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Newark opens more transitional housing for homeless
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City launched numerous 'housing first' initiatives, lowering homeless rate
The City of Newark launched a new program this week designating 200 public housing units as transitional housing for chronically homeless residents. The program’s first fifteen residents recently transitioned from emergency shelters throughout Newark into the newly renovated and furnished units.
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Newark opens more transitional housing for homeless
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The City of Newark launched a new program this week designating 200 public housing units as transitional housing for chronically homeless residents. The program’s first fifteen residents recently transitioned from emergency shelters throughout Newark into the newly renovated and furnished units.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipWhile in Newark, officials are finding a path home for the chronically unhoused.
The city rolled out a new program this week designating 200 public housing units to be used as transitional housing for the chronically homeless residents.
The first 15 people among what will eventually be a much larger group moved this week from emergency shelters and given keys to a newly renovated unit.
The program partners with staff from Bridges Outreach, that's a nonprofit dedicated to homelessness, prevention and support to offer residents wraparound services, including behavioral health counseling and treatment, financial help and other resources to get folks back on their feet.
Mayor Baraka has launched a number of what are called Housing First initiatives to help more people find temporary and permanent shelter.
Data from the State Department of Community Affairs show some of the strategies appear to be working.
Newark dropped its homeless rate by more than 50% last year.
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