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On April 21, 2008, the Monarch Housing’s Blog published a post on America’s Road Home Statement of Principles and Action. This is an important document in our effort to end homelessness in New Jersey and America.

As part of this national effort Richard E. Schaden, Chairman and founder of Quiznos and Consumer Capital Partners, along with his wife Cheryl have announced the establishment of America’s Road Home, the first national effort to end family homelessness. Its concept: making consumers part of the solution. Their fundraising will only be available to the 300+ communities that have signed the “Statement of Principles and Actions” established by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. Thus, there is now even more urgency to encourage local elected officials to endorse the America’s Road Home Statement of Principles and Action.

For more information on America’s Road Home click here.

America’s Road Home has three goals:

Create a consumer face for Family Homelessness - to portray the homeless not just as statistics, but as parents and children - the seeds of our future.

Build modern channels for giving - to show consumers how to give and to make it easy for them to get involved.

Ask consumers to give - to make it clear that we all need to help.

America’s Road Home believes in supporting the 300+ communities that have signed the “Statement of Principles and Actions” established by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. It is through this declaration that cities and communities have created action oriented 10 year plans to end the blight of homelessness and bring families back to life. Among the 2008 fundraising events utilizing the film, “Where God Left his Shoes” will be available to cities and communities that have signed the statement of principles and actions and have an active 10 year plan to end homelessness. For more information on the movie click here.

The New Jersey Advocacy Network to End Homelessness will be working with mayors, freeholders, county executives and other elected officials to become signatories of America’s Road Home Statement of Principles and Action and thus reiterate their commitment to ending homelessness.

The New Jersey Advocacy Network to End Homelessness, salute the following officials, who have signed on as of April 28, 2008, for their support and leadership. By signing this document they reinforced their commitment to end homelessness:

Mayors

Mayor Douglas Palmer, Trenton. NJ
Mayor Robert Browser, East Orange, NJ
Mayor Pro tem Mildred Crump, Newark, NJ
Mayor Gwendolyn Faison, Camden, NJ
Deputy Mayor Jacquelyn Love, Deptford Township, NJ

Freeholders

Freeholder Beth Timberman, Salem County, NJ

Click here to read the document and explore how this can be beneficial to your community. To find out how you can work with the Advocacy Network to secure more signatures click here [Email address: rbrown #AT# monarchhousing.org - replace #AT# with @ ].

Related Monarch Blog posts

• Where God Left his Shoes homeless families will find help (0)
• America’s Road Home Principles gains momentum but not in NJ (0)
• America’s Road Home media campaign unfolds in Denver (0)
• Veterans Vehicle Project premiere a part of America’s Road Home campaign (0)
• America’s Road Home: A collaboration to end homelessness (1)

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