The SHAre:

September 24, 2026

Volume: 408

In this Week's Edition

News

Federal Updates

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Voter Engagement & Information Hub

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Advocacy Actions

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2027 AHP Implementation Plan,

and Targeted Community Lending Plan

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NJHMFA Updates:

Funding for Energy Efficiency

Rebates and Incentives

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SHA Provides Housing Navigator

Training to NewBridge Services  

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Worth a Listen: Radical Common Sense

Resources & Events

STAY NJ Property Tax Webinar

September 28, 2026

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NSPIRE Implementation Guidance

for HOME and HTF

September 29 - October 1, 2026

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Federal Work Requirements with NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid

September 30, 2026

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Navigating Recent Changes to

Non-Citizen Eligibility in NJ FamilyCare

October 1, 2026

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Annual Legislative Breakfast

October 2, 2026

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Fall Training Series - The Boggs Center

October - November 2026

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Learning How States are Designing Land Use

Reforms to Expand Housing Supply

October 14, 2026

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 Invitation to Boggs Center Viewing of Life After

October 15, 2026

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Healing-Centered Housing:

Supporting Older Adults Through

a Trauma-Informed Lens

October 22, 2026

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The Fair Share Model:

What States Are Learning About Housing Targets

October 22, 2026

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Annual Financial Justice Summit

October 22, 2026

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Conversations & Tools to

Build a Person-Centered Life

October 20 - October 29, 2026

Save the Date

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SHA Member Events

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SHA Member Meeting

October 7, 2026

In-Person | Trenton

Not yet a member?

Learn more here.

SHA members can email Joseph Christensen for member event details

and registration.

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SHA Members Housing Supports Program Provider Roundtable

Nov 23, 2026 | Virtual

12:00 - 1:00 PM

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Developers Meeting

Dec 14 | Virtual

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Registration Open!

November 13, 2026

SHA 2026 Conference

Sponsor & Exhibit Opportunities 
Now Available

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Community Events

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The Arc of New Jersey Conference

October 2, 2026

Pine Manor | Edison, NJ

Registration Open

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NJAMHAA Fall Conference

October 20, 2026 | Iselin

Registration Open

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CHLP 50th

Anniversary Celebration

Oct 22, 2026 | Glen Ridge

Registration Open

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HCDNNJ Under One Roof

Oct 23, 2026

Hyatt, New Brunswick

Registration Open

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Save the Date

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CSH Housing Summit

April 6–8, 2027 | Denver

SHA Job Board & Housing Opportunities

Follow After News and Events

SHA Member Shout Outs

Shout out to multiple members who received FY 2027 Grant Awards from the VA Homeless Programs including Supportive Services for Veteran Families grant awards and Grant and Per Diem Grant awards. The members include Community Hope, County of Bergen, Human Services Department, Volunteers of America - Delaware Valley, and Volunteers of America - Greater New York.

Congratulations to the team at Camden Coalition during their leadership advances. Jeff Brown steps up to serve as President and Chief Strategy Officer, and Victor Murray and Katie Wood rise to serve as Executive Vice Presidents.

Congratulations to Bernadette Mueller from Valley Bank for earning a spot on New Jersey Business Magazine's Female Rock Stars of Business list.

CSH, joined by the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), advances the conversation for a stronger supportive housing future with their report released earlier this year.

SHA provided an update at the monthly member webinar for our member The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (HCDNNJ) provided by Kate Leahy, Program Manager of Special Projects. The presentation covered SHA's joint housing navigation work with SHA member Jennifer Interiano, MSW, Housing Navigator, Bergen County Division of Senior Services.

Welcome to our new intern,

Gabriela Generalao!

My name is Gabriela Generalao, and I am thrilled to join as SHA’s new Administrative Policy Intern. I am currently in my second year pursuing a master’s degree in city planning at Baruch College, CUNY. Taking a Housing Policy class last semester led me to this opportunity with SHA. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in international trade and marketing from the Fashion Institute of Technology, then spent over five years in sales operations before realizing how much the built environment affects people. I soon became eager to help shape safer, more accessible cities. I am excited to contribute to research, program development, and administrative projects that advance SHA’s mission while developing my skills as an emerging planning professional.

SHA Welcomes New &

Returning Members in 2026

The Arc of 
Hunterdon County

The Arc Ocean 
County Chapter

The Arc Mercer

Bank of America

Blue Ray Enterprises

Community Preservation Corporation

CountOnCam

Foliot Furniture

Gemion

Consulting & Development

Legacy

Empowerment

Services

Levy Housing Development 

Consulting LLC

Liberty Design-Build Corporation

Mathews Supports

National Equity Fund

Parker Life

Regeneration One

RPM Development Group

Spectrum for Living

Turning Point Community Services

SHA returns to The Palace for our

28th Annual Conference!



November 13, 2026

The Palace at Somerset Park

Registration is open! Get Early Savings by Oct 2!

Registration is now open for SHA's 28th Annual New Jersey Supportive Housing Conference. Get the best early bird savings when you register before October 2nd and stack your savings when you register 3+ attendees together. Click here to access the 2026 registration rates and terms.

Click here for the registration page or the button below.

Sponsor, Exhibit, and Ad Opportunities

Share a shout out or boost your brand to 400+ attendees with these great opportunities!

Click here for Sponsor, Ad, and Exhibitor Information.

Only two notebook sponsorships left! Now includes 1 attendee registration.

Sponsorships: Promote your organization through tiered visibility opportunities

Ads: Share your message

in the program book or on multiple digital displays around the venue

Exhibits: Connect directly with attendees in our expanded exhibit hall

With gratitude, SHA recognizes our 2026 Conference sponsors and all this year's supporters!

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Trailblazer Sponsor

Bronze Sponsors

Groundbreaker Sponsors

Meet SHA at the NJ Governor's Conference!

Are you attending the 2026 Governor's Conference on Housing and Economic Development? Make sure to connect with SHA on the exhibit floor!

Kate Kelly, Executive Director, SHA and SHA's new Associate Executive Director, Shelby Blair, will attend this year's conference to work with members and the community advancing supportive housing.

Federal Updates

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) sent House lawmakers home on September 16, canceling votes scheduled for the following day so representatives could return to their home districts to campaign ahead of November’s midterm elections.

A US appeals court cleared the way for President ‌Donald Trump's administration to reshape a $4 billion homelessness program by shifting funding away from permanent housing assistance toward temporary housing and supportive services. Advocates are concerned that the FY 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will go live soon with a very short deadline, impacting over 100,000 Americans. The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) filed an emergency motion with the First Circuit Court of Appeals. They are asking the court to present arguments why the NOFO is unlawful and ask the court to stop the harmful NOFO before U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) makes any awards under it. NAEH asks advocates to prepare and submit a public comment on HUD’s Notice of Research Justifying Additional Incentives for Certain Activities To Reduce Homelessness. This provides an opportunity go on the record with HUD and give valuable feedback for Congress.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed plans for a large-scale reorganization to accommodate a significantly downsized workforce, but then quickly withdrew those plans for unknown reasons, documents obtained by Federal News Network show. HUD issued a preview of its “notice of intent to reorganize” on Sept. 4 in the Federal Register’s public inspection repository. But later in the day, HUD’s Office of General Counsel submitted a request for the document to be withdrawn from public inspection, cancelling its formal publication in the Federal Register, without providing a reason for the withdrawal.

Homebase built tools and resources to clear away the misinformation around homelessness. Check out their work here with the 2025 point-in-time count. Garen Niron from Homebase will also join SHA this November to speak about supports to age in place at the 28th Annual NJ Supportive Housing Conference on November 13.

Voter Engagement & Information Hub

The New Jersey Center for Nonprofits shares the latest Voter Engagement Guide resource to empower communities ahead of election day. This 63-page guide is loaded with practical resources to help nonprofits get your communities #VoteReady for the 2026 elections. Whether you’re helping someone register to vote, sharing reliable election information, or encouraging your community to make a voting plan, the guide has resources you can put to use right away.

NJ voter registration must be completed by October 13, 2026

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

SHA is a proud member of the New Jersey Center for Nonprofits.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)'s Our Homes, Our Votes nonpartisan campaign hosted its September 14 webinar, “Combating Misinformation: Equipping Housing Advocates as Trusted Messengers in 2026,” which focused on how housing leaders and community organizations can support renters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.  

Advocacy Actions

With less than 55 days until the 2026 midterm elections, the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)’s nonpartisan Our Homes, Our Votes (OHOV) campaign is actively registering, educating, and mobilizing low-income renters and affordable housing advocates to vote. 

New Jersey Statewide Disability Rights Rally

Monday, October 5, 2026 | 12:00 - 3:00 PM

1 Memorial Drive, Trenton, NJ 08608

Alliance Center for Independence is leading a rally at the Trenton War Memorial for Statewide Disability Rights. Click here to access a flyer for details to share. Get more information by visiting adacil.org or calling 732-738-4388 and emailing adacil@adacil.org.

Check out the new Policy Solutions Hub from SHA member CSH. The online resource designed for policymakers, advocates, researchers, and systems leaders working to advance effective supportive housing policies.

2027 AHP Implementation Plan,

and Targeted Community Lending Plan

SHA member Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) announced the publication of its 2027 Targeted Community Lending Plan (TCLP), now presented in a more concise, user-friendly format, and its 2027 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) Implementation Plan. In preparation for the 2027 rounds, FHLBNY will offer a series of training sessions designed to help members and housing partners successfully participate in its housing grant programs. If you have any questions, please contact the AHP or HDP teams at  AHP@fhlbny.com or HDP@fhlbny.com.

Click here to view the training schedule and register.

NJHMFA Updates:

Funding for Energy Efficiency Rebates and Incentives

MRISE: The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) is launching a Multifamily Retrofit Initiative for Sustainability and Equity Program (M-RISE). The MRISE program is a new program and will provide up to $30,000 per unit for qualifying energy efficiency and home energy improvements in income-qualified new construction and existing multifamily properties. Administered by Resource Smart, M-RISE helps property owners and developers identify eligible projects, navigate program requirements, and secure rebate funding to offset capital improvement costs.

NCP: New Jersey's Clean Energy Program (NJCEP) New Construction Program (NCP) supports the design and construction of energy efficient buildings across the State, including income-qualified multifamily. Multifamily projects enroll through the High-Performance Pathway and earn a base incentive of $1.00 to $2.50 per conditioned square foot depending on the certification approach, plus $0.25 per square foot for buildings participating in a federal, state, or local affordable housing program. All-electric and heat pump designs earn an additional Electrification Bonus of up to $1.50 per square foot. Projects that instead demonstrate deep carbon savings can elect the GHG Reduction Bonus of up to $1.50 per square foot. Incentives are paid after construction is complete.

Next Steps:

MRISE is eligible to both new construction and retrofit projects. Visit the dedicated M-RISE Webpage or submit a Property Interest Form today to reserve early consideration.

NCP covers new construction and gut rehabilitation projects. Visit cleanenergy.nj.gov or contact the NJCEP directly to start an eligibility conversation before design documents are finalized.

SHA Provides Housing Navigator

Training to NewBridge Services  

SHA was pleased to partner with NewBridge Services to provide a three-session training series for its Housing Navigators working with participants through the NJ FamilyCare Housing Supports Program. The training focused on the practical skills Navigators need every day, from finding and applying for affordable housing to understanding tenant rights and legal protections, preventing evictions, building landlord relationships, and connecting clients to homelessness prevention and other housing stability resources. We’re grateful to the many housing professionals and other presenters who shared their expertise and real-world perspectives throughout the series, and to the NewBridge team for their thoughtful participation and engagement. If your organization has a Housing Supports Program or another Housing Navigator program and could benefit from training or technical assistance, reach out to SHA to learn how we can help.

Worth a Listen: Radical Common Sense

Across the country, houses of worship are building new homes and driving economic empowerment. Radical Common Sense with David Bowers, a new podcast from SHA member Enterprise Community Partners and their Faith-Based Development Initiative, brings together faith leaders, policymakers, lenders, and developers to explore how that's happening.  Listen to the latest episodes and don't miss SHA's annual conference in November covering a range of topics including when faith communities engage their resources to make housing opportunities.

Resources & Events

STAY NJ Property Tax Webinar

September 28, 2026 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM ET

Thousands of New Jersey seniors qualify for property tax relief and never claim it. Some do not know the programs exist. Others start the application and give up. Join SHA member Easterseals NJ and NJ State Assembly Members, Sterley Stanley & Aura Dunn for an informative webinar on how to apply for property tax relief.

Click here to register for this session.

NSPIRE Implementation Guidance for HOME and HTF

The Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) is sponsoring a four-part training series to guide HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) and Housing Trust Fund (HTF) grantees through integrating the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) into their property standards. The series walks through where NSPIRE fits across the property standards framework and what PJs and grantees must do to comply by April 14, 2027.

Ongoing Rental

Standards and TBRA

September 29, 2026

2:00 - 4:00 PM EDT

Acquisition for

Homeownership, Including

Post-Purchase Repair

October 1, 2026

2:00 - 4:00 PM EDT

Federal Work Requirements with NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid

September 30, 2026 | 7:00 PM

Join SHA member New Jersey Citizen Action for a FREE public webinar on September 30th at 7pm explaining the new federal work requirements for NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid, who may be affected, what will be required, and what you need to know to protect your healthcare coverage.

Click here to register.

Navigating Recent Changes to

Non-Citizen Eligibility in NJ FamilyCare

New federal rules under H.R.1 are set to restrict Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare eligibility for many non-citizen adults starting October 1, 2026. This webinar from SHA member The Arc of New Jersey will provide an overview of these new rules, including who will be impacted, what changes to expect, and how to navigate the new requirements.

Click here to register for the webinar.

Annual Legislative Breakfast

Friday, October 2, 2026 | 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Wilshire Grand | 350 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange NJ 07052

Cost: $35 for Individual Ticket

The Essex County Mental Health & Addiction Coalition will host their 26th Annual Legislative Breakfast, providing a forum for community members and policymakers to address mental health developments. SHA is proud to co-sponsor this year's event. The breakfast features Jennifer Egan, a Pulitzer Prize winner author who has written a series of non fiction articles on mental health including supportive housing, specifically the Housing First model.

Click here for registration.

Fall Training Series - The Boggs Center

SHA member The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development offers training and consultation on topics relevant to addressing the needs of and supporting people with developmental disabilities and families across the life course. Click here to access the fall calendar of events and registration details.

Learning How States are Designing Land Use

Reforms to Expand Housing Supply

October 14, 2026 | 2:30 PM ET

The NYU Furman Center will be publishing three new policy briefs covering areas where state legislators have been particularly active in the last few years based on findings from their. Land Use Reform Tracker. It is a resource designed to provide a deeper understanding of how land use policy landscape is changing nationally. The NYU Furman Center will host a webinar at 2:30 PM ET on Wednesday, October 14 to present findings and analysis from upcoming policy briefs.

Click here to register for the webinar.

 Invitation to Boggs Center Viewing of Life After

Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 6:00PM

105 Joyce Kilmer Ave., Piscataway, NJ 08554

SHA member The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development is partnering with Rutgers Cinema to offer a free screening of LIFE AFTER, a gripping investigative documentary from Sundance-winning, disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport. In 1983, a disabled California woman named Elizabeth Bouvia sought the "right to die," igniting a national debate about autonomy and the value of disabled lives. After years of courtroom battles, Bouvia vanished from public view. Decades later, Davenport sets out to find what really happened to her, and to reveal why her story is so urgently relevant today.

Parking Instructions: Free parking is available from 4:00PM - 9:00PM. Click here to register for parking. For questions and instructions related to parking, refer to the Event Parking Guide. 

Contact Jillian Guzik (jillian.guzik@rutgers.edu) with any questions.

Registration: Space is limited and registration is required.

Click here to register for this event.

Healing-Centered Housing:

Supporting Older Adults Through a Trauma-Informed Lens

October 22, 2026 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Join SHA member CSH for a training led by Marilyn Mock, MSW exploring how trauma-informed and healing-centered approaches can improve housing and service outcomes for older adults. Participants will gain practical strategies to foster trust, safety, resilience, and well-being among residents who have experienced housing instability, adversity, discrimination, or other life challenges. Ideal for property management staff, affordable and supportive housing providers, and service coordinators.

Click here to register for the webinar.

The Fair Share Model:

What States Are Learning About Housing Targets

October 22, 2026 | 2:00 PM

Join SHA member Fair Share Housing Center on Oct. 22 for a fascinating discussion with housing policy leaders exploring a growing question: Can states establish meaningful affordable housing requirements — and hold local governments accountable for meeting them? This question is taking on new urgency as states nationwide increasingly look to New Jersey’s groundbreaking “fair share” affordable housing framework for inspiration. Speakers will examine how these approaches are evolving, what states are learning from one another, and how statewide housing requirements can boost housing production, counter exclusionary zoning, and advance more equitable growth.

Click here to register for the webinar.

Annual Financial Justice Summit

October 22, 2026 | 10:00 AM

Seton Hall University | 400 S Orange Ave | Bethany Hall | South Orange Village, NJ 07079

Join SHA member New Jersey Citizen Action along with state and national advocates, officials and other policy experts including Al-Tariq Witcher from SHA member Fair Share Housing Center as they discuss affordability through a financial justice lens. Panels will center around community reinvestment, consumer finance protection, housing, and civil rights enforcement in New Jersey. Light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Click here to register for the summit.

Conversations & Tools to Build a Person-Centered Life

In this workshop, self-advocates, families/caregivers, support coordinators, and providers who support people moving out of a family home, or a nursing facility or other congregate setting, into the community will gain practical tools and skills to support choice and community inclusion. It is being offered on two different dates in two different locations:

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Paramus, NJ (Bergen County)

Thursday, October 29, 2026

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Hamilton, NJ (Mercer County)

Click here to register for either session.

SHA Job Board & Housing Opportunities

SHA Members can share their job postings to appear on our Job Board and notices in The SHAre. SHA Members can email Joseph Christensen with any jobs you wish to promote.

Click here to view 
the full Job Board

Monarch Housing Associates is seeking:

CoC Team Manager

CoC Associate

Special Initiatives Team Manager

Senior Fiscal Associate

Housing Development Associate

Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services is seeking multiple roles.

Volunteers of America, Northern New Jersey is seeking multiple roles.

Legacy Empowerment Services is seeking:

Housing Case Managers

Community Hope is seeking:

Multiple roles

Easterseals NJ is seeking an

ICMS Case Manager

The Westfield Foundation is seeking P/T Office Administrator.

Fair Share Housing Center is seeking a Managing Director of Policy & Advocacy

Triple C Housing is seeking a Chief Executive Officer.

NFF is seeking a Director, Loan Origination.

Bergen County is seeking a Deputy Director – Grant Manager/Program Director

Disability Rights New Jersey is seeking a number of roles on their job portal.

New Jersey Community Development Corporation is seeking candidates for full and part time positions. Visit their employment page to view current openings and apply.

The Arc of Atlantic County is seeking an Accountant

Housing Opportunities for Individuals Transitioning

from Nursing Homes or Other Institutional Settings

The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) is working with service providers to develop housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who are moving out of a nursing home or other institutional setting.

To live and get services in these homes,

a person must:

• Be eligible for DDD services
• Be enrolled in the DDD Community Care Program

If you or someone you know lives in a nursing home, developmental center, or psychiatric hospital and would like to learn about housing options in the community:

• Email DDD.BeforeYouApply@dhs.nj.gov
• Enter “Housing Opportunities” in the subject line 

Housing Opportunities and Waitlists

Bergen County Waitlists

Apply Today

Other County Waitlists

Apply Today

Manalapan

Apply by September 25, 2026

Washington Township

Apply by September 28, 2026

Millstone

Apply by September 28, 2026

South Brunswick

Apply by October 5, 2026

Woodland Park

Apply by October 7, 2026

Fair Haven

Apply by October 31, 2026

Newark

Apply by November 1, 2026

Harding Township

Apply by November 4, 2026

Atlantic Highlands

Apply by November 8, 2026

Springfield

Apply by November 9, 2026

Newark

Apply today!

Green Brook

Apply today!

Newark

Apply today!

Hopewell Township

Apply today!

Woodbridge

Apply today!

Ramsey (62+)

Apply today!

Old Bridge

Apply today!

Manalapan

Apply today!

Colts Neck

Apply today!

Jersey City

Apply today!

Lakewood

Apply today!

Lacey Township

Apply today!

There are many great ways of supporting SHA: Join as a member or send donations.

Thank you for your support!

Kate Kelly, Executive Director

kate.kelly@shanj.org

Shelby Blair, Associate Executive Director

shelby.blair@shanj.org

Joseph Christensen, Communication & Membership Manager

j.christensen@shanj.org

Kate Leahy, Program Manager, Special Projects

kate.leahy@shanj.org

Denise Majka, Project Coordinator,

Strengthening Inclusive Leadership Initiative

denise.majka@shanj.org

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