The county will sponsor a Homelessness Awareness Day at 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Services Center, 120 S. River St., Hackensack.
The purpose of the Homelessness Awareness Day is to introduce the center to those who are unfamiliar with the services it offers. Center staff will provide a briefing on the center's achievements during its first year of operation and will educate attendees about current needs.
The featured speaker is Adolfo Carrion, the regional director for HUD for New York and New Jersey. He previously served as the deputy assistant to the president and the director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs.
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The mission of the center is to place individuals who are homeless in housing and provide the support services needed to ensure the placement is permanent. To date, more than 100 people have been placed into permanent housing.
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