• On May 22nd, 85 young people and staff at our Newark Crisis Shelter were tested for COVID-19. All tested negative.
• We are working with the Department of Health and local governments to move forward with testing at our other Covenant House New Jersey locations.
• We continue to carry out a detailed protocol and process to maintain the safest environment for our young people and our staff.
• We are caring for more than 100 young people at our Rights of Passage homes and independent living apartments.
• We have 55 young people who are in residence with us at our two crisis shelters. In addition to a warm bed, three meals a day, they are receiving additional support services from our staff to work through this pandemic.
• We are caring for nine moms and their babies at our Mom and Babies Program.
• We recently implemented teletherapy to increase services to young people in need.
• Two of our moms delivered healthy babies.
• The majority of our young people are not able to work, as most businesses have closed.
• Essential personnel remains on-site with the youth using rotating schedules consistent with medical staffing best practices.
• Non-essential staff is working from home utilizing remote technology and video conferencing.
• A significant effort is made each day to clean all common areas.
• All staff and young people are equipped with masks.
• Relationships with community healthcare providers and local hospitals continue to strengthen, enabling us to coordinate medical care for our young people, our moms, and babies.

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Changing The Future For Homeless Youth

Covenant House New Jersey provides comprehensive residential care and related services to help New Jersey’s youth who have suffered from abuse, neglect, abandonment, homelessness, and human trafficking build a life for themselves that is good.

We journey with our young people from the streets, to our Residential Crisis Centers, to our transitional living homes, and on to independent living in the community to help them break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.

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