Interview with Jim White, Executive Director of Covenant House New Jersey

Jim is the Executive Director of Covenant House New Jersey, which has for 30 years been serving homeless and trafficked youth between the ages of 18  21, operating in 5 cities across New Jersey – Newark, Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Elizabeth, and Montclair.  Services include providing intermediate and transitional housing for young people and a suite of other supportive services – a continuum of care –  that we will hear more about from Jim.  Covenant House NJ also advocates on policy issues, including homelessness, trafficking, foster care, physical & mental health, LGBTQ+ issues, pregnant and parenting youth, affordable housing, employment, and racial discrimination.   Jim provides a deep dive into the twin challenges of youth homelessness and the trafficking of young people, including the causes and ways to help set them on a course to thrive. This powerful conversation draws on Jim's extraordinary 40 years at Covenant House supporting youth in crisis. This is a good one.