OEO awarded fund from the NJ Department of Community Affairs

Camden County Council On Economic Opportunity, Inc. (Camden County OEO) has been awarded $130,725 from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs to administer the Homeless Prevention Program. The Homeless Prevention Program (HPP) began this past August and ends on July 31, 2016. Eligible Camden County residents must have a summons or warrant of removal from a landlord-tenant court that is no more than 6 months old, gross income at or below 80% of the area median income, have resided at the housing unit for at least three months without incurring arrears, and currently has the ability to pay monthly housing costs after receiving HPP assistance. Camden County OEO is continuing to accept applications for the HPP program. Click here for a press release and article in the Anointed News Journal regarding HPP. Contact our office at 856-964-6887.