In this Week's Edition
News
SHA Member Meeting - August 3rd
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Study Ranks NJ Rents 7th
Most Expensive in the Nation
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Biden Administration & US Treasury Help
Expand Uses For COVID-19 Recovery Funds
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Congress Releases Proposed
2023 HUD Funding Bills
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Input Needed For Consumer Survey On
2022 State Plan for Independent Living
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Homelessness In America Reaching
Acute Stage Seen In Latest Data
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Report On Innovations In
Telehealth For Behavioral Health
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New Jersey Marks 32nd Anniversary of ADA
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NJHMFA 2022 Fall Tax
Credit Compliance Certification
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NJCDD Offers Spanish-Language
Documents And Multilingual Website
For NJ's Diverse Communities
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Closing the Gap:
Homelessness to Housing Webinar Series
August 4, 2022 – September 1, 2022
Resources & Virtual Forums
Nonprofit Leadership Certificate
Savings Extended
And Recording Available
Four Pillars Of Successful
Nonprofit Leadership
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July 2022 NJ Legislative Disability
Caucus Roundtable Recording Now Available
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Community Transitions:
Creative Collaborations Move People Home
August 4, 2022
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NJ Statewide Independent
Living Council Public Forum
August 18, 2022
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Next SHA
Members Meeting
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Next SHA
Developers Meeting
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Community Health
Law Project
September 15, 2022
The Wilshire | West Orange
Honoring
Harold B. Garwin, Esq.
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NJ Governor's Conference
on Housing & Economic Development
Sept 29-30, Atlantic City
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Monarch Housing Associates Conference
October 6, 2022
Hyatt Regency Princeton
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24th Annual Supportive
Housing Conference
Friday, November 4, 2022
The Palace at Somerset Park 333 Davidson Ave, Somerset, NJ
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Help Nominate Housing Excellence!
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Help nominate projects that represent achievements of excellence for supportive housing development projects.
Celebrate programs or people who innovate and lead advances within New Jersey's communities.
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Help nominate municipalities working on the front lines to enhance lives with local supportive housing opportunities.
Honor the people who go the extra mile to enhance lives and housing access across New Jersey.
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All nominations and information are due by Friday September 9, 2022.
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Help Nominate Housing Excellence!
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Learn how you can share your work with the supportive housing community as a SHA Sponsor or Exhibitor.
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Congratulations to United Way of Bergen County and Homefront who were selected with nearly 30 other NJ nonprofits to receive part of a $1.5 million grant from Bank of America. Each grant is aimed to drive economic opportunities for individuals and families with directives including workforce development and ensuring stability including access to food.
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SHA Welcomes New & Returning
Members In 2022
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August 3, 2022 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Special Topic:
ALICE In Focus: People with Disabilities
This July marked the official launch of ALICE in Focus: People with Disabilities. Join us for a review of United Way of Northern NJ’s new Report on ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) with a special focus on People with Disabilities. The research is compelling, the briefs are informative, and the Data Dashboard is full of data for you to explore.
Stephanie Hoopes
National Director, United For ALICE
United Way of Northern New Jersey
State Updates
Harry Reyes
Asst. Division Director, DMHAS
Amy Scartocci
Housing Director, DDD
Advocacy committee members will gather for a committee meeting following the regular member meeting.
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Study Ranks NJ Rents 7th Most Expensive in the Nation
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Housing advocates call for investments and stronger renter protections
TRENTON – In a new national report unveiled today, New Jersey ranked as the seventh most expensive place for renters. The report, Out of Reach, was jointly released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), a research and advocacy organization dedicated solely to achieving affordable and decent homes for people earning the lowest incomes, and the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network), the statewide housing and community development association.
The report highlights the mismatch between the wages people earn and the price of decent rental housing in every state, metropolitan area, and county in the U.S. The report also calculates the “Housing Wage” a full-time worker must earn to afford a rental home without spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs. This year’s national Housing Wage is $25.82 per hour for a modest two-bedroom home at fair market rent and $21.25 per hour for a modest one-bedroom home.
In order to afford a modest, two-bedroom rental home at fair market rent in NJ, full-time workers need to earn the Housing Wage of $31.32 per hour, or $65,137 annually. The Housing Wage is the hourly wage a worker must earn to afford a modest and safe rental without spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs.
Add to this, NJ.com reported on how New Jersey recently opened its rental assistance voucher program and out of about 4,000 available opportunities, 86,000 people applied. This means that about 22 people were without assistance for each person who was successful in their application.
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Biden Administration & US Treasury Help
Expand Uses For COVID-19 Recovery Funds
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New guidance from the Treasury Department on Wednesday gives local and state governments greater flexibility to address affordable housing with their share of $350 billion in direct aid from the American Rescue Plan – President Joe Biden's signature COVID-19 stimulus law that Democrats in Congress passed in March 2021.
What the changes mean
- State and local governments will be able to use American Rescue Plan funds to finance long-term affordable housing loans to nonprofits and developers. The loans must extend at least 20 years and offer affordably priced units for households earning 65% or less of the area's median income over that same duration. Previously, loans were subject to more restrictions.
- New rules allow cities and states to direct COVID-19 rescue funds to six additional federal housing programs – opening up money for low-income housing credits, affordable housing preservation, supportive housing for the elderly and disabled, and public housing capital projects. Currently, funds are limited to just two programs: the National Housing Trust Fund and HOME Investment Partnerships Program.
- The Biden administration is clarifying that American Rescue Plan funds can "finance the development, repair or operation" of any affordable rental housing unit. Although many cities and states have committed funds toward affordable housing, others have had questions about whether they can use the money this way.
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Congress Releases Proposed 2023 HUD Funding Bills
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On July 20th, the House of Representatives approved a six-bill FY23 spending minibus that includes funding for HUD, USDA, and Treasury, among other government agencies. The legislation proposes strong investments in affordable housing and community development programs, including a $9 billion increase in HUD funding over FY22. Details on the affordable housing funding levels in the House legislation can be found in a recent blog post from Enterprise’s VP of Policy Advocacy Liz Osborn. While the Senate has yet to release their FY23 appropriations bills, it is anticipated the chamber will post their language within the next few weeks. Enterprise encourages Congress to finalize FY23 appropriations with robust funding for affordable housing and community development programs before the fiscal year ends on September 30th.
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) released its draft spending bill for fiscal year (FY) 2023. The bill provides $70 billion, including $10.3 billion in offsets, for HUD’s affordable housing, homelessness, and community development programs – an increase of $4.3 billion over FY22-enacted levels but $3 billion less than the House bill and $1.9 billion less than the amount proposed in President Biden’s FY23 budget request. For full details, see NLIHC’s updated budget chart and analysis.
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Input Needed For Consumer Survey On
2022 State Plan for Independent Living
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Do you or someone in your family use or have used your local Center for Independent Living (CIL) services in the past? The New Jersey Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) has launched a statewide survey to better understand the needs of people living with disabilities in the state.
Your feedback helps local CILs and SILC partners better understand the current needs of our communities, helping direct more resources, develop better programs for clients, and improve and expand each center's delivery of services.
Don't miss the open forum listed below on August 18th.
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Homelessness In America Reaching
Acute Stage Seen In Latest Data
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The problem of homelessness in America is approaching an acute stage, according to this edition of The Morning, a New York Times newsletter. Shelters nationwide are reporting a sharp uptick in people seeking help, with wait lists doubling or tripling in recent months. Experts indicate that this likely echoes a rising number of homeless people outside of shelters. Citing recent work from researchers at the University of Washington, the newsletter notes that the primary cause of homelessness remains a critical shortage of affordable housing. This surge comes even as inflation— manifested in rents which have increased at their fastest rates since 1986— puts houses and apartments out of reach for more Americans. Meanwhile, growth of local populations around the country frequently outpaces the construction of affordable homes, which are subject to constraints posed by zoning regulations and local opposition.
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Report On Innovations In Telehealth For Behavioral Health
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The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated behavioral health needs in the United States, resulting in a swift and unexpected pivot to telehealth services for mental health and substance use services to fill gaps in care. Even now, providers continue to grapple with the implications.
What works? What isn’t working? What unexpected solutions have emerged? What barriers to quality care remain and how can we continue to reduce them?
Developed specifically for mental health and substance use treatment providers, in this report, you’ll:
- Discover takeaways from providers on their major successes during the shift to telehealth.
- Learn creative innovations to common barriers in care.
- Examine how the efficacy of telehealth services for mental health and substance use has differed among various populations.
- Explore future considerations, including health equity, technology challenges, needs of special populations and rising provider burnout.
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New Jersey Marks 32nd Anniversary of ADA
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Peri L. Nearon, the Executive Director, Division of Disability Services, shared the following to honor the legacy of this important legislation and acknowledging the continuing efforts required to ensure all New Jerseyans have access to fulfilling lives:
The ADA ensures that individuals with disabilities can participate in the world around them, and has likely changed lives in ways many could not have imagined when it became law in 1990, but while we pause each July to remember the benefits of the ADA and its importance, we also must honor its ideals each and every day of the year. The ADA provides clear and comprehensive national standards to eliminate discrimination against individuals with disabilities. As a result, individuals with disabilities can live in their homes and have equal access to education, jobs, recreation, shopping and entertainment. It has helped shape our nation, but the work is not done. We must remain steadfast to the principles, aiming for greater inclusivity, equality and fairness.
I have the honor of being the director of the New Jersey Department of Human Services’ Division of Disability Services (DDS), which provides a single point-of-entry for New Jerseyans seeking information about the various programs, services and supports available to residents with disabilities. Focused on promoting independence for individuals with disabilities in all areas of life, DDS works to streamline the pathway to information and services and to advance policies, systems and environmental changes promoting access, equity and inclusion.
Through our toll free hotline, 1-888-285-3036, you can connect with live, professionally certified, Community Resource Specialists specifically trained in disability services and prepared to address your needs and concerns. We also publish New Jersey Resources, a comprehensive guide to services available throughout the state.
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NJHMFA 2022 Fall Tax Credit Compliance Certification
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Save the Date!
2022 Fall Tax Credit Compliance Certification Course and Exam
October 25-28, 2022
The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency is pleased to sponsor a 4-day Tax Credit Compliance Certification Course and Exam to be held October 25-28, 2022 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Hamilton, NJ.
Attendance is strongly suggested for those who are new to the Tax Credit Program and need to meet the Tax Credit Certification requirement per the QAP.
Event Details
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Compliance Certification Course Dates: Tuesday, Oct. 25 thru Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022
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Compliance Certification Course Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day
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HCCP Exam/Retake Date: Friday., Oct. 28, 2022
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HCCP Exam/Retake Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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Location: Hilton Garden Inn - Hamilton; 800 US Highway 130, Hamilton, NJ 08691
Event Fees
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Compliance Certification Course ONLY: TBD
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Compliance Certification Course & HCCP Exam: TBD
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Compliance Certification Course & HCCP Exam Retake: TBD
Proof of full vaccination or negative COVID test will be required from all conference registrants during the conference hours.
Online registration and more information to follow.
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Closing the Gap:
Homelessness to Housing Webinar Series
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August 4, 2022 – September 1, 2022
This webinar series provides guidance and fosters innovation in best practices and strategies in stakeholder engagement for homelessness services systems. It will cover topics designed to help communities establish equitable, effective homelessness responses through meaningful collaboration, resource coordination, and efficient service delivery.
You must have a HUD Exchange account to register.
Training Objectives
Participants will learn about:
- Incorporating people with lived experience and expertise into homelessness responses
- Coordinating with healthcare and other non-federal resources
- Creating direct pathways from homelessness to housing
- Operationalizing best practices
- Identifying and connecting with community resources
Who Should Attend?
This webinar series is intended for everyone involved in the homelessness response system, including but not limited to Continuum of Care (CoC) staff and leadership, program administrators, direct service staff and program management, and recipients and sub-recipients of Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) and CoC funding.
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Resources & Virtual Forums
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Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Savings Extended
And Recording Available
Four Pillars Of Successful Nonprofit Leadership
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On July 20th, DCM Associates presented "The Four Pillars of Successful Nonprofit Leadership," a free webinar that celebrated the launch of their brand-new Institute for Transformational Nonprofit Leadership Certificate program.
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Also, save on this training from DCM Associates when you register by August 31st.
This transformational nonprofit leadership executive training program is intended for current CEO/Executive Directors, Executive Leadership team members and those emerging leaders who hope to become a CEO in the future. This program includes seven courses taught by nationally recognized nonprofit leadership executives, coaches, authors, and search consultants virtually over a three-month period in the Fall and Spring.
Traditionally, skill sets ranging from having a passion for the mission, program development, grant writing, community relations and overall management skills were sought by nonprofit boards when hiring an executive director. Today, the executive leadership competencies required for a nonprofit organization to succeed have changed dramatically. Our Certificate Program will address the new leadership competencies required to navigate your organization forward: visionary thinking, entrepreneurial spirit, emotional intelligence, relationship builder, collaborator, brand builder, achievement driven and inspirational motivator.
Each of the seven courses has two components: a one-hour recorded session that you can take at your own convenience from your office, home or mobile app, before the live interactive 90 minute session scheduled by each presenter enabling ample time to address each of the topics discussed and answer any and all questions you may have.
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July 2022 NJ Legislative Disability
Caucus Roundtable Recording Now Available
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This recent session covered the Direct Care Workforce Crisis: Solutions to Develop a Sustainable Workforce.
The New Jersey Legislative Disability Caucus serves as a bipartisan forum within the New Jersey Legislature for lawmakers and their staff to consider the impact on the disability community when shaping ALL public policies in the Garden State through increased awareness and a greater understanding of the complexities of the disabilities service system and issues affecting individuals with disabilities and their families.
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Community Transitions:
Creative Collaborations Move People Home
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Thursday, August 4 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
In partnership with nursing homes, hospitals, and community-based organizations, two states have developed innovative programs that have assisted more than 5,000 people with settling back into homes in the community and have reduced readmissions. What are the core elements of these programs? What roles do industry, other state programs, and community service providers play? How can states and local partners overcome common barriers?
In this Housing and Services Resource Center webinar, two panels will explore these and other questions – including yours! – during this engaging webinar. Participants will also learn about funding sources, tools, and tips for replicating these models in their states.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The webinar will include real-time captioning and American Sign Language remote video interpreting. If any additional accommodations are needed or there are any questions, please send an email to the Housing and Services Resource Center at HSRC@acl.hhs.gov.
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NJ Statewide Independent Living Council Public Forum
August 18th
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The NJ Statewide Independent Living Council would like to invite you to participate in a Public Forum, Thursday, August 18, 2022, from 11am-1pm at The Galloway Township Library. This is a free 2-hour open house style forum. Join us to learn about NJSILC and Centers for Independent Living. Discuss issues affecting people with disabilities, advocacy, and how to get involved. Zoom participation is also available to those who register to Jennifer Burke at jburke@atlanticcil.org or call (609)748-2253 ext.4.
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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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Diane Riley, Executive Director
Joseph Christensen, Membership & Communication Manager
Kate Kelly, MSW – Integrated Community Project Manager
Kate Leahy, Housing Navigator Project Manager
Janai Johnson, Administrator
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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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