The program, 'Chance for Change,' allows passengers to donate electronically to charities that will use the money to get people help.
Lasheema Edwards, regional coordinator for the Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey, one of the partners in the Change for Change program announced in Red Bank Monday, talks about her experience going from homelessness to reclaiming her life through outreach programs by NJ Transit police, the support program which joined with rocker Jon Bon Jovi's Soul Foundation and Volunteers of America to help people in need in transit facilities.
Larry Higgs | NJ Advance MediaNJ Transit, Jersey Shore rocker Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen Foundation and two other charities launched a more helpful solution for people in need who are asking riders for spare change.allows passengers to donate electronically to charities that will use the money to get help from everyday necessities to substance abuse counseling to housing for the unhoused and others in need.
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