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 »
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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 »
NJ Trailblazer Amanda Devecka-Rinear Honored During Women’s History Month
NJ Trailblazer Amanda Devecka-Rinear Honored During Women’s History Month / Sandpaper / March 30, 2023 By Victoria Ford LEADER: Devecka-Rinear (right) stands with Sen. Robert Menendez (left), his wife, Nadine Arslanian, and his granddaughter Evangelina, named for his mother/her grandmother, as is the annual Women’s History celebration. (Supplied Photo) Amanda Devecka-Rinear is a trailblazer – 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 »
Federal clawback of money from Sandy survivors halted indefinitely
Federal clawback of money from Sandy survivors halted indefinitely | NJ Spotlight News | January 23, 2023 BRIANA VANNOZZI, ANCHOR Interview: Jody Stewart, community organizer of New Jersey Organizing Project For thousands of Superstorm Sandy survivors in New Jersey, recovery has been a slow and sometimes painful process. One of the biggest sources of stress Read More »
KIYC: Sandy survivors told they owe thousands in back interest on ‘interest-free’ forbearances
KIYC: Sandy survivors told they owe thousands in back interest on ‘interest-free’ forbearances | News 12 | January 23, 2023Thousands of homeowners who survived Superstorm Sandy took advantage of the state’s forbearance program, which state officials said would give them interest-free extensions. But five years later, a Kane In Your Corner investigation finds some of those homeowners Read More »
Sandy victims might get indefinite reprieve on federal disaster clawback repayments
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. 2022 marks a decade since Superstorm Sandy made landfall on the east coast, plunging our New Jersey communities into a long, exhausting, and still incomplete recovery process. As part of a national coalition of storm survivors and Read More »