Newsletter 2015
Newsletter 2015
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February 2015
IN THIS ISSUE...
From the President and CEO
Economic Impact Report
Annual Conference &
Membership Meeting
The Network Goes to DC
New Sandy Housing Programs
State and Federal Policy Watch
Membership Notes
Funding Opportunities
Employment Opportunities
News/Resources/Events
Thank You to
Our Sponsors
Looking
back on our
25th Anniversary
year, some of my
favorite moments
come to mind
including riding
through Morris
County with the Morris Housing Alliance, hearing
from affected Sandy survivors who were fighting to
be heard and collecting flip flops to overcome the
governor's veto of the Sandy Bill of Rights,
celebrating our members' successes using the NRTC
Onward!
Welcome Our
Newest Members!
GS Developers & Construction
Michael Divietro
DETAILS, A Humanim
Social Enterprise
John Tate
Habitat for Humanity of
Cape May County
James Cundari
Matrix New World
Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity
BFW Group LLC
Knoll Heights Village
Habitat for Humanity of
Burlington County
Our
25th Anniversary honorees pictured from left to right: Paige
Carlson-Heim, community development manager of TD Bank; Denise
McGregor Armbrister, senior vice president and executive director of
the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation; Mimi Box, executive director of
the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation; Martin Johnson, president of Isles,
Inc.; Network 2014 Board Chairwoman Donna Blaze; Staci Berger;
Adam Gordan, staff attorney at Fair Share Housing Center; Barbara
George Johnson, executive
director of the John S. Watson Institute for
Public Policy; and Mike McNeil, executive director of STEPS.
The
Network has released a study on the economic
impact community development corporations (CDCs)
have had on New Jersey over the last 25 years. The
study, Stronger Together, found that nonprofit
community developers have made a
$12 billion dollar
impact on New Jersey's economy through the creation
community development conference in over a decade, People & Places 2015. Click here to learn
more.
fact sheet.
Network Policy Priorities 2015
The Network's 2015 Policy Priorities has been approved by the Board of Directors and is available
to view here.
Two newly introduced bills supported by the Network address foreclosures. S2577
provides a three year protection against foreclosure
to owners of property damaged during
Superstorm Sandy. S2679/A4075 provides expedited procedure for foreclosing residential
properties in uncontested actions and accesses a fee.
Membership Notes
Congratulations to MEND on being named Non Profit Organization of
the Year
by the Non Profit Development Center of Southern New
Jersey. MEND
was recognized for its "numerous contributions to and
measurable impact
on the South Jersey region" throughout the year.
Read more here.
Also being recognized for outstanding achievements in South
Jersey is Camden Community Development Association
(CCDA). CCDA has been selected as one of the Community
Foundations of South Jersey's "Proven & Promising"
organizations. Congratulations!
Please check out this video of the Affordable Housing Alliance's housing makeover program.
You can also click below to watch the video produced by Brookdale Television.
House to Home
Employment Opportunities
Leviticus Fund
Lending Officer
NJ Community Development Corporation
Development Associate/Grant Writer
NJ Community Development Corporation
Employment Specialist - Elm Street Apartments
NJ Work Environment Council
Executive Director
New Jersey Community Development Corporation
Assistant Manager - Day Program
More employment opportunities can be found at
www.hcdnnj.org/employment-opportunities.
The
Network is happy to post job opportunities for its member organizations. Simply send the
description of the position and application information to [email protected]
and the position
will be posted on our website and in our monthly newsletter. We will advertise open positions
for 60 days unless requested to do so longer.
RESOURCES
EVENTS
Federal Housing
Administration Insurance
Fund to Grow at Slower
Pace
The
financial health of the
government's home lender
of last resort will improve at
a slower pace after an
Obama administration
decision to lower
fees
charged to low-wealth home
buyers, according to
projections released
Monday. Read More
Swamped by an underwater
home
After the housing collapse
derails the American Dream,
a cloud of uncertainty hangs
over the Boateng family.
Read More
Mission Driven: Clear Goals
Outline Operations for
Monarch Housing
Associates
In
everything Monarch
Housing Associates does, the
New Jersey based nonprofit
organization aims to help
people find quality,
affordableand permanent
housing. Read More
Regional/Local CMAQ
Initiatives Program
Information SessionThe
North Jersey Transportation
Planning Authority is
soliciting applications for its
Regional/Local CMAQ
Initiatives Program. An
NJ Future Redevelopment
Forum
On
March 13 daylong
conference that brings
together more than 500
New LISC study: investments
municipal and state leaders
in low-income communities and leading professionals in
planning, development, law,
show results
transportation, architecture,
This
report shows that in
construction, environmental
neighborhoods where LISC
conservation and historic
invested heavily, jobs and
incomes each grew 9% more preservation to share best
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