To prepare a preliminary report to the Governor
by or before December 31, 2009, containing findings and recommendations for preventing and reducing homelessness, ending chronic homelessness
Governor Corzine signs Executive Order 126
On April 8, 2009, Governor Jon Corzine appointed thirteen (13) public members to Interagency Council on Preventing and Ending Homelessness. This is an important step in our collective efforts to end homelessness in New Jersey.
Three are members of the Steering Committee of the New Jersey Advocacy Network to End Homelessness. These include Scott A. Fairman, Daniel Altilio and Rev. Bruce Davidson.
We congratulate all of the appointees and look forward to working with them to end homelessness in New Jersey!
To read our prior reports on the Interagency Council click here.
The appointments to the INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON PREVENTING AND REDUCING HOMELESSNESS were:
- Appoint Bruce Nigro (Berkeley Heights, Union)
- Appoint Carolyn Lewis-Spruill (Trenton, Mercer)
- Appoint Scott A. Fairman (Trenton, Mercer)
- Appoint Steven Taylor (Orange, Essex)
- Appoint Victor J. Herlinsky, Jr., Esq. (East Rutherford, Bergen)
- Appoint Clifford A. Goldman (Titusville, Mercer)
- Appoint Janel Winter (Lambertville, Hunterdon)
- Appoint Daniel Altilio (Brick, Ocean)
- Appoint Gina R. Williams Deas (Pennsauken, Camden)
- Appoint William R. Southrey (Absecon, Atlantic)
- Appoint Reverend Dr. Robert C. Wade (Florence, Burlington)
- Appoint Reverend Bruce Henning Davidson (Stockton, Hunterdon)
- Appoint Victor B. Carlson (Denville, Morris)
The Council shall:
- prepare a preliminary report to the Governor by or before December 31, 2009, containing findings and recommendations for preventing and reducing homelessness, ending chronic homelessness, and improving services to individuals and families who lose their housing, and additional reports as the Council may deem necessary;
- Review data, activities, funding, and programs in areas including but not limited to housing, health care, employment, education, and mental health and substance abuse services that (i) help individuals and families at-risk of becoming homeless retain their housing and (ii) provide housing and other services for individuals and families who become homeless;
- identify statutory and regulatory impediments to the effective provision of services to homeless individuals and families;
- recommend changes to laws, programs, policies, and service delivery models and an examination of best practices and service delivery models to maximize the cost effectiveness of those models and their results;
- and examine and evaluate programs and activities to prevent, reduce, and end homelessness and to assist homeless families and individuals.
Special Requirements:
The Council shall be comprised as follows:
(i) the Commissioners of the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Community Affairs, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Senior Services, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, the Chairman of the State Parole Board, the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and a representative of the Office of the Governor, each of whom shall serve ex officio and may appoint a designee; and
(ii) 14 public members appointed by the Governor as follows: a representative of county government, a representative of municipal government, two persons who are or recently were homeless, two representatives of the private sector, four representatives of non-profit agencies providing housing, social, behavioral health, or health-care services to homeless individuals or families, representatives of public housing authorities, individuals with academic expertise in homelessness issues, and two representatives from faith communities. In addition, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Senate Minority Leader, and the Assembly Minority Leader each may appoint a member of the Legislature to serve on the Council, and that member may appoint a designee.
