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Since 1980:
Partnering with our COMMUNITY
to achieve
STABILITY
for our
NEIGHBORS
in need.
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TRENTON:
Mailing Address:
123 East Hanover St.
Trenton, NJ 08608
Food Pantry:
400
Hamilton Ave.
HOURS:
Monday – Friday
9am – 12 noon
Homelessness Prevention and Administrative Office:
117 E. Hanover St.
Homelessness
Prevention Hours:
M, T, TH, 9am – noon
W,
1 – 3pm
ph: 609-396-2227
Administrative Hours:
M – F, 9am – 5pm
ph: 609-396-9355
fax: 609-482-4444
PRINCETON:
Nassau Presbyterian
61 Nassau St.
Princeton, NJ 08542
609-921-2135
PANTRY and
OFFICE HOURS:
M – Th
1:30 - 4pm
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HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
Helping neighbors remain stable and secure
Are you facing a critical housing issue such as impending eviction, foreclosure, utility shut-off, or lack of funds for a security deposit? Please call the Crisis Ministry at 609-396-9355, ext 28.
The Crisis Ministry's Homelessness Prevention program stabilizes struggling households through emergency assistance for back rent, mortgage, security deposits, and utilities.
Rent, Security Deposit, and Mortgage Assistance
The Crisis Ministry helps families and individuals from Mercer County who are either threatened with losing their apartment or home or who may already be homeless. In 2010 we helped 473 households to avoid homelessness through rent, security deposit, and mortgage assistance. Working closely with our clients, their landlords, the court, and often other agencies, we will negotiate a manageable budget plan in which the client shares responsibility for the debt. We assist with mortgage payments as well, working with our client and the lender to prevent foreclosure.
Utilities Assistance
People who are threatened with shut-off of water or energy can seek assistance from the Crisis Ministry. Our staff and volunteers receive as many as 300 calls per month from households struggling with utility bills. In 2010 we helped 293 families through our Utilities Assistance program.
Some facts about our Homelessness Prevention program:
• In 2010 the Crisis Ministry helped 766 households to avoid homelessness.
• 81 percent of the families we assist with back rent, mortgage, and security deposits are stably housed a year later.
• We can help a client once in a calendar year but no more than two times in five years.
• Two of three people assisted in our homelessness prevention programs are employed but receive very low wages.
• We work with Isles Inc. and Family Guidance Center in a referral program to provide financial counseling to clients.
• We work with the Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness on the Five-Year Plan to End Homelessness in our county.