homelessness in NJ

More than 24,519 people found themselves turning to emergency shelters and housing for the homeless in New Jersey last year, according to a new report from the nonprofit Monarch Housing Associates. The report, which relies on data collected from agencies that are part of the Homeless Management Information System, which receive federal and state funds, found that homelessness continues a downward

The final bell rings, and you don’t know where you’re sleeping that night, or how you’re getting to school the next day.

There is good news in the battle against homelessness in the Garden State. The number of people without a place to live has dropped almost 14 percent since last year, according to the latest "snapshot" count.

There were 13,900 homeless men, women and children counted in New Jersey in 2014. This week, NJ Counts will take to the streets again for its statewide point-in-time count of the homeless. Organizations, agencies and others are working together to conduct the counts, which are being coordinated by Monarch Housing Associates.

Nearly 1.3 million students were homeless during the 2012-2013 academic year, according to a new study.

Homelessness is on the rise in New Jersey. On Jan. 28, a statewide point-in-time count of the homeless, known as NJ Counts 2014, found 13,900 homeless men, women and children in the Garden State. That was an increase of 1,898 people, or 15.8 percent, compared to last year's count.