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NJ Housing & Community Development Association Shares Condolences on Rep. Donald Payne Jr. Passing
4/24/2024
Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network) President and CEO Staci Berger issued the following statement on the p...
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NJ Advocates Host Multi-City Event Urging Humane Policy Interventions to Address HomelessnessU.S. Supreme Court hears homelessness criminalization arguments
4/22/2024
In a few months, the U.S. Supreme Court will hand down a decision on whether cities ca...
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Statewide Housing and Community Development Association Celebrates 35 Years Serving NJ
4/19/2024
The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network) and 300 supporters celebrated its 35th Anniversary at a luncheon on last week, wit...
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Statewide Housing and Community Development Association Announces New Board Members and Officers
4/10/2024
The Housing & Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network) announces the appointments of four new members to the HCDNNJ board of ...
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New Report: New Jersey’s Affordable Home Supply is Insufficient; Extremely Low-Income Renters Face a Staggering Shortage Nationwide
3/14/2024
A new report by the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network) and the National Lo...
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Housing Advocates Praise Advancement of Fair Housing Reform Legislation
3/11/2024
The NJ Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today voted to advance legislation reforming fair housing obligations. On the bill (S50/A4), Staci Berger, president and ...
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NJ Housing and Community Development Network Statement on FY 2025 State Budget
2/27/2024
Following Governor Phil Murphy’s presentation of the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey’s (the Network) ...
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NJ Assembly Passes Landmark Affordable Housing Reform Legislation
2/12/2024
Today, the New Jersey General Assembly approved landmark legislation (Bill A4) to set a course for future enforcement of the Mount Laurel Doctrine, the state’s constitutional ...
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Housing and Community Development Network Lauds Advancement of Affordable Housing Reform Legislation
1/29/2024
The Assembly Housing Committee voted to advance legislation that would reform fair housing obligations in New Jersey. The following is a state...
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Housing and Community Development Network Issues Statement on State of the State
The following is a statement from Staci Berger, president and chief executive officer of the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network), in respon...
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NJ Housing and Community Development Network Statement on Proposed Changes to Municipal Fair Share Process
12/18/2023
Following the announcement by New Jersey Senate President Nicholas Scutari (LD-22), Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19), Senate Comm...
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NJ Housing and Community Development Association Applauds Advancement of Legislative Initiatives to Close Racial Wealth Gap
12/11/2023
Today, the New Jersey Senate and Assembly advanced two policy initiatives aimed at closing NJ’s racial wealth gap. T...
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Over 350 Convene ‘Under One Roof’ to Celebrate NJ Community Development Efforts and AchievementsConference attendees delve into racial equity, homelessness, disaster recovery, tenant rights, and housing affordability
10/30/2023
Over 350 community de...
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NJ Housing Advocates Congratulate Newly Announced Acting DCA Commissioner Suárez
9/15/2023
Governor Phil Murphy yesterday announced the nomination of Jacquelyn A. Suárez as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA). On the n...
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Consumer and Housing Advocates announce $2 Billion Community Reinvestment Act Agreement with TD Bank
8/15/2023
New Jersey Citizen Action (NJCA) and the Housing & Community Development Network of New Jersey (HCDNNJ) today announced a three-year, $2 b...
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NJ Housing & Community Development Association Statement on Passing of Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver
8/1/2023
Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network) President and CEO Staci Berger issued the following statement on the passing...
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New Lead Exposure Rule a Step Towards Racial Equity, says Network
7/13/2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed the strongest measures yet against lead exposure in residential buildings and child care facilities. The proposed ...
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DCA Launches Comprehensive Eviction Defense and Diversion Program in All Court Vicinages in New Jersey
6/26/2023
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) today announced a Comprehensive Court Eviction Defense and Diversion (CCED) program in ...
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Housing and Community Development Network Awarded Over $88K for Housing Counseling Efforts
6/22/2023
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that it has awarded the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey...
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New National Study Finds No Relief for NJ RentersNJ rental market ranks seventh most expensive
6/14/2023
Full-time workers in New Jersey need to earn $33.50 per hour to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent. This is NJ’s 2023 “H...