Need help with your individual Sandy issues? Here’s how YOU can help YOU. Does NJOP help people? Yes. And no. The New Jersey Organizing Project actually isn’t a service organization. When we say “service organization,” picture like – Catholic Charities, Affordable Housing Alliance, Ocean County Long Term Recovery Group. A service organization is one with Read More »
More than 2 million people in NJ live in poverty with no federal support
More than 2 million people in NJ live in poverty with no federal support / NJ Spotlight News / 7/13/21 JOANNA GAGIS, CORRESPONDENT ‘We were denied for free and reduced lunch because we exceeded the poverty level.’ The federal poverty level is $20,598. Meaning anyone who earns above it does not qualify for federal support Read More »
Study says more than 3 million live in ‘true poverty’ in NJ. Most go uncounted
Study says more than 3 million live in ‘true poverty’ in NJ. Most go uncounted / Asbury Park Press / 7/11/21 By federal standards, a single working parent with two children in New Jersey could survive on just under $21,000 in 2019. Researchers from Legal Services of New Jersey’s Poverty Research Institute suggest in a new Read More »
Federal tax credit relief for low-wage families starts soon. Now, make it last past the pandemic
Federal tax credit relief for low-wage families starts soon. Now, make it last past the pandemic / NJ.com / 7/8/21 By South Jersey Times Guest Columnist By Alison Arné Working moms like me need support to care for our loved ones and plan for our future. Congress’ expansion of the Child and Earned Income Tax Credits Read More »
Offshore Wind Allotments Prompt Strong Reaction From Proponents, Opponents
Offshore Wind Allotments Prompt Strong Reaction From Proponents, Opponents/ The Sandpaper / 7/8/21 The LBI Coalition of Wind Without Impact is pursing all avenues to stop the proposed Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind planned off the coast of Long Beach Island after the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities announced it had awarded the project 1,510 Read More »
VICTORY!: New Laws Mean More Lives Saved from Preventable Overdose and Expanded Access to MAT
We did it! We are three steps closer to saving lives from preventable overdose and expanding access to evidence-based treatments. Over the last year and a half we’ve come together to host community events, met with elected officials and worked to win expanded access to the lifesaving overdose reversal drug Naloxone and Medication Assisted Treatment.
Tell your Reps: End Overdose NOW!
End Overdose NOW! Tell Your Reps to End Overdose and Expand Access to Treatment SEND A LETTER Imagine a world where we have what we need to overcome our challenges, where we can get and stay well. The truth is life is hard. We all struggle with something and for many this includes addiction.Please take Read More »
How will NJ prevent ‘avalanche’ of homeowner foreclosures once COVID moratorium lifts?
How will NJ prevent ‘avalanche’ of homeowner foreclosures once COVID moratorium lifts?/ NorthJersey.com / 6/16/21 Thea Gleason juggles jobs to support her family of four in Little Egg Harbor, supplementing her salary as a high school English teacher with a second job at a storage facility. She usually waitresses as well, but that gig fell Read More »
‘My son … is not expendable’: More must be done to end the overdose crisis
‘My son … is not expendable’: More must be done to end the overdose crisis / Asbury Park Press / 5/10/21 Your Turn Eileen PalazzaGuest columnist When I read a recently published article titled ‘NJ’s fatal drug overdoses stay flat as nation’s numbers soar’ by Ken Serrano, my heart sank and I felt angry. My Read More »
Foundation Talk on Wind Farms Boosts Economic Benefits
Foundation Talk on Wind Farms Boosts Economic Benefits / The Sandpiper / 5/10/21 An hour-long online “Wind Power Talk” hosted by the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences on April 24 and moderated by Science Committee Chair Rick Bushnell was too short to answer all the questions by the 70-plus participants who Read More »