Plans to Prohibit Smoking in Public Housing Has Residents Fired Up
The CDC says not smoking in public housing could save New Jersey $4.7 million.
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Families Facing Hunger Find Refuge After Sandy
Mom, Christina Corretjer, and daughter, Samantha, are shopping at The Peoples Pantry in Toms River.
A Model for Low Income Suburban Housing, Now In Limbo
Rows of houses tucked neatly in this Burlington County suburb are the shining example of the Mount Laurel doctrine done right. The 1983 Supreme Court ruling that created a model for building low- to moderate-income homes in the suburbs has…
Summit on the Hardships of Poverty
Susan Parker says a divorce left her hungry and homeless. “You really can’t even describe the level of devastation you feel when you don’t have a place to sleep, you don’t have a place to take a shower,” she said.
Newark Introduces Program to Provide Web Training to Unemployed Residents
Mayor Ras Baraka said Newark needs to create 6,000 jobs, just to bring its unemployment rate in line with the rest of the state.
One in Four New Jerseyans Live in Poverty
The APN is encouraging all state legislators and Assembly candidates to sign a pledge recognizing that poverty is a problem in New Jersey. By signing the pledge they're also saying they'll work with APN and their partners to advance solutions…
Census Data Reveals Cumberland County with the Highest Poverty Rate in New Jersey
Cumberland County has the highest poverty rate in New Jersey — nearly 20 percent.
A Haven for NJ’s Homeless
HomeFront, an organization that works with the homeless and working poor, opened a new campus in Ewing that offers services to families and individuals to help them get back on their feet.
One in Five Kids in New Jersey is Hungry
More than a million people in New Jersey, including nearly one in every five kids, face hunger every day. The Community Food Bank of New Jersey reports more than half of their clients have to choose between eating and paying…
Finding Affordable Housing Not Easy in New Jersey
“We have another 20,000 trying to get into public housing. Many of those are seniors, little kids — and the average wait time’s over 10 years,”
Earned Income Tax Credit Process Confusing
New Jersey's Earned Income Tax Credit is increasing to 30 percent.
Family Income Affects Children’s Brain Size, Research Shows
Money can buy a bigger house, a better school and the best summer camps, but can it also buy a bigger brain?