In this Week's Edition
News
DCA Updates:
RFP for New Eviction Diversion Initiative
DCA Announces Updates
on NHTF Subsidy Levels
DCA Disburses More Than $400 Million
in Federal Emergency Rental Assistance
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VA Accesses Resources to Increase
Housing Assistance for Vulnerable Veterans
Resources to Honor and Assist Veterans
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HUD Awards $36M in Section 4
Funding for Community Development
and Affordable Housing
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Two New Podcasts Launched By
Foothold Technology and The Boggs Center
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nTIDE October 2021 Jobs Report:
Employment for People with
Disabilities at Historic Levels
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Two New NJ DMAHS
Notices of Readoption
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Thank you for an Excellent
23rd Annual Conference!
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Resources & Virtual Forums
DCM Associates Fall 2021
Webinar Series for Non-Profits
November - December 2021
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LGBTQ+/HIV+ Older Adult Training LTC
for New Jersey Providers and Designates
December 1-8, 2021
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Thank you to all
who attended this year's conference.
All attendees can
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New Housing
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Housing Available for Seniors and People with Disabilities in
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Shout out to Community Access Unlimited as they support individuals through housing, money management skills, and employment, empowering their clients as members of the community over 42 years. Read the linked story to hear of some of their great successes.
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SHA Welcomes New Members In 2021 |
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DCA Updates:
RFP for New Eviction Diversion Initiative
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On Friday, November 12, 2021, the Department announced a new RFP opportunity in eviction prevention and homelessness diversion called the Eviction Diversion Initiative (EDI). EDI is a pilot initiative. It will fund 1-4 community-based agencies to place experienced case workers in each county vicinage in landlord-tenant proceedings where the case workers will operate as resource navigators who will be available to attend eviction proceedings (virtually or in person) and to provide information and linkages to resources that may help tenants prevent eviction. Eligible entities are New Jersey
non-profit social services agencies with demonstrable experience in serving income eligible households in homelessness diversion or eviction prevention and the capacity to quickly hire and manage new case workers devoted wholly to this initiative.
The grant term is: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022.
Applications are due: November 30, 2021.
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (408) 650-3123 Access Code: 984-993-757
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DCA Announces Updates on NHTF Subsidy Levels
The National Housing Trust Fund and The State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs have amended the Maximum award per project & Maximum Per-Unit Subsidy for the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) program
Please click below for the National Housing Trust Fund Public Notice:
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DCA Disburses More Than $400 Million
in Federal Emergency Rental Assistance
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) continues to disburse federal Emergency Rental Assistance funds at a rapid pace, announcing today that it has distributed more than $407 million in federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funds to New Jersey residents. The rental relief has been distributed to 45,748 households by DCA’s Division of Housing and Community Resources through the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP).
As part of the statewide effort to help keep people housed, DCA has also been administering COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance funds to residents on behalf of Morris and Burlington counties. Thus far, DCA has helped disburse $12,952,767 in Burlington County and $12,186,575 in Morris County. To date, this partnership with DCA has resulted in 105 percent of the total ERA Phase 1 funds being distributed in Burlington County and 86 percent in Morris County.
To find out more about current eviction protections available and how to self-certify for these protections, people can visit https://covid19.nj.gov/renter.
Applications are still open to apply for COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance and the Eviction Prevention Program. People can visit https://njdca.onlinepha.com/ to apply for both at the same time. Applications can be submitted online with the use of a personal computer, laptop, smartphone, or tablet. The application is available in ten languages.
People with questions or who have difficulty accessing the internet should contact DCA’s call center at 609-490-4550 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. The call center is staffed with English and Spanish speakers and has translation services for other languages. Pre-applications may be submitted over the phone by those without internet access.
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VA Accesses Resources to Increase
Housing Assistance for Vulnerable Veterans
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WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs updated regulations Nov. 10 governing the Supportive Services for Veteran Families grant program to provide a more effective subsidy to Veterans in high-cost rental markets and to increase the cap in general housing assistance available to the most vulnerable Veteran families. Under the new regulations, in certain communities, the SSVF grant will cover up to 50%, an increase from 35%, of eligible Veterans’ reasonable rent for two years without need for recertification. The new rule also expands the maximum stay in emergency housing for unsheltered Veterans.
The original rule authorized placement for a Veteran and his or her spouse with dependents in emergency housing for up to 45 days, which proved often not enough time to locate stable and affordable permanent housing in highly competitive rental markets.
A Veteran and his or her spouse with dependents can now stay in emergency housing for a maximum of 60 days. The 15-day increase in length-of-stay is expected to have the most significant benefit to Veteran families in rental markets with few vacancies, as well as unsheltered homeless Veterans families.
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Resources to Honor and Assist Veterans |
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With thanks to HHRC for gathering and promoting the following federal resources for veterans:
Veterans Day is observed annually on November 11th, to commemorate those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Most recently, President Biden proclaimed November as National Veterans and Military Families Month.
According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, 40,056 Veterans experience homelessness on any given night. In addition to the factors that already contribute to the risk of homelessness, Veterans face higher rates of PTSD and behavioral health needs.
Below is a selection of resources related to housing and supportive services for Veterans from federal sources:
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HUD Awards $36M in Section 4 Funding for
Community Development and Affordable Housing
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HUD announced it has awarded $36 million in Section 4 funding to three national intermediaries: Enterprise; Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC); and Habitat for Humanity International. Through this Section 4 funding, the intermediaries will work with community development corporations (CDCs) and community housing development organizations (CHDOs) to increase their capacity to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that benefit people with low and moderate incomes.
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Two New Podcasts Launched by
Foothold Technology and The Boggs Center
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Foothold Technology is excited to announce the launch of the podcast, “Sharing In Our Caring,” with the first episode now available on Apple Podcasts and most podcast platforms. See below for a description of the first episode.
The DSP workforce crisis has been a hot topic in the I/DD community for a while, and providers are constantly thinking of ways to address the situation. Legislation is being developed to address the workforce crisis, but will it be enough?
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The Boggs Center is excited to introduce BoggsCast, a podcast where faculty and staff explore best practice, showcase success stories, and help listeners envision possibilities for innovation through interviews with state and national experts.
The inaugural episode features an interview with Emily Ladau, Disability Rights Activist, Writer, and Digital Communications Consultant. In this episode, Emily discusses disability allyship and storytelling to connect about disability.
BoggsCast is available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify apps and websites. Be sure to subscribe to stay up to date with the newest episodes. Episodes and full transcripts are at: http://theboggscenter.podbean.com.
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nTIDE October 2021 Jobs Report:
Employment for People with Disabilities at Historic Levels
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Two New DMAHS Notices of Readoption |
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Please be advised that Notices of Readoption were published in the NJ Register on November 1, 2021 by the Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, for the following chapters:
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Thank you for an Excellent 23rd Annual Conference! |
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All attendees can access on-demand
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Thank You To Our Sponsors! |
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Resources & Virtual Forums |
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DCM Associates Fall 2021 Webinar Series for Non-Profits |
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The DCM Associates Fall 2021 Webinar Series is here, and the nonprofit sector's most important topics are on the agenda.
November 17, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Dennis C. Miller, Founder & Chairman
December 1, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Dennis C. Miller, Founder & Chairman
December 8, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Gregory A. Nielsen, Managing Director, Southeast Regional Office
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Also from DCM Associates
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LGBTQ+/HIV+ Older Adult Training LTC
for New Jersey Providers and Designates
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New Jersey's S2545 establishes specific rights and certain requirements for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, undesignated/non-binary, questioning, queer, intersex, and HIV-positive residents of long-term care facilities.
This 6 hour, 2 session course will prepare you and your facility to serve the growing LGBTQ+ market place and earn certification for NJS2545, the LGBTQI+, HIV+ LTC Bill of Rights, required to work in LTC in the state of New Jersey.
Register as:
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There are many great ways of supporting SHA: Join as a member, send donations, or shop with AmazonSmile. Thank you for your support!
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Want all the member benefits with SHA? Visit our website or contact Joseph Christensen to apply or manage your membership.
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Members can post jobs to find applicants within the wider supportive housing community. Click on the button to visit our job page.
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Diane Riley, Executive Director
Joseph Christensen, Membership & Communication Manager
Kate Kelly, MSW – Integrated Community Project Manager
Diane Klein, Conference Registrar
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Advocate ● Educate ● Support
The Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey unites its diverse coalition of members engaging development, resources, and information to sustain supportive housing systems within New Jersey. Since 1998, our statewide mission seeks to enhance lives and accessibility to enable independent living within our communities.
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Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey
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