(AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)Homeless advocate calls on Sherrill to declare emergency so shelters could lift occupancy limits temporarily
(AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)Homeless advocate calls on Sherrill to declare emergency so shelters could lift occupancy limits temporarily
(RWJBarnabas Health)Inspired by 'The Pitt,' RWJBarnabas Health medical teams visit shelters and other places where homeless people can get on-the-spot services
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Social-service groups say they're turning to the state to help prevent disaster for almost 900 households

Rise in homelessness across NJ comes amid changes to federal funding, policy
(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Effort to address homelessness at the municipal level being led by Senate President Nicholas Scutari
(NJ Spotlight News)Last year’s annual survey showed far more people without permanent homes
(NJ Spotlight News)Interview: Richard Uniacke, president of Bridges Outreach

And what are the numbers for each county? This map tells the story
(Courtesy of Dave Garcia)Advocates say plans are in place for other weather emergencies but not for this

The count was conducted on Jan. 25
NJ Spotlight NewsNew report also reveals big racial disparity in the rate of homelessness

Advocates fear numbers may have increased since the pandemic.

The count also found a 13.5% increase in the number of individuals who identified as chronically homeless.

The NJ Counts 2019 survey is designed to better understand and serve New Jersey’s homeless population.

The leading causes of homelessness continues to be eviction and job loss, but other drivers include mental health issues, substance abuse and chronic health conditions.

With just three days left to finalize the state budget or face a government shutdown, it's crunch time in the Capitol. Lawmakers added funding for ...

A National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty report found that Newark, Trenton and Atlantic City have laws on the books to remove the homeless ...

Uncertainty in Atlantic City where the mayors of New Jersey municipalities try to guess what they can accomplish in the coming Trump era. A big ...

The New Jersey Coalition to End Homelessness executive director visited an encampment in Clifton and offered to help homeless people living there.

A day of reckoning for Atlantic City. It's future entangled in a controversial bill scheduled for a vote. But no vote was taken. Firefighters put ...