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Serious Problems Found With Program That Sends NYC Homeless To NJ: Report Serious Problems Found With Program That Sends NYC Homeless To NJ: Report
Serious Problems Found With Program That Sends NYC Homeless To NJ: Report An investigative agency found that a controversial program which relocates homeless people from New York City to communities across the U.S., including several in Union and Essex counties, often places them in substandard housing, WABC 7 reported.  The controversial Special One Time Assistance program, known as SOTA, has already spurred legislation in Newark as well as a federal lawsuit. Newark officials have also found that SOTA clients ended up in decrepit housing, including in homes without heat.  "Newark is concerned about the living conditions of perhaps one thousand or more …

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