On March 5, 2018, SNJToday reported “Shelter from the Storm: Conversations with Cumberland County’s Homeless and Code Blue Volunteers.”
Housing First
On January 24, 2018, SNJ Today reported, “Cumberland County One Step Closer to Ending Homelessness by 2020,” as the Housing First Collaborative provided a place to call home.
On January 8, 2018, Bridgeton Mayor Albert B. Kelly wrote an opinion piece “Long Freeze Stretches Code Blue to the Limit” for the South Jersey Times.
On January 4, 2018, Michael Fleming, 57, a homeless man was found dead in a parking lot in Vineland. We will keep hearing about similar tragedies until more affordable housing is available.
The Housing First vouchers saves lives and saves money. Preliminary data shows we can save $262,000 in direct and indirect costs for chronic homelessness.
