Housing Initiatives of Princeton (HIP) would like to call attention to National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, November 12-20, by tapping into the generosity of local Princeton realtors and real estate professionals.

HIP, a tax-exempt, all-volunteer organization that assists low-income working families in avoiding homelessness, is asking realtors to contribute some portion of their earnings in the month of November to HIP, and thus help families in the Princeton area who are less fortunate than many of the clients served by Princeton’s realtors. Wrapping supportive services like financial counseling, educational encouragement, and counseling into a partnership lasting 12 to 24 months, HIP wants to offer a hand up rather than a hand out.

Leading the campaign on behalf of the realtors are: Ira Lackey of Callaway Henderson, Anne Nosnitsky of Gloria Nilson and Company, and Beatrice Bloom, of Weichert Realtors.

Carol Golden, who is Interim Chair of HIP, noted that every year the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign against Hunger and Homelessness designate the week prior to Thanksgiving to sponsor the National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. “I am inspired by the willingness of the realtors to make this very important contribution to the welfare of others who are struggling to keep a roof over the heads of their families,” she said.

For more information, call Mr. Lackey at (609) 203-2099, Ms. Nosnitsky at (609) 468-0501, or Ms. Bloom at (609) 577-2989.