People experiencing homelessness can now earn $75 and a free lunch for picking up trash for the day in Camden County, New Jersey through the Work Now program. Here's how.
People experiencing homelessness have an opportunity to work and earn some cash and a free lunch in Camden County.The Work Now program is a partnership between Camden County and Volunteers of America Delaware Valley.Five days a week ten people experiencing homelessness can sign up to pick up trash for the day and earn $75 and a free lunch.David Williams, 36, started working for the program over a month ago and, with the VOA’s support, now has a full-time job.
"We bring them into the office in order to connect them to further wraparound services, whether that’s housing assistance, employment, building the resumes, being a resource and a reference for them. We help them with identification – so a barrier for this population is their identification, so birth certificate, Social Security card and then their State ID as well."Malcolm Flowers, 59, is a public safety security guard for Camden County and said he believes in the Work Now program.
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