TO TRULY ACHIEVE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE, WE MUST TACKLE DISPARITIES FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES. At Fair Share Housing Center we see housing as a central tenet of community resilience, while also recognizing the interconnectedness of housing and other social issues. We partner with community stakeholders, government officials, and advocacy organizations to address the racial wealth gap and secure investments that benefit communities of color. Our current work in this area includes convening the United Black Agenda, participating on the Governor’s Wealth Disparities Task Force, supporting legislation to tackle wealth disparities, and advocating for equity in the newly established cannabis industry.
The UBA is a coalition convened by Fair Share Housing Center that provides a shared space and collective voice to promote the health and welfare of Black New Jerseyans. Its member organizations—the NAACP New Jersey State Conference, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, the Inclusion Project at Rutgers, the Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey, the New Jersey Black Multi-Faith Alliance, Salvation and Social Justice, Monarch Housing, and Fair Share Housing Center—have used their shared power and organizing skills to contribute to numerous victories that benefit Black New Jerseyans and broader communities on issues ranging from civil rights and criminal justice reform to housing, education, economic vitality, health, and environmental justice.
Our team serves on Governor Murphy’s Wealth Disparities Task Force and our Strategic Advisor, Rev. Eric Dobson, is the Co-Chair of the Housing Subcommittee. We also advocate for better access to homeownership opportunities by supporting homeownership programs targeted at first-generation homeowners, where individuals are able to purchase homes in areas where home prices are appreciating rather than depreciating or remaining stagnant. We are also working in partnership with the NJ Institute for Social Justice to implement legislation passed in 2024 to prohibit appraisal bias.
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Fair Share Housing Center is a nonprofit advocacy organization that uses legal, policy, and community-building strategies to fight for housing justice in New Jersey and beyond.
