Drew University

Neighbors in Need: Housing the Most Vulnerable in Morris County, NJ Will Provide an Important Opportunity for Drew University Faculty and Students to Collaborate With Community Residents, Organizations, and Government Representatives to Expand Our County?s Ability to Provide an Effective Safety Net to End Homelessness for the Most Vulnerable Members of Our Community. the Goal of the Research Is to: 1) Articulate the Existing Barriers to Housing Our Most Vulnerable Populations; 2) Identify the Services and Supports Our Landlords Need to Effectively House This Population; 3) and Build the Public and Private Financial and Civic Infrastructure to Support and Implement a County-wide Intervention Program. the Proposed Study Will Investigate How to Overcome the Stigma of the Hardest to Serve Populations, Allowing Them to Be Quickly Placed in Affordable, Permanent Housing Through the Effective Use of Vouchers and the Provision of Appropriate Services by Community Partners. This Project Will Enhance Our County?s Civic Infrastructure, Expand Research Skills and Knowledge Throughout Our Community, and Mobilize Collective Action on a Critical Social Problem Facing Our Community. the Objectives of This Research Will Help Morris County Achieve the Goal That It Has Set for Itself of Eliminating Homelessness in Ten Years.