The Long Journey Home: Some Sandy victims never fully recovered from the storm / October 29, 2022 / NJ.com By Steven Rodas It took eight years for Carol and Jim Ferraioli to finally get back to their place in Port Monmouth. Their home off Compton Creek, less than a mile from Sandy Hook Bay, was Read More »
SANDY RECOVERY
New Jersey lawmakers take aim at flood insurance rate hikes. Here’s why
New Jersey lawmakers take aim at flood insurance rate hikes. Here’s why / July 11, 2023 / Asbury Park Press By Amanda Oglesby SEA BRIGHT — Facing skyrocketing rate hikes and more homeowners dropping flood insurance coverage, a group of New Jersey lawmakers are pressing Congress to pass a bill that aims to improve the Read More »
Pallone, Menendez Announce Introduction of Bipartisan National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2023
Pallone, Menendez Announce Introduction of Bipartisan National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 / July 10, 2023 / TAPinto By TAPintoRaritan Bay Staff SEA BRIGHT, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) joined today with local leaders, advocates, and homeowners to announce the introduction of the bipartisan and bicameral National Flood Insurance Program Read More »
NJ Sandy, Ida victims, still reeling from storms, demand help from legislators
NJ Sandy, Ida victims, still reeling from storms, demand help from legislators / APP / June 2, 2023 By Amanda Oglesby TRENTON — The group that gathered on the steps of the Trenton Statehouse came from communities all across New Jersey — some rural, some urban, some wealthy, some working class. They gathered to mark Read More »
An advocacy group for Sandy and Ida victims says they still need help
An advocacy group for Sandy and Ida victims says they still need help / Asbury Park Press / June 1, 2023 The New Jersey Organizing Project, which advocates for the victims of storms Ida and Sandy, says state officials still need to help.
Victims of Ida, Sandy rally for more help
Victims of Ida, Sandy rally for more help / NJ Spotlight / June 1, 2023 By Brenda Flanagan “Today is the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which is kind of part of the reason we’re here today,” Joe Mangino told a group of New Jersey storm survivors who Thursday marked the start of hurricane season Read More »
Frontline Families and Communities Fight for a Fair Flood Insurance Program
Flood insurance is a big deal in New Jersey – but it often underpays flood survivors when we need it most. That’s (in part) because the current flood insurance system is made for insurance companies, banks and developers, not families. Check out our presentation on what’s wrong with New Jersey’s current flood insurance system, and Read More »
Tell Your State Reps: Get storm survivors home–and let them stay.
Everyone deserves a full and fair recovery. We need a mortgage forbearance and aid that covers all of us, so storm survivors can get home and stay home. In the decade between Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Ida, survivors are struggling to get home and whole. We know best what’s broken with our disaster recovery Read More »
State promises to re-examine Sandy forbearance program after KIYC investigation
State promises to re-examine Sandy forbearance program after KIYC investigation | News12 NJ| February 6, 2023 By Walt Kane A Kane In Your Corner investigation has led to results for homeowners who said the state wasn’t keeping up its end of the Superstorm Sandy mortgage forbearance program. The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance is promising Read More »
Was your insurance claim underpaid or denied? Learn how to self advocate
Was your insurance claim underpaid or denied? Learn how to self advocate Storm survivors need and deserve flood insurance that works for us, not against us. We’re still working to make that a reality. BUT, in the meantime, there are resources out there to support you as you navigate insurance. The American Policyholder Association (APA) Read More »