Sandy recovery groups find new mission with COVID-19 – by Michelle Brunetti Post, Press of AC Two groups that formed to help victims of 2012’s Superstorm Sandy recover are turning their crisis-handling skills to COVID-19, and are seeing the need for financial aid as primary this time. Organizers for OCNJ C.A.R.E. and the New Jersey Read More »
Tag: Sandy Recovery
Making our Communities Whole – Sandy & Disaster Recovery
By Jody Stewart Clawback Forgiveness: You all are amazing. You have been working so hard to get petition signatures for our clawback forgiveness petition to David C. Woll that we’ve got over 1,000 and we’re ready to do petition deliveries! He hasn’t been confirmed for his new position yet, but it’s likely in the works, Read More »
Sandy contractor fraud is still a problem — NJ bill tries to help
Sandy contractor fraud is still a problem — NJ bill tries to help by Dino Flammia, New Jersey 101.5 More than seven years since Superstorm Sandy made landfall and decimated the Jersey Shore, victims of contractor fraud are still struggling to be made whole. A bill getting its final vote in Trenton on Monday would Read More »
BREAKING: HUD Nominee agrees to work with NJ on clawbacks
A New Opening: We have a new opportunity to push for RREM clawback forgiveness at the Federal Level – where the problem started in the first place. A man named David C. Woll has been nominated to be Assistant Secretary of HUD (currently he’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Read More »
On 7th Anniversary of Sandy Homeowners Deal with Clawbacks Rising Flood Insurance Rates
On 7th Anniversary of Sandy Homeowners Deal with Clawbacks Rising Flood Insurance Rates by Nanette Galloway – Downbeach VENTNOR – Seven years after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the Jersey shore, residents gathered at the home of survivor Fran Baronowitz in the Ventnor Heights section today to share stories about the aftermath of the storm. Although it was Read More »
700 families still not rebuilt 7 years after Superstorm Sandy in NJ
VIDEO – 700 families still not rebuilt 7 years after Superstorm Sandy in NJ – WPVI – Philadelphia, YahooNews.com Seven years after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the New Jersey coast, about 700 families still have not finished rebuilding.
Changing the Rules to Put Families First
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 Read More »
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: Read More »
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 & Read More »
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 & Read More »