NJ A6116

Appropriates $1 million to the Department of Health for the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers' Pledge to Connect Program, which connects emergency department patients with behavioral health needs to community-based outpatient care

Appropriates $500,000 to the Department of Community Affairs for the Camden Coalition's Housing First Program, which provides permanent housing and wraparound services to chronically homeless individuals

Total supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million from the General Fund for fiscal year 2026

Restores State funding for these programs after the FY2026 Annual Appropriations Act did not include support for them for the first time in recent years

Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers is one of New Jersey's four Regional Health Hubs