MENENDEZ, BOOKER ANNOUNCE $52M IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS ACROSS NJ
NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced a combined $52,486,276 in federal grants have been awarded to over 200 organizations and communities across New Jersey to bolster homelessness prevention programs.
“This funding will help thousands of men and women, families and veterans across the state access safe and reliable housing and obtain critical services they need to get back on their feet,” said Sen. Menendez.“These programs are crucial to helping New Jerseyans experiencing homelessness, especially during the pandemic. I applaud all of the local programs and their committed staff for their continued efforts towards ending the homelessness crisis across New Jersey.”
“In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, communities and organizations across New Jersey are performing critical work to assist individuals and families experiencing homelessness,” said Sen. Booker. “This federal funding will strengthen these efforts and help ensure that our state’s residents have access to safe and stable housing.”
The funds were awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care Program (CoC) to support permanent and transitional housing programs.
The following organizations, departments and municipalities received awards:
| 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc. | $355,298 |
| AAH of Bergen County, Inc. | $273,882 |
| Access Family Services Inc. | $416,806 |
| ACENDA Inc. | $337,579 |
| Advance Housing, Inc. | $755,592 |
| Alternatives, Inc. | $466,844 |
| Atlantic County | $21,782 |
| Camden County Council on Economic Opportunity | $304,408 |
| Cape May County | $61,316 |
| Care Plus NJ, Inc. | $896,887 |
| Career Opportunity Development | $46,042 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Camden | $71,495 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen | $920,683 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark | $82,913 |
| Center For Family Services, Inc. | $601,027 |
| Center for Hope and Safety | $38,821 |
| City of East Orange | $488,880 |
| City of Trenton | $4,773,419 |
| Collaborative Support Programs of NJ | $4,031,746 |
| Coming Home of Middlesex County | $77,070 |
| Community Planning and Advocacy Council | $1,221,823 |
| County of Bergen | $410,702 |
| County of Burlington | $15,006 |
| Covenant House New Jersey | $1,189,750 |
| CUMAC/ECHO, Inc. | $90,184 |
| Easter Seals New Jersey | $232,743 |
| Elizabeth Housing Authority | $486,863 |
| Elizabeth/Union County | $1,389,603 |
| Ending Homelessness Group | $143,396 |
| Essex County | $1,057,728 |
| Family Promise of Morris County | $409,532 |
| Family Promise of Sussex County | $631,118 |
| First Call for Help | $261,047 |
| Garden State Episcopal Community Development Corp. | $1,331,706 |
| Gateway YMCA | $1,243,034 |
| Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc. | $88,110 |
| HABcore, Inc. | $2,182,133 |
| Heart of Hannah Women’s Center Inc. | $200,924 |
| Homeless Solutions, Inc. | $516,945 |
| Housing Authority of Bergen County | $1,835,926 |
| Housing Authority of Edison | $1,228,070 |
| Housing Authority of Jersey City | $768,878 |
| Hudson County Division of Housing & Community Development | $245,890 |
| Isaiah House, Inc. | $327,466 |
| Jersey Battered Women’s Service, Inc. | $332,607 |
| Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County | $188,568 |
| Legacy Treatment Services | $361,893 |
| Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris, Inc. | $42,633 |
| Mental Health Association of Monmouth County, Inc. | $142,595 |
| Middlesex County | $750,115 |
| Monmouth County | $1,431,041 |
| Morris County | $56,722 |
| New Jersey AIDS Services | $318,433 |
| New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency | $848,311 |
| NJ Dept. of Community Affairs | $2,602,197 |
| North Hudson Community Action Corporation | $703,972 |
| Northwest NJ Community Action Partnership, Inc. | $338,239 |
| Oaks Integrated Care | $98,997 |
| Passaic County Department of Human Services | $2,593,040 |
| Plainfield Housing Authority | $1,536,149 |
| Positive Health Care, Inc. | $225,412 |
| Salem County Inter Agency Council of Human Services | $127,057 |
| Somerset County | $12,090 |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital | $192,235 |
| Straight & Narrow, Inc. | $598,482 |
| The House of Faith, Inc. | $283,788 |
| Transitional Housing Services, Inc. | $79,721 |
| Triple C Housing, Inc. | $62,044 |
| United Way of Hudson County | $1,548,112 |
| Vantage Health System, Inc. | $1,643,715 |
| Volunteers of America Delaware Valley, Inc. | $270,545 |
| West New York Housing Authority | $370,513 |
| WomenRising | $623,038 |
| York Street Project | $1,291,004 |
| YWCA | $281,941 |
