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Headlines for November 20, 2024

Courts urged to update eviction process

NJ’s affordable housing rules again up for discussion

Op-Ed: Affordable housing in New Jersey — a call to action

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<table style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="0">  <tbody>    <tr>      <td style="overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;padding:15px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" align="left">          <div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 140%; text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;">    <p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://patch.com/new-jersey/newarknj/calendar/event/20241126/1ceae0c9-90c0-4936-b52f-ccc6632fc74f/ucc-friendsgiving-turkey-holiday-meal-distribution">UCC 'Friendsgiving' Turkey, Holiday Meal Distribution</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Patch</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><strong>United Community Corporation (UCC)</strong> is committed to helping combat hunger in Newark this holiday season with an upcoming “Friendsgiving” distribution of free turkeys, chickens, hams and groceries.</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://patch.com/new-jersey/newarknj/calendar/event/20241126/1ceae0c9-90c0-4936-b52f-ccc6632fc74f/ucc-friendsgiving-turkey-holiday-meal-distribution">https://patch.com/new-jersey/newarknj/calendar/event/20241126/1ceae0c9-90c0-4936-b52f-ccc6632fc74f/ucc-friendsgiving-turkey-holiday-meal-distribution</a></p>  </div>
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<table style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="0">  <tbody>    <tr>      <td style="overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;padding:15px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" align="left">          <div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 140%; text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;">    <p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/11/njs-affordable-housing-rules-again-up-for-discussion/">NJ’s affordable housing rules again up for discussion</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">NJ Spotlight News</p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Municipal officials will have many opportunities to hear from state and local officials on the issue during panels scheduled throughout the day Wednesday at the annual New Jersey State League of Municipalities convention in Atlantic City. There are panels providing an overview and discussing the DCA numbers, one from lawyers who have fought housing obligations in the past, a panel about innovative ways to meet obligations and one simply meant as a question-and-answer session.</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/11/njs-affordable-housing-rules-again-up-for-discussion/">https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/11/njs-affordable-housing-rules-again-up-for-discussion/</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;"> </p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/11/op-ed-new-jersey-affordable-housing-action-call/">Op-Ed: Affordable housing in New Jersey — a call to action</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">NJ Spotlight News</p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Housing is the linchpin for both personal success and thriving communities. People will stay in New Jersey, but only if they can afford a home in a neighborhood where they can thrive. Meanwhile, the housing crisis continues to worsen. Many factors are driving up costs and making it hard to create enough new homes at a range of prices. In a time of continued high costs, high interest rates and limited housing stock, New Jersey leaders need to double down on the issues within their control.</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/11/op-ed-new-jersey-affordable-housing-action-call/">https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/11/op-ed-new-jersey-affordable-housing-action-call/</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;"> </p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://metrophiladelphia.com/beyond-the-bridge-documentary/">‘Beyond the Bridge’ documentary explores homelessness solutions</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Metro Philadelphia</p><p style="line-height: 140%;">A Bigger Vision Films team traveled over 40,000 miles to ask: “How can this country solve homelessness in a comprehensive way?” The new documentary shows some of the solutions the filmmakers found while exploring the dynamics of homeless populations in 12 different cities.</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://metrophiladelphia.com/beyond-the-bridge-documentary/">https://metrophiladelphia.com/beyond-the-bridge-documentary/</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;"> </p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_24_303">HUD Successfully Delivers More Than $1.4 Billion in Housing Investments from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">HUD</p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Final round of funding means families in 42 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico will see crucial climate resilience and energy efficiency renovations.</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_24_303">https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_24_303</a></p>  </div>
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The Network Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
By Network Staff - October 14, 2024

To recognize and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), HCDNNJ decided to create space for our staff from Latin communities to reflect on what their heritage means to them in the context of working in the community development sector. Here’s what they had to say....

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