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• Housing Advocates Applaud Murphy Administration Rental Aid News

  Housing Advocates Applaud Murphy Administration Rental Aid News: $42 Million More from Feds, Nearly 90% Has Gone to Most Vulnerable RentersHousing is the crux of the recovery and affordability emphasized in State of the State 1/13/2021 The U.S. Treasury...

• Housing Advocates Call On Congress to Provide Key Housing Investments In Infrastructure Bill

  Housing Is Infrastructure, NJ Community Leaders Tell Congressional Delegation Housing Advocates Say Infrastructure Bill Passage Should Provide Key Housing Investments September 15, 2021 More than 80 New Jersey-based organizations joined the Housing a...

• Network Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling to Lift Federal Eviction Moratorium

  Network Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling to Lift Federal Eviction Moratorium 8/27/2021 Following a ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the Biden administration’s order extending the federal eviction moratorium, Housing and Community...

• NJ Enacts Landmark Pandemic Eviction Protection Measures

  NJ Enacts Landmark Pandemic Eviction Protection Measures Gov. Murphy signs comprehensive housing bills impacting renters and landlords 8/4/2021 After more than a year of strong advocacy from legislative champions, community leaders and housing advocates...

• Federal Relief Funds Should Prioritize Closing Racial Wealth Gap and Balancing NJ Housing Market, says Network

  Federal Relief Funds Should Prioritize Closing Racial Wealth Gap and Balancing NJ Housing Market, says NetworkStatewide housing leader provides testimony to Murphy Administration 7/27/2021 The Murphy Administration hosted a virtual hearing today on the ...

• Network Applauds Enactment of Lead Poisoning Prevention Bills

  Network Applauds Enactment of Lead Poisoning Prevention Bills7/22/2021 Legislation that requires lead paint inspections prior to tenant turnover and establishes educational programs about lead paint poisoning, as well as expand lead service line replacem...

• NJ 6th Most Expensive Rental Market, Study Finds

  NJ 6th Most Expensive Rental Market, Study FindsAdvocates urge funding for housing in Biden infrastructure plan, Call on Gov. Murphy to sign Rental Navigator & eviction prevention bills 7/14/2021 In a new national report unveiled today, New Jersey r...

• NJ Community Development Leader Testifies Before U.S. Congressional Committee on Expanding Housing Access

  NJ Community Development Leader Testifies Before U.S. Congressional Committee on Expanding Housing Access 7/14/2021 The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Oversight Subcommittee hosted a virtual hearing earlier this month on expanding housing access to...

• NJ Legislature Sends Ground Breaking Housing Protections to Governor Murphy

  NJ Legislature Sends Ground Breaking Housing Protections to Governor MurphyAdvocates applaud essential pandemic relief for renters and landlords, lead poisoning prevention, and full investment in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund 6/24/2021 The New Jerse...

• NJ Housing Advocates Praise Preservation of Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the State Budget

  NJ Housing Advocates Praise Preservation of Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the State Budget 6/22/2021 The state budget deal struck by Gov. Phil Murphy and the NJ Legislature preserves full funding of New Jersey’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and p...

• Most New Jerseyans Say Housing Costs are a Serious Problem, Finding a Place to Rent is Difficult; Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Housing Access

  Most New Jerseyans Say Housing Costs are a Serious Problem, Finding a Place to Rent is Difficult; Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Housing AccessTwo-Thirds of New Jerseyans Support Using Affordable Housing Trust Fund Solely As Intended;Residents Want Stat...

• Advocates Urge Legislators to Take Action on Pandemic Housing Priorities

  Advocates Urge Legislators to Take Action on Pandemic Housing PrioritiesOver 100 housing leaders participate in annual Legislative Day 6/7/2021 Over 100 housing advocates participated in a virtual Legislative Day, conducting dozens of meetings with memb...

• Legislators Join Housing Advocates in Rally to Protect NJ Affordable Housing Trust Fund

  Legislators Join Housing Advocates in Rally to Protect NJ Affordable Housing Trust FundProposed state budget raids funds intended to build homes for NJ’s most vulnerable residents 5/11/2021 New Jersey legislators joined housing advocates and community...

• Housing is the Prescription for NJ’s Communities, says Health and Community Development Practitioners

  Housing is the Prescription for NJ’s Communities, says Health and Community Development PractitionersSummit discusses solutions for racial, health disparities amid pandemic recovery 4/28/2021 Members of the health and community development sectors con...

• Facing an Eviction Crisis, NJ Should Protect Housing Fund Amid Pandemic Recovery

  Facing an Eviction Crisis, NJ Should Protect Housing Fund Amid Pandemic Recovery Over 100 community leaders, non-profit developers and social justice advocates urge legislators to preserve NJ Affordable Housing Trust Fund 4/16/2021 Nonprofit developers,...

• New Housing Resource Launches for NJ Residents Impacted by COVID-19

  New Housing Resource Launches for NJ Residents Impacted by COVID-19Free housing counseling services and information portal available 4/12/2021 The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network) has launched a new free resource for...

• NJ Housing and Community Development Association Selected as National Organizing Award Recipient

  NJ Housing and Community Development Association Selected as National Organizing Award Recipient 4/7/2021 The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network) was honored for its “Build a Thriving NJ” campaign by the National Lo...

• Severe Shortage of Affordable Homes Puts Squeeze on NJ Low Income Families Dealing with Pandemic

  Severe Shortage of Affordable Homes Puts Squeeze on NJ Low Income Families Dealing with PandemicDiversion of housing funds threatens economic recovery, say advocates 3/18/2021 The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, a new report released today by the N...

• NJ’s Housing and Community Development Association Applauds New Round of Emergency Rental Assistance

  NJ’s Housing and Community Development Association Applauds New Round of Emergency Rental Assistance 3/16/2021 Following today’s announcement on the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, Housing and Community Development Network of New Jerse...

• Advocates Urge Legislature to Reject Proposed Housing Trust Fund Diversions

  Advocates Urge Legislature to Reject Proposed Housing Trust Fund DiversionsSay vulnerable residents can’t afford resuming the practice Housing advocates today urged the members of the New Jersey Assembly Budget Committee to reject a proposal in the sta...