions of those experiencing poverty and homelessness. He recommends dropping the "War on Poverty" in exchange for recognition of the poor as "fully human, entitled to the same human and constitutional rights as anyone else." Click here to read.
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November 15-23 is National Homelessness & Hunger Awareness Week.
For information on special opportunities to help the homeless in New Jersey, click here.
We also encourage you to support your local food banks, soup kitchens, and homeless service providers.
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The Coalition's Executive Director will lead a workshop at
Anti-Poverty Network's Annual Poverty Summit, December 4th
For details on how to attend, please visit:
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Deb Ellis, Executive Director
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Kate Leahy, Director of Operations & Communications
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Alison Recca-Ryan, President
Consultant
Joyce Campbell
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton
Laura Rodgers
Jewish Family Service, Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Danny Altilio
United Way of Hudson County
Rhonda Coe
R.B. Coe Consulting
Connie Mercer
Homefront
Bill Southrey
Haven
Sam Tsemberis
Pathways to Housing
Jeffrey Wild
Lowenstein, Sandler, LLP
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About NJCEH
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The New Jersey Coalition to End Homelessness (NJCEH) is a statewide non-profit organization with one mission: to eradicate homelessness in New Jersey. We believe in a New Jersey where no one is forced to sleep outside and where every man, woman and child lives in safe, affordable housing. The Coalition will work with its partners throughout the State until that vision becomes a reality.
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Roseland, NJ 07068
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