Township officials strongly opposed the shelter

Homeless advocates and residents had been at odds for months

Timing of Toms River Township’s pending eminent domain ordinance cannot be ignored, homeless advocates say

Deliberations are still ongoing about how to spend Ocean County's Homelessness Trust Fund

Dr. Schenike Massie-Lambert of Rutgers Children’s Center for Resilience and Trauma Recovery

Mental health assistance and substance use treatment will be among services offered there

Amid larger demand for family services, Ocean's Harbor House shifts focus

Ocean County has affordable housing, but the waitlists can run for years

As motels are torn down in Seaside Heights, advocates say a year-round shelter is a priority

A short walk away from Journal Square in Jersey City, the homeless population can find a safe space to shower. People can also find hygiene ...

Parishioners and volunteers in a new network of churches offer emergency housing for single women seven nights a week during the coldest months of the ...

Newark’s first dedicated winter shelter for the homeless will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through March.

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The tent city in Lakewood has been demolished, even as protesters complain there aren't enough options for the homeless in Ocean County.

The governor goes public with a plan to close the billion-dollar budget gap. The bridge investigative committee takes more testimony, and more heat. And why ...

Many people find themselves having to live in motels because they can't afford permanent housing.

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Homeless people in New Jersey can find a place to stay in shelters or use transitional housing programs, but some feel like there's nowhere to ...

Troubles at the airport, troubles on the tracks, troubles in a tent city as the mercury plunges again. Plus, the governor’s ceremonial signing of the ...

The majority of people living in Lakewood Township's Tent City declined to seek shelter at a nearby church despite record low temperatures.