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- EIN 22-3532525
- (908) 931-1131
- 185 Valley St South Orange NJ 07079-2801 USA
- http://shanj.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Homeless & Housing, Housing Support
Mission: Sha serves its members through networking events and provision of technical assistance, information, and advocacy in order to assist them in developing and managing permanent affordable housing with supportive services for people with mental illness, addictions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, the homeless and other special needs. Sha runs meetings with its full membership (100 attendees every other month), with housing developer members (30 attendees), with families and consumer representatives (30 attendees) and also hosts an annual statewide conference on the first friday in december for the entire industry (over 450 attendees). The organization strives to inform its membership about policy and rules and regulations effecting the industry as well as innovative and creative approaches to supportive housing.
Programs: Technical assistance and advocacy for other non profit organizations in helping to develop or manage permanent, affordable, and supportive housing for persons with disabilities. Technical assistance and advocacy accomplishments:hosting of 5 membership meetings in trenton featuring speakers from the following government organizations and other related institutions: department of human services - office of housing; department of human services, division of mental health and addiction services and division of developmental disabilities; nj housing and mortgage finance agency; and the housing and development network of nj. Also featuring other topics of interest for the membership such as employment for people with disabilities, financing options for the industry, regional plan updates and more. Sha meets 6 times annually with its housing developer members to discuss issues of mutual concern and to work together to solve problems associated with housing development for low income people with disabilities. Sha meets 6 times annually with representatives of family and consumer groups to discuss housing issues and to identify topics for advocacy and innovation. Advocacy initiatives:supporting system partners in efforts to access municipal housing trust funds and ensure that the council on affordable housing approves municipal housing plans. Creation of an investors council to expand special needs housing with private investment. Hosted statewide budget campaign to add new rental vouchers to the 2016 budget (opening 1,000 doors)encouraging new ideas in housing for more efficiency and expansion to those in need. Research and writing of a housing guide for families and consumers due for publishing in 2016. (a guide to supportive housing; a road map for consumers and their families)meet with representatives of state government (both executive and legislative bodies) to modify rules and regulations governing supportive housing that will strengthen provider roles and expand housing and services for those in need. Sending of weekly email blasts to approximately 3,000 emails on topics ranging from supportive housing policy, articles of interest and developments in affordable housing for people with disabilities. Continued updates of sha's website.
an annual conference attended by the entire industry that provides workshops, awards and speakers on topics of interest to housing developers, supportive services providers, advocates, government representatives, families and consumers.