Project Homeless Connect - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, the Trenton/Mercer Continuum of Care (CoC) will conduct a one-day event called Project Homeless Connect (PHC). Project Homeless Connect activities will run 9am to 2pm at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Trenton, NJ. We will provide a hot breakfast and lunch, access to services and helpful items. Homelessness exists every day in Mercer County. This event sponsored by community leaders and designed to provide housing referrals, support services, and hospitality in a convenient one-stop format for people experiencing homelessness.

Last January, we served over 400 individuals at Project Homeless Connect event. And last July, we served over 425 people.

It will allow the CoC to provide those people with much needed services.

The success of Project Homeless Connect is contingent upon communities joining together with local businesses, private corporations, hospitals, volunteers and a variety of providers to positively affect the lives of the homeless in Trenton and Mercer County.

On any given day we have over 574 individuals and 269 children homeless (point-in-time data 2011). This opportunity can help the homeless to move off the street and be connected with the services that can help move them out of homelessness. It costs everyone more to have these individuals and families on the street.

Please become part of the solution and generously donate to this project. We are in need of volunteers, funding for food, clothing and other necessaries.

In Mercer County, if you are interested in learning more about this event and would like to participate as a provider, please contact:

Tarry Truitt, Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness ttruitt@merceralliance.org or at (609) 844-1008

Ely Mateo, United Way of Greater Mercer County at ely.mateo@uwgmc.org or 609-637-4918.

Thank you for your help!

• Download a List of Items Needed
• Volunteer Registration Form
• Agency/Business Registration Form
• Volunteer Training
• Event Flyer