Prospectus
Fair Share Housing Center
Working to end discriminatory housing practices that have deprived lower-income New Jersey residents of the opportunity to live in homes that are near employment and high quality schools.
FSHC has a proven track record dating back to 1975, when plaintiffs, attorneys, and others involved in the landmark Mount Laurel litigation formed FSHC. The doctrine has resulted in 150,000 low- and moderate-income New Jerseyans having a place to live in high-opportunity neighborhoods with good jobs and effective schools.
FSHC is considered the authority on the Mount Laurel doctrine statewide, serving as a frequent source for reporters, editorial boards, legislators, and municipal officials. FSHC is an advocate for effective housing policies at statewide and municipal levels and, when necessary, files lawsuits against the state, municipalities, and developers. In the past year, FSHC has become a similar authority in the state’s disaster recovery process, serving as a hub for a wide range of impacted families, diverse non-profits working on issues from homelessness to sustainability, and media on the process and impact of Hurricane Sandy recovery and what work remains to be done to assist low-income families displaced by the storm.
FSHC seeks to (1) defend the Mount Laurel doctrine against the current Administration’s campaign to undermine it; (2) to advocate for more homes for lower-income households in higher-opportunity communities near transit by advocating with developers and municipalities and by enforcing state law requiring affordable housing when state funds are used; and (3) to enforce civil rights protections as part of New Jersey’s recovery from Hurricane Sandy, especially for lower-income and African-American and Latino families, through public education and advocacy with the state and federal governments. FSHC employs a multifaceted approach, which combines research and community engagement with strategic media and litigation strategies, so that New Jersey’s housing policies provide more opportunities to lower-income families and reduce the segregation that divides our state.
FSHC is widely recognized as an effective non-profit advocacy organization that is on the forefront of housing policy reform to create equality of opportunity for lower-income families in New Jersey.
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Send checks payable to "FUND NAME" and send to: Community Foundation of South Jersey P.O. Box 446 Haddonfield, NJ 08033 For contributions of appreciated securities, please be sure to notify Lee Albright, lalbright@communityfoundationsj.org, 856-528-3385 regarding your gift at the time of transfer. In this way, stocks can easily be identified, retrieved, sold, and directed to your fund without delay. Please direct all stock contributions to: Fidelity Investments DTC Number: 0226 Account Number: X39-154555 Account Name: Community Foundation of New Jersey, our parent organization, for further credit to the Fund. For current year tax benefits, contributions must be received by December 31. Please note that with some brokerage houses we have experienced that security transfers may take 14–21 days for settlement, so please plan accordingly with your year-end giving to your fund. For wiring instructions for cash contributions, please contact Lee Albright, lalbright@communityfoundationsj.org or Patty Heath at pheath@cfnj.org or 973.267.5533, x223 For making a grant from a DAF with another charity organization, make the grant to Community Foundation of New Jersey - Fund Name, EIN 22-2281783, PO Box 446, Haddonfield, NJ 08033, please notify Lee Albright when making the grant at lalbright@communityfoundationsj.org, 856-528-3385 |