NJDCA Deputy Commissioner Robert LongAPNJ’s Annual Poverty Summit featured welcoming remarks from Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Deputy Commissioner Robert Long on affordable housing.
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NJDCA Deputy Commissioner Robert Long
In NJ, 10.5 percent of our households live in poverty, but another 28 percent are known as ALICE households which means they cannot cover essentials.
Matthew Desmond Speaking at the 2017 Public Policy Forum on EvictionOn September 11, 2018, The New York Times featured a piece by Matthew Desmond, “Americans Want to Believe Jobs are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not.”
On September 13, 2018, NJSpotlight reported that “Incomes rose in NJ last year, but significant number of residents remain in poverty.”
On August 28, 2018, CBS MoneyWatch reported that “Almost half of Americans can’t pay for their basic needs” according to a report from the Urban Institute.
