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NJ S661
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Robert Smith
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AI Summary
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Increases FY2024 General Fund appropriation to the Department of Children and Families for the Center for Great Expectations by $1.5 million, raising funding from $500,000 to $2.0 million
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Center for Great Expectations, located in Somerset, provides safe housing and supportive services to over 1,000 women, men, and children annually who are homeless, economically marginalized, pregnant, parenting, or living with mental health or substance use disorders
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Organization operates New Jersey's only residential program for pregnant or parenting adolescents with mental health disorders
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Additional funds will support the adolescent residential program, adult residential program for pregnant and at-risk women, and outpatient substance abuse and mental health programs
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Funding addresses a current fiscal year shortfall affecting these programs
Legislative Description
Increases FY2024 appropriation from General Fund to DCF for the Center for Great Expectations by $1.5 million from $500,000 to $2.0 million.
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
1/13/2026