Washington - U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) announced funding today that will help New Jersey's homeless access basic necessities and support services. A total of $16.25 million have been awarded to New Jersey communities by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Continuum of Care Program.

"Our nation's moral compass moves us to ensure that the least fortunate among us are not left behind, and during this economic downturn, the need is even more urgent and more widespread. These locally administered grants will help many New Jersey families struggling to survive the storm and get back on their feet," said Senator Menendez. "It is through the combination of individualism and community, competition and compassion, that America became great and it is the continued balance of those values that will keep us strong."

"This federal funding will help put a roof over the head of New Jersey's homeless and provide them with skills to earn a living," stated Senator Lautenberg,a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development."With this funding, the federal government is helping create new opportunities for many of New Jersey's struggling families and individuals."

The Continuum of Care Program provides competitively-awarded grants on an annual basis to address the problems that afflict homeless persons. Grants awarded in NJ this year will help homeless individuals obtain permanent or transitional housing, increase their skills or ability to earn an income, and provide rent assistance for homeless persons with disabilities and their families. Grantees include entities such as States, local governments, public housing agencies, and private nonprofits.

Total awarded to each grantee:

Advance Housing, Inc.

$70,722


Bergen County Housing Authority

$2,739,000


Camden County

$673,200


Cape Counseling Services

$197,364


Center For Family Services, Inc.

$240,950


City of Newark

$1,707,000


City of Trenton Department of Human Services

$1,016,220


Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey PHA NJ880

$1,230,060


Community Hope, Inc.

$97,774


County of Monmouth

$400,000


County of Morris Division of Community Development

$88,560


Covenant House New Jersey, Inc

$51,051



Covenant House NJ RAP

$122,232



Edison Housing Authority

$773,761


Elizabeth/Union County Continuum of Care

$1,101,229


HABcore, Inc.

$374,638



Jersey City Housing Authority

$639,240



Lakewood Housing Authority

$235,081


New Community Corporation

$735,000



Passaic County Department of Human Services

$1,431,276


Project Live, Inc

$971,964


The Lester A. Drenk Behavioral Health Center Inc.

$30,526


Warren County Housing Authority

$187,020


West New York Housing Authority

$1,136,220


*NOTE some groups received multiple grants in different programs*

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