News Updates
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Tens of Thousands of NJ Homes Likely to Experience Climate-Driven Flooding
Some 62,000 people and 56,000 homes on and near the New Jersey Shore will see at least one annual flood because of sea-level rise by 2050, even if the world makes sweeping cuts to carbon emissions now, according to a new online tool released Wednesday by Climate Central, a New Jersey-based research and advocacy nonprofit. Read about climate-driven flooding data. Keep reading »
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431 NJ Municipalities Met New Affordable Housing Deadline
According to The Gothamist, New Jersey’s Fair Share Housing Center reported on February 3rd that officials for 431 of the state’s 564 cities and towns filed resolutions committing to develop affordable housing over the next decade. Keep reading »
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Rural Communities Change as Housing Prices Increase
While the expansion of the suburbs is nothing new, a surge in home prices over the past several years has supercharged the trend, pushing homebuyers across the country further out from city centers and changing the rural character of many towns. Read more about the national trend to find affordable housing in rural areas. Keep reading »
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Paterson Woman Continues to Take Action to Help Those in Need
Since 2017 Sharonda Roberts has provided portable showers—and dignity—to those in need of services in Paterson. Roberts, through her organization Muture Sisters, sets out up to three portable shower stalls throughout the summer for the city’s homeless population. Sometimes Roberts also hosts a cookout alongside the showers. And she always provides free clothing and bathing products and invites organizations to come and help connect people to social services. Learn more about the shower program. Keep reading »
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Camden Program Helps Families with Low-Incomes Become Homeowners
Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society in New Jersey buys abandoned properties in the city, rehabilitates them and sells them at a significant discount to people who otherwise don’t have the resources to become homeowners. Father Bob McDermott, a former parish priest who grew up in Camden, founded the Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society in 1985 because he was determined to rebuild the community and restore it to the kind of family-friendly environment he remembered as a child. Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society is currently renovating and then selling about a dozen homes a year. Learn more about this program in Camden. Keep reading »
