{"id":2074,"date":"2024-05-30T09:55:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T09:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fairsharehousing.org\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2024-08-06T23:04:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T23:04:46","slug":"watch-dca-commissioner-jacquelyn-suarez-leading-experts-reflect-on-10th-anniversary-of-record-breaking-sandy-settlement","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.fairsharehousing.org\/es\/press-release\/watch-dca-commissioner-jacquelyn-suarez-leading-experts-reflect-on-10th-anniversary-of-record-breaking-sandy-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: DCA Commissioner Jacquelyn Suarez & Leading Experts Reflect on 10th Anniversary of Record-Breaking Sandy Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
<\/strong>May 30, 2024
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Contact: <\/strong>Jag Davies, jag.davies@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH: DCA Commissioner Jacquelyn Suarez & Leading Experts Reflect on 10th Anniversary of Record-Breaking Sandy Settlement
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New Report Details How Communities Can Equitably Access Funding For Disaster Relief<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oceanport, NJ \u2014 Last night, leading experts and policymakers commemorated the 10-year anniversary of the largest settlement in the history of the Fair Housing Act, which reallocated over a half-billion dollars of funding to low-income renters and people of color in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the months following the storm, the disaster recovery system disproportionately allocated resources to white and wealthier homeowners. But a historic settlement \u2014 reached between Fair Share Housing Center, the Latino Action Network, the NAACP New Jersey State Conference and the State of New Jersey \u2014 reallocated critical resources to marginalized communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At last night\u2019s event, the original groups that filed the complaint \u2014 as well as storm survivors \u2014 reflected on the importance of that action, the progress that has been made since, and the need for additional civil rights advocacy in the disaster recovery system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch yesterday\u2019s panel discussion: <\/strong>https:\/\/bit.ly\/FairHousingFairRecoveryMay29<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was accompanied by the release of a new report published by Fair Share Housing Center, Hurricane Sandy and New Jersey\u2019s Fight For Equitable Disaster Relief<\/em><\/a>.  The report, featuring personal stories, details the disparate impact of Hurricane Sandy, the Christie Administration\u2019s response, the landmark settlement\u2019s impact on low-income families and communities of color, and lessons learned in the ongoing fight for equity in disaster relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Sandy recovery process highlighted the need for more equitable and efficient disaster relief systems both in New Jersey and across the country,\u201d said Adam Gordon, executive director of Fair Share Housing Center. <\/strong>\u201cAs we prepare for future storms, it is imperative to learn from the past by ensuring that all communities, regardless of race or income, have equal access to relief.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last night\u2019s speakers included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n