Our Box City fundraiser called for hundreds of local residents, many of them high school students, to spend the night sleeping outside in a cardboard box or other makeshift shelter to raise funds to support our neighbors that were experiencing homelessness and to increase awareness about the issue of homelessness in our Hunterdon communities. Yes, despite being one of the wealthiest counties in the nation and the wealthiest in New Jersey, Hunterdon County sadly has its fair share of homelessness. Family Promise of Hunterdon County strives to prevent homelessness and care for those who are experiencing homelessness. We help families and individuals experiencing housing instability or homelessness to become self-sufficient and live independently. We do this through intensive case management, training, and basic needs support so that our clients can build skills and resources and changing their trajectory.
While Box City is no longer our signature fundraiser, we are proud of the history of awareness that carried thousands of high school students into adulthood, and we hope they are more informed and empathetic citizens as a result.
Want to see what Box City looked like? Check out photos from prior years events.
Thanks for supporting the important work of Family Promise!
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