They're invisible in the city yet when you see them you feel either sympathy, pity or fear. There are many different reasons the homeless got that way, especially after all we've been through in New Jersey the last few years.
The last year has presented situations that have proven particularly challenging : How can people be safely sheltered while keeping COVID-19 spread down? What gets lost in translation if people can't meet face-to-face to express their needs?
A team of three emergency responders from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services has traveled to New Jersey to help officials there with their sheltering mission following Hurricane Sandy.