As we pause and reflect during this time of Thanksgiving, we are truly grateful for everyone in New Jersey's supportive housing community. There are so many dedicated individuals and teams working to make affordable and supportive housing a reality for many in need across our state. We thank you for your engagement and your efforts which help people lead fulfilled lives in communities across New Jersey.
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In this Week's Edition
News
HUD Updates
House America and Support
for Climate Change Action
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NJ DHS Budget Listening Session - Dec. 7th
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CSH Shares Race Equity
Framework and Journey Toward Transformative Organizational Change
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Equity and Gender-Based Violence:
Linking Prevention and Response
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NJ Department of Children and Families
RFP For In-Home Recovery
Program in Union County
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Thank you for an Excellent
23rd Annual Conference!
Share Feedback and Access Sessions
Resources & Virtual Forums
Free Webinar Series
Flourishing at Work: A Plan for Helping Professionals
November 2021 - April 2022
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COVID-19 Booster and Vaccination Clinic Pleasantville
December 2, 2021 | 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
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DCM Associates Fall 2021
Webinar Series for Non-Profits
November - December 2021
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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
Expansion Grant Deep Dive Webinar
December 7, 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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Free Hybrid Conference
Building a Culture of Health in New Jersey:
Healing Communities & Connecting Voices
December 9-10, 2021
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Trainings from the NJ Division on Civil Rights
December 2021 - February 2022
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Thank you to all
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SHA Welcomes New Members In 2021 |
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HUD Updates
House America and Support for Climate Change Action
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House America
Earlier this year, HUD launched “ House America,” a national initiative to address the nation’s homelessness crisis. The initiative encourages state, local, and tribal leaders to pledge to reduce homelessness in exchange for federal resources and support to increase the supply of deeply affordable housing and to permanently house people experiencing homelessness.
This federal initiative of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) invites mayors, city and county leaders, tribal nation leaders, and governors into a national partnership. House America will utilize the historic investments provided through the American Rescue Plan to address the crisis of homelessness through a Housing First approach.
Through the American Rescue Plan, communities now have historic housing resources - 70,000 emergency housing vouchers, $5 billion in HOME grants, and significant investments to preserve and protect housing on tribal lands - to help more Americans obtain the safety of a stable home. The American Rescue Plan also provides $350 billion in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds through the Department of the Treasury to support the many needs communities face, including homelessness and housing instability, as they respond to the pandemic and its negative economic impacts. Communities also have resources through the CARES Act, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, and other state, tribal, and local resources to re-house people experiencing homelessness and create additional dedicated housing units to address homelessness.
House America provides communities with the focus, resolve, and technical know-how needed to deploy these resources to maximize impact.
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New Supporting Local Climate Action
Page Now Available on the HUD Exchange
The HUD Exchange has launched the new Supporting Local Climate Action page, which replaces the previous Community Resilience page. The new page has a fresh look and features guidance and information from the Community Resilience Toolkit and other resources that communities can use to build their resilience to climate change and natural disasters. The important resilience resources on this page are organized by:
Keep an eye out in the next month for new, project-specific implementation guides that will provide grantees with case studies and step-by-step guidance to implement resilience actions like cool roofs, nature-based solutions, education and outreach campaigns, and single-family retrofits.
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NJ DHS Budget Listening Session - Dec. 7th |
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021 | 10:00 AM EST
New Jerseyans can offer verbal or written testimony to inform the Department of Human Services budget discussions for 2022-2023. Written testimony is encouraged.
To accommodate as many speakers as possible, verbal testimony can be no more than 3 minutes.
Email humanservices@dhs.nj.gov for a time slot reservation. Include your full name, phone number, and organization, if applicable. Sign language and captioning will be provided. Please note any other accommodations needed to participate. |
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CSH Shares Race Equity Framework and
Journey Toward Transformative Organizational Change
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CSH recently released their CSH Race Equity Framework as part of their continuing journey toward becoming an anti-racist organization. CSH's work is to advance supportive housing; they highlight how we cannot build thriving communities centered on housing aligned with services without a comprehensive focus on equity.
As shared by CSH: "It is a fact that across the nation, individuals and families most impacted by homelessness, crisis systems engagement, and institutionalization are disproportionately Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). To do our work effectively and equitably, we must address the root causes of housing and systems inequities. Next, we must facilitate ongoing collaboration between those most impacted by racism and those with the ability and authority to dismantle structural barriers to drive change."
The Framework is the culmination of their findings through a systematic and comprehensive effort to explore, analyze, discuss and plan. This Framework explains how CSH plans to operationalize racial equity from within and provides practical approaches to organizations and practitioners seeking to center race equity to end homelessness and advance housing solutions grounded in equity.
To offer feedback and share your racial equity work with CSH, contact Pascale Leone, Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) at CSH.
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Equity and Gender-Based Violence:
Linking Prevention and Response
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Next week, join our recent Conference Keynote speaker, Henry Love, MA, MPhil, Senior Analyst from Abt Associates for a free online event on Equity and Gender-Based Violence: Linking Prevention and Response. The discussions in this event are offered to a global audience and will take place over two days. Make sure to watch at 10:00am EST on December 1st as Mr. Love will discuss these issues in the context of the Black LGBTQI+ Community as well as its connection to homelessness nationally, but specifically in NYC. It will moderated by Chief Equity Officer at Abt Associates, Roslyn Brock, the former chairwoman of the NAACP.
About this event
During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Abt Associates is launching our Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Framework as a part of our company-wide commitment to equity. Preventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV) is strongly linked to challenging racism and harmful gender norms, as well as to promoting disability rights and shifting the way we respond to disability. Abt’s policies are a part of global efforts to end violence against people of all genders.
To unpack the links between gender, racial, and disability inequality and violence, Abt will convene experts and practitioners from around the world to discuss how the international development community can move toward a rights-based, anti-racist, and feminist approach to GBV prevention and response, including by making practical change to promote non-violence and increase leadership and inclusion in the GBV field.
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NJ Department of Children and Families RFP
For In-Home Recovery Program in Union County
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The Department of Children and Families released a Request for Proposals for an In-Home Recovery Program to be established at two sites in Union County.
NJDCF will fund one award for the implementation of two (2) sites in Union County managed by one agency. Teams in each site will serve a caseload of twelve (12) families concurrently and serve a minimum of twelve families (24 families in total) over a 12-month period, beginning on May 1, 2022, for a 12-month budget not to exceed $709,905.00.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
NJDCF intends to fund two teams that will be operationalized by the same agency but serve two different Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP) local offices in Union County. Interested applicants must be New Jersey–based mental health and SUD treatment providers serving adults, families, and/or children and must have an office(s) in Union County or an adjacent county (Hudson, Essex, Morris, Somerset, or Middlesex).
There will be no Bidders Conference for this RFP. Questions will be accepted in advance of the proposal deadline by providing them via email to DCF.ASKRFP@dcf.nj.gov until December 5, 2021 by 12PM. Technical inquiries about forms and other documents may be requested at any time.
DCF requires all Applicants to submit proposals electronically through our FTP System. To submit electronically, the required Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) form must be completed and sent to DCF.ASKRFP@dcf.nj.gov. Instructions on our FTP electronic system is outlined in the RFP.
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Bids must be filed electronically FTP system no later than 12:00 PM January 5, 2022
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Thank you for an Excellent 23rd Annual Conference! |
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Resources & Virtual Forums |
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Free Webinar Series
Flourishing at Work: A Plan for Helping Professionals
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Helping professionals, such as counselors, teachers and health professionals, are critically important to the workforce, yet we are also at great risk for helping others more than we help ourselves! In this 6-part series, we invite YOU to sit down, take a breath, replenish yourself, and restore by considering strategies to help you flourish.
Together we'll explore the importance of making our own well-being a priority, think about our work-life balance, remember our purpose, take actions to flourish and use our strengths within a framework of healthy positivity. This 6-week collection (webinar and podcast series) will be led by experts in supporting personal recovery, wellness and positive psychology with practical approaches that build up to a comprehensive flourishing plan. Join us for this series designed to help your flourishing.
Session 1: Making Myself a Priority
Tuesday, November 30 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET
Session 2: Why Am I Doing This Work? Remembering Your Purpose
Tuesday, December 14 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET
Session 3: Learning to Let Go
Tuesday, January 11 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET
Session 4: Healthy Positivity
Tuesday, February 8 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET
Session 5: Flourishing Strategies - Outside the Box
Tuesday, March 15 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET
Session 6: Build Your Resilience Plan One Day at a Time
Tuesday, April 19 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET
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COVID-19 Booster and Vaccination Clinic, Pleasantville
Thursday December 2, 2021 | 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
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EVENT DETAILS:
Pfizer & Johnson & Johnson COVID 19 vaccinations. Pfizer & Johnson & Johnson BOOSTER SHOT administered to eligible people listed below. Please bring your vaccination card with you.
WHEN:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 ND 8:00 am – 12:00 Noon
WHERE:
PLEASANTVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY 140 N. Main Street Pleasantville, NJ 08232 Booster Shot Eligibility
WHO:
• People 18 and older who received a single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, at least two months after their Johnson & Johnson shot
• People 65 years and older who received the Pfizer vaccine, at least six months after their second shot
• People 50-64 with underlying medical conditions who received the Pfizer vaccine, at least six months after their second shot
• People 18-49 with underlying medical conditions who received the Pfizer vaccine, at least six months after their second shot
• People 18-64 who are at increased risk of COVID-19 exposure and transmission due to where they work or reside (examples below) who received the Pfizer vaccine, at least six months after their second shot BOOSTER VACCINATION COVID-19 CLINIC PLEASANTVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
EVENT REGISTRATION:
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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.
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
Take the 360 Leadership Assessment & Development
Is your nonprofit making the right decisions? When searching for a new leader, it’s crucial to find the best fit. Whether you’re looking for an outside or in-house hire, the 360 Leadership Assessment can help. Take the DCM 360 Leadership Assessment to discover the ideal leader for your nonprofit. It measures a candidate’s behavioral traits, cognitive abilities, and professional interests. This assessment is also helpful when considering upper-level leadership openings and promotions. It will determine if your current leaders are competent and successful in their role.
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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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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
Expansion Grant Deep Dive Webinar
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Interested in becoming a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC)? The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s (SAMHSA) CCBHC Expansion (CCBHC-E) Grant program provides funding to clinics to establish the model and increase access to and improve the quality of community mental health and substance use treatment services. Learn more about these opportunities and considerations for applicants in this upcoming webinar from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s CCBHC Success Center.
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grant Deep Dive
Tuesday, December 7, 3-4 p.m. ET
This informational session, coming to you in anticipation of SAMHSA’s next round of CCBHC expansion grants, will provide an overview of the CCBHC core requirements, review recent funding opportunity announcements (FOA), provide answers to frequently asked questions and share strategic guidance and tips for implementing the CCBHC model. Check out our CCBHC Expansion Grants FAQs.
This session is intended to provide context and information. However, the National Council and presenters are unable to answer any inquiries on behalf of SAMHSA. Please direct any questions related to the funding opportunity itself to SAMHSA.
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Free Hybrid Conference
Building a Culture of Health in New Jersey:
Healing Communities & Connecting Voices
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December 9, 2021 - December 10, 2021
In this in-person and virtual conference, you’ll gain insights, tools and strategies needed to make an impact in your organization.
Back for the ninth year, this year’s theme is “Healing Communities & Connecting Voices.” From health equity to racial bias and stories of loss, kindness and resilience during the pandemic, expert speakers and panelists will share best practices and solutions through a variety of innovative educational sessions that are designed to help move our communities forward.
In addition, there will be a special exhibition of Community Conversations: Pandemic Perspectives, New Jersey’s COVID-19 Storytelling Project on Thursday, December 9 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The exhibit will showcase selected COVID-19 experiences shared by New Jersey residents in 2020 through interviews, stories, creative works and animations.
Important Safety Information: COVID precautions including proof of vaccination, social distancing and masking will be in place. See more at the links below.
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Trainings from the NJ Division on Civil Rights |
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The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination:
Cultivating a Discrimination-Free Workplace
For NJ Employers and Employees
All employees are entitled to a workplace that is inclusive and free from discrimination. This training will provide an overview of how the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) protects employees from harassment and discrimination. Through case studies and other interactive exercises, participants will examine the rights afforded to all employees and the responsibilities of employers to protect those rights. Topics include what constitutes a hostile work environment, workplace accommodation requirements, employer liability, and reporting processes. Participants will also explore the ways in which implicit biases can lead to discrimination, and how to foster respectful environments in which discrimination and harassment are not tolerated.
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Dump the Assumptions: Responding to Implicit Bias
For NJ Employers and Employees
This interactive, virtual training will introduce participants to the concept of implicit bias. Participants will consider how implicit bias manifests in our interactions with others and explore strategies for addressing implicit bias in ourselves and in the workplace. Participants will also learn about how the NJ Law Against Discrimination protects individuals from discrimination and bias-based harassment in the workplace.
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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
185 Valley Street, South Orange, NJ 07079
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