Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

Central NJ
Joined April 2009
It’s certainly been challenging the last few years to celebrate wins in our field. But the Senate proposed MORE money for homelessness than the Alliance asked for in the FY 2024 appropriations! It's our job to tell them why that funding needs to stay: buff.ly/41vmyw3
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Lawmakers want quick, easy solutions. Arresting our way out of homelessness is not one of them.
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"The foundations of homelessness lie in the alarming degree of economic inequality that plagues America." buff.ly/44QexmK
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"We must continue to fight dangerous, scapegoating narratives that continue to blame people experiencing homelessness." - Jeff Olivet, @USICHgov at #NAEH2023
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NEWS RELEASE📰 "@NJDCA Launches Comprehensive Eviction Defense and Diversion Program in All Court Vicinages in New Jersey" DCA today announced a Comprehensive Court Eviction Defense and Diversion (CCED) program in all court vicinages in #NJ. THREAD🧵 hcdnnj.org/index.php?option=…
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Without federal housing assistance, homelessness among older adults will only continue to grow. #OlderAmericansMonth buff.ly/3opJhLH
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JUST RELEASED: The 2023 State of Homelessness report contains new analysis about who experiences homelessness, where they experience it, and how resources are serving them. Explore the new interactive report: buff.ly/3y4LZrD
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Media depictions of people experiencing homelessness, and the political debates surrounding public safety, have created “a group of people who are OK to hate and be violent toward," says @sberg0 buff.ly/428ZbJ1
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TASK needs essential toiletries for the children who come to us – our youngest patrons. If you're looking for a practical way to help them, please consider donating the items on our Kids' Wish List. trentonsoupkitchen.org/ways-…. #TASK #donating
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Inspiration without action doesn’t make the change we need. - @annymoliva on using @naehomelessness’s listening sessions to inform the work to end homelessness. #NAEH2023
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HomeFront NJ retweeted
❄️🧥🧣🧤❄️ It’s pick-up day for @NJDHS’ Annual Winter Weather Gear Drive benefitting @HomeFront! Thanks to our amazing staff throughout the department, we had a very successful drive collecting nearly 150 coats, 100 hats, scarfs, mittens and gloves.
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Join @HomeFront Week of Hope, Feb. 13-18. There will be in-person opportunities to deliver meals to families living at local area motels, sort clothes and stock shelves at HomeFront’s FreeStore in Trenton, and work in HomeFront’s Diaper Resource Center. homefrontnj.org/2023/01/week…
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We will fight to end period poverty until products are as accessible as toilet paper in a public restroom. 💪
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“Everybody can be great…Because anybody can serve.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. #MLK Day of Service @PrincetonAcadSH @StuartCDSchool #MLKDay2023 @TASKsoupkitchen @HomeFront
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Please stop calling people experiencing homelessness "The Homeless". Appreciate *all* media working to talk about the issue 100% but words matter. Thank you! ❤️
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Replying to @capitalhealthnj
For My Baby and Me The look has changed, but the care remains the same. If you or a loved one are pregnant or a new mother and using drugs, we are here to help. Our program is more than drug treatment - it’s a chance to create a better future for yourself and your baby.
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What an awesome morning of service and a brunch! Thank you, Cindy, from @HomeFront for speaking with us, and @RoTreece for joining us! #beartavernpride
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