By Shannon Duffy ACTION ALERT! Please sign our petition by clicking here. The battle is on again over the future of our National Flood Insurance Program. Does it put big insurance and banks first? Price families out of protection? Or does it put us and preparation first? On July 16th Senator Menendez (D-NJ) along with…
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Clawbacks, Cross-the-finish-line Fund, Foreclosure Forbearance, Oh my!
By Jody Stewart and Amanda Devecka-Rinear Big thanks to the team of people who have been working hard on a full and fair Sandy recovery for all. We’ve made some big moves, but we still have work ahead of us. Keep reading for an update on where we are now and where we are headed:…
Ending Overdose: Problems and Solutions
By Lisa Campanella The seeds of the opioid crisis were planted in the 1990’s by big pharmaceutical companies like Purdue Pharma that ruthlessly and criminally promoted the use of opioid drugs knowing the drugs were highly addictive, without sharing that information with health care providers who legitimately prescribed the drugs for pain or the patients…
Summer Gatherings 2019
Manahawkin / LBI: Wednesday August 21st – Joe, Amanda and NJOP Bday party 6:30pm – 9pm, Bird & Betty’s 529 Dock Rd. Beach Haven NJ (on LBI) 08008 (Facebook Link) Three birthdays for the price of one: celebrate Joe’s 50th, Amanda’s 42nd, and NJOP’s 5th! Tickets are $20 for B-day fun, drinks and Bird &…
About the Supplemental Fund to get Families Across the Finish Line
View or download this document here. What’s the Supplemental Fund & Will it Help Me? The supplemental fund was created by Governor Murphy to help families in the RREM & LMI program who are still struggling to cross the finish line because of a lack of funds. You have to currently be in RREM &…
COMMUNITY POWER:
Spring of 2019 – Over 150 residents came together to take action for Sandy Recovery and our future at the shore in Ventnor, Brick, and Middletown. Thanks to all who attended and to the New Jersey Resource Project, SBP, Affordable Housing Alliance and all the organizations who contributed.
Our Stories – Angel’s Contractor Fraud
Angel and Fe applied for the RREM grant program in order to rehabilitate and mitigate their home which was substantially damaged after Sandy. They were accepted in June 2013, and began the long process. When Angel signed a contract with the builder he chose, he remembers a big red flag went up when he went…
Our Stories – Sandy Foreclosure Protections
“The forbearance and foreclosure prevention bill has been a lifesaver for us. 6 1/2 years later we are still not home and have been struggling to pull together the necessary funding to rebuild our home while tackling the many obstacles that have come up along the way. Thankfully, because of the relief provided by the…
Increasing Storms and Flooding Are Impacting Our Lives
BY FRAN BARONOWITZ Living near the shore has always had its moments of disaster. There was the hurricane of 1944 that battered the Jersey shore. Eighteen years later in 1962, 50 mph winds and 9 foot tides caused damage in Atlantic City and Margate. In 1992, my son lost his car in an 8 foot…
2018 Election Update
BY JOE MANGINO We created our very first endorsement committee and a decided to get involved in elections for the first time this year. It was exciting to bring together NJOP members from across our region and party affiliation – thanks to the twelve people who served on the committee- to make a plan to put…