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Scott Fairman, far right with Congressman Holt, his member of Congress, along with other constituents.
Scott Fairman was one of the sixteen speakers at the 2nd Annual Congressional Reception. He mentioned his tour of Washington the evening prior to the event and being reminded that New Jersey has a commitment to “Liberty and Prosperity”. He explained that liberty means having the opportunity to pursue life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. He reiterated that the elected officials need to support efforts to end homelessness.
Mr. Fairman also spoke eloquently about his experience and his current activities working with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Trenton and the Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness.
To listen to his remarks at the Congressional Reception use the link below:
More than two hundred formerly homeless people, passionate advocates and housing providers from across the state attended the July 30th event. In addition to Congressman Pascrell the event was attended by Senator Lautenberg and Congress members Holt, Pascrell and Ferguson also attended.
To listen to the other speeches and to view photos from the Congressional Reception click here. To view only the speeches click here.
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Richard W. Brown, has almost forty years experience in both housing development and community organizing. Since 1991 Mr. Brown has been the Chief Executive Officer of Monarch Housing Associates, the 1995 Governor’s Excellence in Housing Award winner in the organization category. He has been happily married to Jan, the woman he loves since 1975, and has two grown children - Jon and Mike - and a dog - Oscar. On July 19, 2010, he became the proud grandfather of a his first granddaughter - Lilah-Rae.Click here to send Mr. Brown an email.
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