Bilaal was just a teenager when his life went off the rails. He joined a gang and found himself in and out of prison and using drugs. For eight years, he struggled.
“I was always into something,” he said.
By his mid-20s, he knew he needed to …
For a long time, Daiquan Davis’s house in Trenton had been a safe haven. He lived there since he was in elementary school with his mother, grandmother, uncle, and his three younger brothers.
But after his mother and grandmother passed away, the home fell into disrepair. …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton recently received two grants, totaling almost $460,000, to prevent homelessness in Ocean County.
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs gave Catholic Charities’ Community Services the grants to provide temporary rent and utility assistance to individuals and families who are either …
Next week, advocates for New Jersey’s homeless population – including a team from Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton – will hit the streets to count a demographic whose whereabouts can seem as hard to pin down as the Loch Ness Monster’s.
The federal government requires people …
State officials have extended funding to continue a unique, specialized program that helps pregnant women and new mothers – who are homeless or at risk of homelessness – recover from addiction in Mercer County.
The new funding – totaling $1.2 million – will ensure that For …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton will honor Jordan C. of Lakewood with the Client Achievement Award at the 30th Annual Guardian Angel Dinner Dance in September.
Jordan was a single mother of three who overcame homelessness. She and her children now live in a safe, stable …
The government shutdown has impacted a housing program run by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, leaving 24 homeless or recently homeless adults with an uncertain future.
The federal funding for Catholic Charities’ Rapid Rehousing program in Mercer County would have been renewed this month – but …
Not long ago, Augustine Lopez was on the way to GameStop with his mother, his allowance burning a hole in his pocket. The Westampton boy planned to buy himself a video game at the Hainesport, Burlington County, store.
But then he saw a homeless man with …
You’ve probably heard it before – someone joking that things have gotten so bad that they’ll have to live out of their car or under a bridge.
For Stephanie (pictured, right), that joke was never funny.
Not long ago, the New Jersey native was living in Florida, …
It’s hard for Karla to pinpoint exactly when she knew her life had to change. For a chronic drug user, there are so many wakeup calls.
“My mom was thinking about getting life insurance on me because she thought I was gonna die. She knew how …
