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New Paterson apartments offer homes and fresh start for former foster kids

December 19, 2014, 6:50 PM Last updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 6:50 PM
By RICHARD COWEN

The holiday spirit was in the air Friday as city and state officials cut the ribbon on the new Elm Street apartments in Paterson, where a group of foster children for the first time are in a place they can call their own.

Bob Guarasci, the executive director of the New Jersey Community Development Corp. sounded a bit like Tiny Tim as he cut the ribbon with a pair of giant ceremonial scissors. “May God bless this house,” he said, “and may God bless everyone who made it possible.”
Only a short time ago, having a home may have seemed like an impossible dream for the foster children and adult guardians now living in the 20 brand new units.

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