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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 9, CHILDREN--JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS
Chapter 12a: Establishment of children's shelter; management; funds
Section: 9:12a-3: Findings, declarations relative to homeless youth.
2. The Legislature finds and declares that: homeless youth are a largely invisible population; many of these children have no families and are being exploited by adults or are turning to delinquency as a way to survive on the streets; these young people are urgently in need of services which will prevent them from becoming permanently homeless; therefore, it is in the best interest of the State to establish and support a continuum of services geared specifically for homeless youth, including street outreach or basic center shelter or transitional living programs.
L.1999,c.224,s.2.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2013-06-10 16:36:30.
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