NJCEH is leading the charge for systemic change and “boots on the ground” solutions to ensure homelessness in New Jersey is rare, brief and non-reoccurring.
Budgets are a statement of values. Thank you @GovSherrillNJ for investing $25M in Rapid Re-Housing, $11M in Bringing Veterans Home, & beginning to restore the Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Homelessness is up 57% over 3 years. NJ must invest in the crisis: https://t.co/e0I0QpveVE
Federal funding delays cause real harm.
“The kind of cuts that you’re talking about to permanent supportive housing, there isn’t something there to fill that gap,” says Raisa Rubin-Stankiewicz, policy associate at @NJCEH.
Read ➡️ https://t.co/pErZZx1Osn
❗️Today is your FINAL DAY to register to vote in the 2025 General Election. Get registered or update your registration at https://t.co/zLQu7O8lvD. #NJVotes#VoterRegistration
🧵🚨BREAKING: @POTUS is expected to begin the illegal, inhumane jailing and institutionalization of homeless D.C. residents as soon as tonight. Homeless people have the same legal rights as any other resident of D.C.
A Know Your Rights thread:
🏡 How you can help restore the Affordable Housing Trust Fund:
📲 CALL your legislators & ask them to support restoring funding to the AHTF
💻 EMAIL your legislators at https://t.co/iqtW0jOfUF
Visit https://t.co/Ro5dvxPwCA for more info 🏡
The It Just Makes Sense campaign, launched by the @NJCEH & @riverviewvideo is calling on the #NJ Legislature and @GovMurphy to adopt a budget resolution to support shelter staff who are the backbone of our #homelessness services system. Take action at: https://t.co/o4po6KXYk3
Thank you @AndrewZwicker for your incredible leadership on our #ItJustMakesSense campaign!
Act NOW to tell @govmurphy & the NJ Legislature to invest $10 million to pay & retain frontline homeless service workers to keep NJ homeless shelters' doors open: https://t.co/6fhIs06NvL
Homelessness in NJ rose 45% in 2 years. Proposed HUD cuts put 45,552 more NJ households at imminent risk of homelessness
Act now: urge @govmurphy & the Legislature to include $10 million to keep homeless shelters open #ItJustMakesSense@riverviewvideo: https://t.co/6fhIs06NvL
Summit, NJ was making moves to solve homelessness. Now the city is trying to make it illegal to sleep outside. 160+ cities across the country have passed similar bills that make homelessness worse since #JohnsonVGrantsPass. We need #HousingNotHandcuffs. https://t.co/xfGRHeTlOf
We are mobilizing advocates for tomorrow's Summit Common Council meeting, where the ordinance that would criminalize homelessness is expected to be introduced. Join us in telling the Summit Common Council - housing, NOT handcuffs!
🚨URGENT: ICE is targeting homeless shelters.🚨Providers should use this guide to help protect clients & ensure their basic dignity & rights are respected. Raids and arrests won’t solve homelessness. Only housing will.
Full guidance and more resources: https://t.co/KKR3nevz5K
Our Response to the Governor's Budget Address:
To begin to address the statewide emergency of rising homelessness, NJ must 1) invest an additional $10 million into our shelters & emergency homeless services & 2) NOT divert funds from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund
La LISTA DE ESPERA del Programa Estatal de Asistencia para el Alquiler (SRAP) SE ABRIRÁ y aceptará solicitudes previas en línea a partir de las 9 a.m. del ENERO. 13 Y CIERRE A LAS 5 PM el 13 DE ENERO. 31. Su solicitud en línea en: https://t.co/sAFxH83sbU. #ayudaparaelalquiler
State #RentalAssistance Program (SRAP) Wait List NOW OPEN & ACCEPTING pre-applications! Apply before it CLOSES AT 5 PM on JAN. 31. Preference to qualified #Veterans, #Elderly, #Families, #Disabled, & #Homeless Apply at: https://t.co/sAFxH8401s. Details: https://t.co/m41QSC9oUS
❗️We did it (for now)! ❗️
Our lawsuit was successful - the US district court is blocking OMB from moving forward on its reckless plan to halt federal funding.
The stay is until Monday, so still much more to do.
For now - thank you all for your support, partnership, and leadership. Take a breath, take a rest, and buckle up - we’re not done.
Take action ASAP before 5 PM ET today, when a freeze on federal funding for all agencies will go into effect, to urge Congress to publicly oppose this devastating memorandum!
Contact your representatives using this action alert from @naehomelessness: https://t.co/ajCFrxpAuw
ACT NOW: ALL FEDERAL GRANTS WILL BE SUSPENDED. This action by @POTUS places life-saving programs that serve the most vulnerable Americans in severe risk.
Click the link to contact your member of Congress NOW! @naehomelessness
https://t.co/h1pjHZQ4GF