Senators Buono and Vitale sponsor Trust Fund legislation
Senator Joseph F. Vitale
The Homeless Trust Fund legislation S-2354, sponsored by Senators Dana L. Redd (D-Camden) and Brian Stack (D-Union City), gained support from two members of the Middlesex County Senate Delegation. Deputy Majority Leader Joseph F. Vitale (D-Woodbridge) and Budget and Appropriations Committee Chair Barbara Buono (D-Edison) agreed to serve as co-sponsors of the bill on November 24th.
With the addition of these two co-sponsors, the Homeless Trust Fund gains important momentum. We strongly encourage our members to contact their State Senators and ask them to both sponsor and support S2354 when it comes to the floor of the Senate. We can provide draft letters upon request. To find out who represents you in the Senate click here.
The Advocacy Network is working with the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee, where Senator Redd is the vice-chair, to have a hearing at their next meeting on Monday December 8th at 10 AM. Please save this date and plan to attend and testify at this hearing. We will let everyone know once the date is confirmed.
Senator Barbara Buono
The members of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee are:
Rice, Ronald L. – Chair
Redd, Dana L. – Vice-Chair
Connors, Christopher J.
Haines, Philip E.
Van Drew, Jeff
The Homeless Trust Fund establishes a recurring source of funding that would be dedicated to ending homelessness in each County that decided to establish a local fund. This would be a distinct account that would receive dedicated sources of public funds. Funds from the Homeless Trust Fund will be used to support projects that:
1. Measurably reduce homelessness;
2. Demonstrate government cost savings over time;
3. Employ evidence-based models or promising approaches;
4. Could be replicated in other counties across the state;
5. Include a strong performance measurement component; and
6. Are consistent with the locally developed ten year plan to end homelessness.
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