Critical Legislation and Corresponding Investments in State Budget Will Help Address Housing Needs, Assist in Closing Racial Wealth Gap
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30th, 2023 Contact: Martina Manicastri, martinamanicastri@fairsharehousing.org The signing of bills S3780/A5415 and S3991/A5596 on First-Generation Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance and the creation of an Urban Preservation Program alongside the state budget’s corresponding historic investments in these new programs and other housing needs, is an important step towards closing the […]
Legislators Join Hurricane Ida Survivors in Calling for a Halt on Mortgage Payments with a New Bill Passing Out of Committee in the New Jersey State Senate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8th, 2023 Contact: Cameron Foster, cameron@newjerseyop.org, (640)-208-0118 Hurricane Ida survivors and Sen. Singleton, Sen. Zwicker, Asw. Jaffer, Asm. Atkins and Asw. Carter team up to alleviate the financial burden on struggling families. TRENTON – On May 8, 2023, Hurricane Ida and Superstorm Sandy survivors from the New Jersey Organizing […]
New Report Details Recent Success of New Jersey’s Groundbreaking Fair Housing Model
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26th, 2023 Contact: Jag Davies, (786) 393-8100 NJ’s Mt. Laurel Doctrine Has Led to Creation of Over 21,000 Affordable Homes in Historically Exclusionary Communities Since 2015. How Can Policymakers & Advocates Across U.S. Dismantle Exclusionary Zoning? Today, Fair Share Housing Center is releasing a new, first-of-its-kind report, Dismantling Exclusionary […]
Watch: Leading Luminaries Discuss Residential Segregation — And How to Dismantle It
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23rd, 2023 Contact: Jag Davies, (786) 393-8100 Watch: Leading Luminaries Discuss Residential Segregation – And How to Dismantle It Speakers Examine Solutions to Segregation Upon Release of Matt Desmond’s Highly-Anticipated New Book Poverty, by America What Can Policymakers & Advocates Learn From New Jersey’s Groundbreaking Fair Housing Model? At an […]
Fair Share Housing Center Applauds HUD’s Advancement of Critical Fair Housing Rule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20th, 2023 Contact: Alex Staropoli, (914) 469-0060, alexstaropoli@fairsharehousing.org Fair Share Housing Center Applauds HUD’s Advancement of Critical Fair Housing Rule Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released proposed changes to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. According to HUD, the proposed rule is intended to […]
End of Year Low-Income Housing Tax Credits Support Critical Affordable Housing Projects Throughout the State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6th, 2023 Contact: Alex Staropoli, (914) 469-0060, alexstaropoli@fairsharehousing.org End of Year Low-Income Housing Tax Credits Support Critical Affordable Housing Projects Throughout the State In late December, the New Jersey Housing Mortgage & Finance Agency released the 2022 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Reservation List for Family, Senior, Supportive Housing, and […]
Fair Share Housing Center to Honor Senator Singleton, Assemblywoman Timberlake, and Ironbound Community Corporation at Celebration in New Brunswick
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13th, 2022 Contact: Alex Staropoli, (914) 469-0060, alexstaropoli@fairsharehousing.org Fair Share Housing Center to Honor Senator Singleton, Assemblywoman Timberlake, and Ironbound Community Corporation at Celebration Thursday Evening in New Brunswick NEW BRUNSWICK – This evening, at The Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick, Fair Share Housing Center will host Building an Inclusive New Jersey—a […]
FSHC Statement in Response to Jersey City Overlay
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14th, 2022 Contact: Alex Staropoli, (914) 469-0060, alexstaropoli@fairsharehousing.org FSHC Statement in Response to Jersey City Overlay Last night, the Jersey City Council passed an Affordable Housing Overlay ordinance. In response to its passage, Adam Gordon, Executive Director of Fair Share Housing Center released the following statement: “Congratulations to Mayor Fulop, Council […]
New Report from Fair Share Housing Center Calls on State to Leverage Funding Programs and Land to Create More Affordable Homes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28th, 2022 Contact: Alex Staropoli, (914) 469-0060, alexstaropoli@fairsharehousing.org New Report from Fair Share Housing Center Calls on State to Leverage Funding Programs and Land to Create More Affordable Homes CHERRY HILL – Earlier today, Fair Share Housing Center released a report titled, Untapped Resources: How New Jersey Can Leverage State Financing and […]
Advocates Tell Lawmakers The Current Affordable Housing Process Works – Now Is Not The Time To Go Backwards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15th, 2022 Contact: Alex Staropoli, (914) 469-0060, alexstaropoli@fairsharehousing.org Advocates Tell Lawmakers the Current Affordable Housing Process Works – Now is Not the Time to Go Backwards TRENTON–Today, during an Assembly Housing Committee hearing on the upcoming fourth round of Mount Laurel affordable housing obligations, advocates testified to the success of the […]
