Rescue Mission of Trenton spends $250,000 a year to run New Direction program

The point-in-time count will help determine the areas of highest need

On Thursday, we host the fifth in a series of talks tied to The Change Project, an NJ Spotlight News multimedia series

Street outreach and ‘housing first’ seen as keys to putting people in homes and getting needed help

A day in the working life of peer recovery specialists Jose Caraballo and Chalia Perry

Advocates say plans are in place for other weather emergencies but not for this

New law lets caregivers treat in shelters, ‘a great first step’

Medication-assisted treatment at two established emergency shelters helps street people right where they live

Nonprofit and community-based addiction centers are good for both the state economy and those looking for treatment for addiction. Data shows the centers create jobs, ...

Homeland Security is enlisting powerful community forces to keep the homeland safe. A federal monitor will oversee the Newark Police Department that's cleaning up its ...

The Pope calls for action now to save the planet and its people, especially those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change -- the ...

Drug overdoses have become the leading cause of injury in New Jersey and 36 other states. Fatalities by overdose have more than doubled in the ...

What's the plan for our water supply? Clear-cutting forests to go green? Airborne lead in Sandy's wake showing up in residents' blood. Under one roof ...

The Coordinated Entry and Assessment System is meant to help chronically homeless singles in Mercer County.

How is Homeland Security preventing home-grown terror? Port Authority reform. It's not over yet. The right to vote: it's not in the Constitution yet. And ...

As the temperatures plummet, the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and the Rescue Mission of Trenton see higher demand for services.

Gov. Christie laid out an ambitious plan to get all nonviolent offenders with drug problems into treatment, a plan that would expand the state's drug ...