10/30 Healthy Homes for Community Health Workers Course

Register for an introductory webinar for the Healthy Homes for Community Health Workers course offered by Isles. The course is intended for individuals who work as health advocates in their communities, whether they are community health workers, weatherization technicians, health educators, public health nurses, social workers, or other home visitors. Questions? Contact Emily Puskar (609-341-4737). Learn more here.

Lead Related Bills to Watch

• S280 - Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
• A799 - Allows gross income tax deduction for amounts paid for removal of lead, asbestos, sodium, chloride, and other contaminants from taxpayer's property.
• A659 - Authorizes common law public nuisance suits regarding lead paint under State law; exempts Attorney General from certain aspects of public nuisance claims when pursuing lead paint actions.
• A1892 - Allows municipalities to establish loan programs to fund replacement of lead service lines.
• A2416 - Requires financial institution that has foreclosed on property to remove water service lines that contain lead.
• A3712/S2695 - Requires disclosure of lead drinking water hazards to tenants of residential units; prohibits landlords from obstructing replacement of lead service lines; requires inspection of residential rental units for lead drinking water hazards. 
• S1507 - Revises and codifies schedule for childhood lead screenings; requires lead screenings as precondition of child's initial entry into school system.
• A4770 - Requires landlords of certain properties providing child care services who refuse lead service line replacements to install and maintain water filters.
• A2416 - Requires financial institution that has foreclosed on property to remove water service lines that contain lead.

Job Opportunities

• The East Trenton Collaborative is hiring an Assistant to Community Organizer.
• Green and Healthy Homes Initiative is hiring a Housing Intervention Specialist.
• New Jersey Future has several open positions. 
• AEA has a host of opportunities on its job board.
• Isles current job opportunities include several lead, healthy homes, and energy efficiency positions.
• The Watershed Institute shares frequent updates to its environmental jobs board.
• New Jersey League of Conservation Voters is hiring for several job openings and internships.
• US Water Alliance is hiring for several positions. See descriptions here.

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The Mission of Lead-Free NJ

About 4,000 children in NJ are lead-poisoned every year. Many of these children reside in low-income communities and/or communities of color and are most at risk because investments have not been made to remove lead from its most common sources—paint, water, and soil. Lead-Free NJ is a collaborative made up of neighbors, friends, families, faith leaders, professionals, and elected officials working together to #GetTheLeadOut. 

Staff Contact

Heather Sorge, Program Manager

(609) 262-3646 (direct)

hsorge@njfuture.org

Cassie Bolinger, Program Coordinator

609-262-3541 (direct)

cbolinger@njfuture.org

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