Funding support from Wells Fargo Bank will mean an expansion of Interfaith Neighbors development and programs in the west side, the nonprofit announced during a recent community gathering. Wells Fargo Bank invested $500,000 in the latest Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit [NRTC] funding round, which will be used to advance revitalization initiatives, Interfaith Neighbors spokeswoman Nancy […]

Christian Cortez, 20, who grew up in Asbury Park, will be among the first occupants of Rights of Passage, a Covenant House-operated, transitional home due to open in a few weeks on Prospect Avenue. While finding a place to call home became a challenge after his mother’s death a year ago, the high school graduate […]

Local restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach and Joe Leone Introna, of Joe Leone’s Italian Specialties & Catering of Point Pleasant Beach and Sea Girt, have vowed to sleep on the Asbury Park boardwalk until they raise $50,000 in support of the soon to be constructed Rights of Passage home in Asbury Park. A partnership between Covenant House […]

After five years of serving the homeless and at risk youth in Asbury Park, Covenant House will break ground on a home next week aptly named Rights of Passage. Made possible through a partnership with Interfaith Neighbors who owns the land, the five-bedroom home will help homeless young men on the way to independence. “The […]

The recent approval for a Covenant House program in Asbury Park has ramped up the fundraising efforts of Brooklyn resident Kirsten Corley, a Freehold native. “To me, everyone deserves a chance at a better life and if you weren’t born lucky, Covenant House is where you make your own luck and things can change for […]

Two new developments aimed at addressing a gap in housing needs and creating a more stable future for its residents will be constructed by Interfaith Neighbors in the city’s west side community. The first is Turf Club –  a phased project named for the once popular entertainment venue set to begin construction this spring along […]