Toms River Mayor Rodrick Places Downtown Homeless into Housing with State Funds
By: Breaking Local News Report | Published: 2025-07-03 13:34:00 | Source: www.shorenewsnetwork.com
Toms River, NJ – Mayor Daniel Rodrick has recently taken proactive measures to address homelessness in Downtown Toms River, securing emergency housing vouchers from the State Department of Community Affairs, led by Jacqueline Suarez. This response follows a surge in homelessness downtown after the Ocean County Board of Freeholders opened a soup kitchen in the library complex adjacent to Town Hall, an initiative that the mayor had publicly opposed.
Mayor Rodrick expressed concerns that the soup kitchen would draw more homeless individuals into the downtown area, a prediction that unfortunately came to fruition when dozens were dropped off by U-Hauls and vans just days before an intense heat wave. They also dropped off 23 cots, sofas, numerous chairs, desks, and other furniture….