Homeless Trust Fund bill is on the agenda for the
Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
at 1 PM on December 8th
The Homeless Trust Fund legislation, S2354, will have a hearing before the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee on Monday December 8, 2008, at 1 PM. Please note that this is a change of time. The hearing will be held in Committee Room 7 on the second floor of the Statehouse Annex.
The bill is currently sponsored by:
Senator Dana L. Redd (D-Camden)
Senator Brian Stack (D-Union City)
Senator Robert W. Singer (R-Jackson)
Senator Barbara Buono (D-Edison)
Senator Joseph F. Vitale (D-Woodbridge)
We continue to 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.
This is an important hearing that will determine when this bill will be voted on by the full Senate. Please save this date and plan to attend and testify at this hearing. We will let everyone know once the date is confirmed.
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.
If you are interested in helping with the campaign we encourage you to read the sign on letter and have your organization become one of the leaders in this important campaign. To view a list of those who have endorsed this campaign click here.
For a fact sheet click here or for a description of possible uses and populations to be served click here.
A list of Frequently Asked Questions can be found by clicking here.
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