In this Week's Edition
News
Member Meeting Recap
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PAHRC 2021 Housing Impact Report
Feature on Special Populations
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Long Waitlists for Housing Vouchers
Show Pressing Unmet Need
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New Edition of NLIHC’s Tenant Talk
Available on the Intersection of
Housing and Disability Rights
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NJ DCA Updates Project
and Per-Unit Subsidies
from National Housing Trust Fund
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NJ DCF Creates New Office of Housing
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Free Virtual Community Academy:
Providing Another Housing Chance
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1 Week Left of Early Bird Pricing
October 15th!
Join us at SHA's Conference
Nov 9th and Nov 10th
Resources & Virtual Forums
Neighbours, Inc. Statewide Women's
Self-Advocacy Group Meeting
October 12, 2021
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NJAMHAA Fall Conference
No Going Back:
Moving Forward in a New Paradigm
October 13, 2021
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Free Training from CSH
Medicaid and Home and
Community Based Services
for Supportive Housing Tenants
October 13, 2021
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LIHTC Year 15 Considerations
for Supportive Housing
Structuring and Resyndication
October 14, 2021
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HCDNNJ Conference Under One Roof
October 15th
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76th National Disability Employment
Awareness Month (DEAM) Event
October 28, 2021
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1 Week Left for Early Bird
November 9-10, 2021
SHA 23rd Annual Supportive Housing Conference
Virtual Event
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NJAMHAA Fall Conference
Registration Open
Wed., October 13, 2021
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HCDNNJ
Friday, October 15, 2021
Registration Open
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SHA Lunch and Learn
Attracting and Retaining
Employees in Challenging Times
October 27, 2021
12:00-1:00 PM ET
RSVP to
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New Job Posted
Fair Share
Housing Center
Seeks Staff Attorney
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Reminder: New Jersey’s Medicaid 1115 waiver is up for renewal and the state is accepting comments by close of business on October 11, 2021.
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SHA gives a special shout out to New Jersey Community Development Corporation as it continues working to feed families in the Great Falls Promise Neighborhood with distribution of 500 boxes of food on Saturday. Launched in February, the effort, made possible by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding, has been in response to the economic downturn brought on by COVID-19.
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SHA Member Meeting Recap - October 6th |
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Special thanks to our guest speakers who covered a wide range of updates during Wednesday's meeting:
- Amy Scartocci, NJDDD: Reviewed the completed RFP and progress on the 3 Behavioral Health Stabilization Homes that will open in North, Central, and South sections of the state to serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Janel Winter, DCA: Discussed progress with funding for COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance as well as Utility Assistance
- Kate Kelly, SHA-NJ: Updated attendees on the progress and lessons learned from SHA's Integrated Community Project as the program continues into its next phase.
Special Topic: Making Homes Safe and Accessible
SHA also thanks Jacob Day and Brian Loeb of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and Shelley Samuels of SRS Strategic Associates, LLC for their presentations helping finance and improve homes to make them safer and accessible.
Want to attend great meetings like this one? Learn how you can join SHA-NJ and get all the benefits of membership including important meetings by emailing Joseph Christensen today.
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SHA Welcomes New Members In 2021 |
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PAHRC 2021 Housing Impact Report
Feature on Special Populations
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The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation’s new report, 2021 Housing Impact Report: Feature on Special Populations, examines trends among people with disabilities and unique needs living in publicly supported rental homes and offers new insights into how housing providers support people experiencing health challenges.
Between 2019 and 2020, the number of people with disabilities living in publicly supported homes increased 10.9%, reaching 2.85 million people in 2020. And, expanding rental assistance programs to likely eligible households that include a person with a disability would mean that an additional 3.73 million households could have realized the benefits of an affordable home in 2019.
Read the full report for steps affordable housing providers can take to positively impact health outcomes and improve accessibility for these families.
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Long Waitlists for Housing Vouchers
Show Pressing Unmet Need
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The following report comes to us from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Because so many agencies have closed or limited waitlists — some for close to or more than a decade — millions of people experiencing housing instability and homelessness haven’t ever had the opportunity to add their names to a waitlist. And the long wait times to receive help may also discourage people from applying, even if waitlists are open.
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New Edition of NLIHC’s Tenant Talk Available
on the Intersection of Housing and Disability Rights
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Disability justice must be included in any type of advocacy, but especially when expanding affordable housing options for the lowest-income renters. Readers will learn more about Olmstead v L.C., a historic Supreme Court decision that established as illegal discrimination segregating people with disabilities. This issue will also inform readers about universal design, Medicaid-funded home and community-based services, and the Money Follows the Person program.
This Tenant Talk also features articles on resident organizing such as National ADAPT's Lives Worth Life social media campaign and how advocates got Maryland to pass right to counsel for renters facing eviction. Additional articles cover the expiration of the federal eviction moratorium, the upcoming infrastructure spending package, and much more!
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NJ DCA Updates Project Award Levels
from National Housing Trust Fund
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The State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has amended the Maximum awards for the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) program. Maximum project awards have increased to the current $1 million level. The National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) provides funding to create new, decent, safe and affordable housing for extremely low-income families.
The program provides zero percent loans to eligible entities that will create affordable rental housing units through either new construction, rehabilitation or redevelopment. Occupancy of the units developed under this program is restricted to households at or below 30% of Area Median Income as defined by HUD for a period of at least 30 years.
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NJ DCF Creates New Office of Housing |
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DCF also supports two nationally-recognized innovative supportive housing programs. The Keeping Families Together (KFT) program and the Connect to Home - Youth of Risk of Homelessness (YARH) program. Both use supportive housing as an intervention for families and youth who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability and are involved in the child welfare system. Spearheaded by Luther Owens, the YARH program serves a subset of youth, across select counties, in their successful transitions to adulthood. Since its start, KFT has grown immensely, and now serves 650+ families across New Jersey.
SHA joins advocates across the state in applauding this latest commitment to serving children and families and the advancements it will bring to housing needs in New Jersey.
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Free Virtual Community Academy:
Providing Another Housing Chance
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A free and virtual New Jersey academy is available to community partners interested in collaborating to increase access to low barrier housing for people with disabilities and behavioral health challenges. Facilitated by Pathways to Housing PA, the Anti-Poverty Program of New Jersey Citizen Action, in collaboration with CSH
The Academy will include four 2.5-hour sessions and cohorts will be capped at 15 to 30 participants. Academy sessions will include sharing experiences and expertise in leasing to tenants with housing barriers (e.g. chronic homelessness, serious and persistent mental illness, substance use, and other disabilities, and justice histories), learning about Housing First best practices, including Harm Reduction, and best practices for building relationships across different New Jersey communities.
The virtual academy is offering two different cohorts, please register for the times that work best for you:
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First cohort:
Oct. 25, 2021 | 10:00am – 12:30pm Nov. 8, 2021 10:00am – 12-30pm
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Second cohort:
Nov. 1, 2021 | 10:00am – 12:30pm Nov. 15, 2021 10:00am – 12-30pm
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Community partners can include but are not limited to outreach programs, shelters, harm reduction programs (e.g. syringe exchanges), community health clinics, outpatient MH and SUD providers, supportive employment programs, MOUD/MAT programs, jail/prison reentry programs, emergency room/hospitals, Continuum of Care (CoC) coordinated entry, case management agencies, housing programs, and other behavioral health providers.
If you have questions or you have recommendations of partners in your community we should invite , please reach out to Cassondra Warney (cassondra.warney@csh.org / 646-640-6069).
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1 Week Left for Early Bird Pricing!
Join SHA for the 23rd Annual Conference
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Get the best of both worlds for our 23rd Annual Supportive Housing Conference with an in-person awards reception and virtual workshop and keynote experiences. Save on registering with Early Bird Pricing before October 15th. Save even more when you register 3 or more together on the same order and get 25% off your entire purchase!
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November 9-10
Virtual Conference
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Early Bird before October 15th |
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Regular Price after October 15th |
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Register 3 or more attendees get 25% off your entire purchase!
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November 9, 2021 – November 10, 2021
Join us this November from the comfort of your computer as we provide two half-days of excellent workshop presentations and discussions. Registered attendees won't miss a moment as all sessions will be recorded and accessible to attendees for 3-months following.
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Congratulations to our Award Winners! |
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Click here to read about our winners. |
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Carolyn Ford
Oaks Integrated Care
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Ahmed J. Taylor
SERV Properties & Management
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Saint Paul
Senior Housing
Edison, NJ
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The Pinnacle
Fort Lee, NJ
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Support and Share Your Message! |
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Keynote Sponsor Listings have been filled but there are still great opportunities to sponsor at premier levels, sponsoring a workshop, or sponsoring the award event. |
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Conference Sponsors
Make the most of your support and sharing your organization with attendees through various levels of sponsorship. Review our form and choose a sponsor level to start sharing your logo, information, and content with our attendees.
Premier Level Sponsors (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) will also receive a year of membership with the Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey.
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Conference Exhibitors
Do you have a product or service to share with our attendees? Exhibitors can access contact options with great tools to interact with attendees. Event passport will help attendees engage with exhibitors through prize and gift incentives on the platform. Consider booking a virtual exhibit space during our conference and share your story with community members.
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Resources & Virtual Forums |
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Neighbours, Inc. Statewide Women's
Self-Advocacy Group Meeting
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 | 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM
(6pm- ZOOM open)
Meeting Topic:
“How We Each Feel About Spirituality, Faith, and Religion”
If calling by phone - 1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 846 6068 7647 Passcode: 971760
Let’s meet, share, discover, and discuss on how we feel about spirituality, faith, and religion means to each of us. Plus, let’s talk about in a faith community setting, on how one can make possible friends and be part of many interesting activities, beyond sitting in the pews.
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NJAMHAA Fall Conference
No Going Back: Moving Forward in a New Paradigm
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October 13, 2021 | 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
NJAMHAA is hosting its 2021 Fall Conference, No Going Back: Moving Forward in a New Paradigm on October 13th. The event will feature keynote speaker Susan Dreyfus, BA, of Susan Dreyfus Consulting. She will reflect on pre-pandemic and post-pandemic national trends and issues, and present on the eight accelerants she has seen across the country in highly differentiated and influential social sector behavioral health and social services organizations. Dreyfus will also share a future strategy as the field and NJAMHAA embark on the next chapter to ensure excellence, influence, growth and sustainability.
The conference will also feature a plenary from Valerie Mielke, MSW, Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services. She will discuss the direction mental health and substance use treatment will take in New Jersey, including what may be expected of the 1115 waiver and the state's implementation of the 9-8-8 Crisis Response System that is required by federal law by July 2022
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Free Training from CSH
Medicaid and Home and Community
Based Services for Supportive Housing Tenants
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Wednesday, October 13, 2021 | 3:00 - 4:30 PM ET
Supportive housing tenants, like all of us, need access to health care coverage. Commonly, tenants and service providers also need to understand the health care coverage and the services under that health care coverage. This webinar, designed for direct services staff, will address how to connect your tenants to Medicaid, Medicare, and Home and Community Based Services. If you work at the systems or population health level, learn about these systems and the growing partnership opportunities with the health sector.
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LIHTC Year 15 Considerations for
Supportive Housing Structuring and Resyndication
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Thursday, October 14, 2021 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Resyndication and Refinance strategies should be evaluated well in advance of Year 15. This panel will discuss the issues of investor exit, resyndication, and refinance strategies, with an emphasis on supportive housing.
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HCDNNJ Conference - October 15th
Under One Roof
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Join the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey's Conference Under One Roof on October 15th. Explore the following topics on the workshop agenda:
- Community Development & The Arts
- Housing is the Prescription
- Toolkit for Housing Counselors
- Speaking Up for Inclusion
- Fair Chance in Housing
- Housing is Infrastructure
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76th National Disability Employment
Awareness Month (DEAM) Event
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America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion
October 28, 2021 | 1:00 to 3:00 PM
REGISTER NOW:
This is a VIRTUAL event. The link to log on will be sent to all attendees prior to the event.
This year’s DEAM event highlights a virtual JOB FAIR and guest speaker.
All registered DVRS clients who register for the job fair will be automatically entered
into a raffle for a chance to win a $25 gift card.
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There are many great ways of supporting SHA: Join as a member, send donations, or shop with AmazonSmile. Thank you for your support!
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Want all the member benefits with SHA? Visit our website or contact Joseph Christensen to apply or manage your membership.
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Members can post jobs to find applicants within the wider supportive housing community. Click on the button to visit our job page.
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Advocate ● Educate ● Support
The Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey unites its diverse coalition of members engaging development, resources, and information to sustain supportive housing systems within New Jersey. Since 1998, our statewide mission seeks to enhance lives and accessibility to enable independent living within our communities.
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Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey
185 Valley Street, South Orange, NJ 07079
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