{"id":1502,"date":"2024-01-13T20:09:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T01:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ccec\/?page_id=1502"},"modified":"2025-01-13T09:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:07:10","slug":"housing-insecurity-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ccec\/we-care-program\/housing-insecurity-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Insecurity Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year, thousands of youth experience homelessness and many others are faced with food insecurity while on campus. These conditions can prevent students from accessing higher education, cause disruption to higher education (such as dropping out), and can cause students to experience mental and physical stress, depression, and anxiety.<\/p>\n

If you are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity, please email Wecare@ramapo.edu or check out the resources below that aid those experiencing homelessness and wish to achieve a higher education successfully<\/p>\n

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New Jersey Basic Needs Resource Hub:<\/strong><\/a> BasicNeeds.NJ.Gov is a resource hub designed to make it easier for college students and adult learners in New Jersey to secure their basic needs including food, housing and shelter, childcare, and transportation.<\/p>\n

New Jersey Housing Resource Center (NJHRC)<\/b><\/a>: The NJHRC is a statewide, online database of affordable and accessible housing units in your area. The registry includes both rental and for-sale units that are available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Call<\/span>: 1-800-428-8844<\/span><\/p>\n

Adolescent Housing Hub (AHH)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>The AHH program is managed by the Office of Adolescent Services under the Department of Children and Families and is designed to assist youth with placement in a transitional or permanent housing program. Services are available to eligible homeless youth, youth at risk for homelessness, and youth aging out of the child welfare system, ages 18 \u2013 21 years. Contact PerformCare to find out about housing and support.<\/span><\/p>\n

Call<\/span>: 1-877-652-7624<\/span><\/p>\n

Section 8 Housing Voucher<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>The Section 8 Housing Voucher Program assists in making private rental housing affordable for low-income families through direct rent subsidy payments to landlords. The program is available to residents of all New Jersey counties and is administered throughout the State by a number of municipal and county authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n