National Low Income Housing Coalition Memo to Members Highlights NJ’s County Homeless Trust Fund
Forum on implementation planned for September 15th
The August 7, 2009, edition of the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Memo to Members Winter 2009 edition of the Housing Trust Fund Project newsletter published an article by Mary Brooks on New Jersey’s County Homeless Trust Fund. The article entitled NJ Advocates Celebrate Law Allowing County Homeless Trust Funds was written by La’Teashia Sykes.
We are very pleased about this national publicity of our advocacy campaign in New Jersey.
To read the article click here.
To read the full newsletter click here.
The Governor is expected to sign the legislation this month. The Advocacy Network is preparing a forum for local counties to assist them in establishing their Homeless Trust Funds.
The Forum on Implementation of the Homeless Trust Fund has been scheduled for:
September 15, 2009 – 9 AM to Noon
Statehouse Annex
Conference Room 6, 1st Floor
125 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
Click here for directions and parking.
Click here to register online.
This will be an opportunity to learn about how the trust fund can be used as a tool to implement county-based plans to end homelessness.
Resources
To view the Senate’s Roll Call vote from June 18, 2009, click here.
To view the Assembly’s Roll Call vote from October 27, 2008, click here.
To read the final version of the bill click here.
To read the statement on the bill prepared by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee click here.
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.
