A fundraiser to help end homelessness on behalf of Garden State Episcopal CDC & Covenant House NJ. Enjoy mask making, cocktails and sound by Dancing Tony!
2015 Point-in-Time Homeless Persons Count
Point-in-Time Homeless Persons Count happened yesterday February 4th. A BIG thank you to our staff, all the volunteers and local agencies that made this happen!
The Point-in-Time (PIT) Counts provide counts of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night. Counts are provided by household type (individuals, families, and child-only households), and are further broken down by subpopulation categories, such as homeless veterans and people who are chronically homeless.
Solutions for Foreclosures
Garden State Episcopal CDC is creating housing solutions for municipalities. We are repurposing foreclosures as mixed income housing with half the subsidy of new construction. For just $50,000 of subsidy per unit we can acquire, rehab and complete a sale in just 7.5 months. This is compared to $100,000 in subsidy for new construction and a 2 year timeline. We work fast turning eyesore and liabilities into neighborhood assets, stabilizing property values and building a strong base for new comps. Our average per unit cost is $165,000 compared to $250,000 per unit for new construction. From 2010 to 2013, we rehabbed 13 foreclosures in Jersey City creating 26 units with a $4 million investment. Those homes generated $3 million in mortgage activity and $1.5 million in construction contracts that went to local contractors. Moving forward, we are rehabbing 27 units with $6 million. We are "Building Strong Communities." To find out more about GSECDC please visit: http://gsecdc.org/about-us/
Emergency Food Pantry
The GSECDC Emergency Food Pantry will be open for distribution on the third Saturday of the month from 9am to 1pm for qualifying households.
2011 Homeless Memorial Day
Garden State Episcopal Community Development Corporation will be holding an inter-faith Homeless Memorial Service Wednesday, December 21st, to...
Read MoreHudson County Orgs Get $2.9 Million in Federal Grants to Help Homeless
The Obama Administration announced last week that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is renewing grant funding needed to keep 10 Hudson County homeless assistance programs operating. The funding is part of nearly $1.4 billion that will help 6,400 existing programs nationwide to continue offering critically needed housing and services to homeless persons and families. Garden State Episcopal CDC was one on many Hudson County organizations to receive funding.
Read MoreHost Hudson County Homeless Memorial
And once again, a coalition including the Garden State Episcopal Community Development Corporation (GSECDC) and the Church of the Incarnation are holding an interfaith Homeless Memorial Service to remember those who have died from causes related to homelessness, and to raise awareness of the people who continue to live and die on Hudson County’s streets this winter.
Read MoreInaugural Homeless Person's Memorial
The service is designed to remember those who passed away from causes related to homelessness and raise awareness that people are still living and dying on the street,
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