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In this Week's Edition
News
Congressional Updates:
December 16 Appropriations Deadline
Draws Nearer as Negotiations Continue
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House Select Committee Approves Report
With Improvements On Housing For All
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UMaine Unveils First 3D-Printed
Home As A Climate-Friendly Response
To Affordable Housing Crisis
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NJ Survey Finds Majority
Support Of Medicare For All
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Social Security Administration
Launches New Website With
User-Friendly Interface And Feedback
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New Jersey Broadband Initiative Survey
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NJ Department of Health Launches
New Nursing Home Dashboard
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New BoggsCast Episode: Discussing
Person-Centered Planning With
Charting The Lifecourse Framework
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WAE Center Art Gallery
Welcomes Art Lovers
Artists’ Tour & Closing
Reception This Weekend
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ANCHOR Tax Relief Deadline
Extended To January 31st
New Eligibility For Homeowners
and Renters in PILOT Housing
Resources & Virtual Forums
Free Fall/Winter 2022-23
Webinars From DCM Associates
December 14- 21, 2022
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Strengthening Advocacy
In The HCBS Settings Rule:
Getting the Services You Need
From The Waiver
December 14, 2022
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SSI and Medicaid: What You Need To Know
December 14, 2022
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DDD Updates:
Next DDD Webinar And Schedule For 2023
December 15, 2022
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Next SHA
Developers Meeting
January 9, 2023
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Next SHA
Members Meeting
February 1, 2023
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SHA Welcomes New & Returning
Members In 2022
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Congressional Updates:
December 16 Appropriations Deadline
Draws Nearer as Negotiations Continue
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This week, congressional leaders are negotiating what will be included in a final omnibus Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget bill before the current continuing resolution expires on December 16 and will likely need to pass another CR lasting until December 23 in order to finalize and enact an FY23 spending package. In addition to finalizing an FY23 omnibus bill, members of Congress are hoping to pass an end-of-the-year tax extenders package that may include an expansion of and reforms to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC).
These negotiations could also include a pivotal piece of bipartisan disaster recovery reform legislation: the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act (S.2471/H.R. 4707). If enacted, the bipartisan bill would permanently authorize a key disaster recovery program that provides states and communities with the long-term resources needed to rebuild affordable housing and infrastructure after a disaster. The bill also includes important safeguards and tools to help ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach the lowest-income and most marginalized survivors who are often hardest hit by disasters and face the longest, steepest path to recovery.
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House Select Committee Approves Report
With Improvements On Housing For All
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Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Bridging the Divide: Building an Economy that Works for All was approved by the House Select Committee. The report contains recommendations from the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), including reforming exclusionary zoning, prioritizing housing affordability, funding First-Generation Downpayment Assistance in the Downpayment Toward Equity Act and Restoring Communities Left Behind Act, and increasing affordable housing by providing greater funding for housing vouchers for families with children.
Housing is the core driver of inflation, with housing being the single largest expense for the average consumer and shelter accounting for 33 percent of the Consumer Price Index. The Federal Reserve lacks the tools to tackle housing’s outsized role in inflation on its own. Congress must work with the Biden Administration to develop a national, comprehensive housing strategy to create fair and affordable housing opportunities. Fair housing must be embedded in every housing program and considered a responsibility of every federal agency and department, including the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and all community development housing programs.
In addition to the Select Committee’s priorities above, NFHA recommends support for:
- Local fair housing enforcement agencies that fight over 4 million incidents of housing discrimination;
- The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, with strong fair housing oversight; and
- The housing needs of Native communities, elder Americans, people with disabilities, and households most impacted by the housing affordability crisis.
Read the full report, Bridging the Divide: Building an Economy that Works for All.
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UMaine Unveils First 3D-Printed Home As A
Climate-Friendly Response To Affordable Housing Crisis
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Researchers at the University of Maine unveiled what they say is a promising, climate-friendly response to the nation's affordable housing crisis: the world's first, bio-based 3D printed home.
On the outside, this home looks like any other new construction. It has white siding and black trim around four front windows. The only difference is that the roof is curved, and the corners of the home are rounded. Inside, a short hallway leads to a titled bathroom and furnished bedroom. Another doorway leads to small living area and open kitchen with all the appliances. The entire house, from the ceiling to the walls, has been printed with the university's 3D printer.
Some of the walls have been painted; others are sheet-rocked. Some of the floors are tiled or covered in laminate flooring. But as they were printed, the walls and ceiling offer an indication that something about this home is different. The home has been printed using a material known as wood flour. It's essentially the waste left over from a sawmill — and mixed together with a binder made from corn. This first prototype will sit outside for several months, and sensors will collect information about the impact of the cold, snow — and eventually heat and humidity — on the house. (WBUR, November 23, 2022).
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NJ Survey Finds Majority Support Of Medicare For All | |
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New Jerseyans largely support expanding Medicare to provide basic health care coverage to every U.S. resident, regardless of age or employment status, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.
The latest poll finds:
- Seventy-one percent of New Jersey residents support to some degree (51 percent “strongly,” 20 “somewhat”) expanding Medicare to provide coverage to every U.S. resident, regardless of age or employment status.
- Ninety-three percent of residents who support program expansion would support New Jersey moving ahead with its own program to provide basic health care coverage to every state resident (68 percent “strongly,” 25 “somewhat”) if it could be accomplished sooner instead of waiting for the federal government to expand the program.
Support for expansion is consistent across race and ethnicity, gender, income level, education, and age.
Among those who support expansion, 68 percent would “strongly support” New Jersey moving ahead with its own program to provide basic health care coverage to every state resident if it could be accomplished sooner than federal expansion of the program. While 25 percent would “somewhat support” this hypothetical state health care program, two percent would “somewhat oppose” and three percent would “strongly oppose.”
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Social Security Administration Launches
New Website With User-Friendly Interface
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In an ongoing commitment to provide efficient and equitable service, visitors to SSA.gov will now experience a new design that helps them find what they need more easily and do business with us online. Many of the most visited sections now use a more user-friendly and task-based approach. In the coming months the SSA will continue to unveil new pages and improvements based on public feedback.
The SSA invites you to read their blog announcing the redesigned website and several interactive tools, such as the new benefit eligibility screener. Please encourage your friends, family, and clients to visit our redesigned website today!
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New Jersey Broadband Initiative Survey | |
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Ensuring every resident and business within the State of New Jersey has access to high speed internet is within reach. Through the Broadband Office located within the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the State is working to ensure 100% access is achieved. The NJBPU's mission is to ensure that the State of New Jersey doesn’t just achieve #InternetForAll but ensure that the state is digitally equitable with the aim to achieve digital justice.
The NJBPU is working with ECC Technologies, and they are asking that you share a survey we created to assess the current state of broadband need throughout the state. Please take and then share our survey at Broadband-NJ.com with your networks, clients and communities.
The survey is meant to get an accurate assessment of the connectivity needs of residents in communities throughout the state. The site also comes with a speed test designed to check the connectivity speeds of the network for respondents who current have internet. This will assist in identifying unserved and underserved pockets within our state.
We also invite you to contact us by emailing broadband@bpu.NJ.Gov and help us understand how connectivity and broadband can impact your community networks.
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NJ Department of Health Launches
New Nursing Home Dashboard
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The NJ Department of Health has launched a new dashboard on its website, that aims to provide Garden State residents with the information they need to choose a safe quality long-term care facility for their loved ones.
The dashboard provides information such as the 5-star quality ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; survey and inspection information; financial statements; general staffing levels, and compliance with staffing ratios, to help families choose a facility where their loved ones are properly cared for and respected. It also identifies the licensed nursing home administrators and owners.
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New BoggsCast Episode: Discussing Person-Centered Planning With Charting The Lifecourse Framework | |
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The Boggs Center is excited to share the latest episode of BoggsCast, a podcast where faculty and staff explore best practice, showcase success stories, and help listeners envision possibilities for innovation through interviews with state and national experts.
In this episode, Jennifer Turner, LCSW, Senior Research Associate at the University of Missouri Kansas City Institute for Human Development and Assistant Director of the LifeCourse Nexus Training and Technical Assistance Center, discusses the Charting the LifeCourse Framework and how it can be used in the person-centered planning process.
All BoggsCast episodes and full transcripts are available on the Podbean App, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify apps and websites. Be sure to subscribe to stay up to date with the newest episodes.
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WAE Center Art Gallery Welcomes Art Lovers
Artists’ Tour & Closing Reception This Weekend
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A great opportunity for art fans this week and weekend as The WAE Center hosts the Artists’ Tour & Closing Reception, this Sunday December 11, 2022, from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. Don't miss this last opportunity to see this curated collection of works. The event is free and open to the public.
HEIDI GALLERY AT JSDD
310 EISENHOWER PARKWAY, LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039
Gallery Hours: M-F, 9am-5pm
SHA is grateful to the WAE Center for their help in selecting an artist and artwork to be featured in this year's Notebook and Supportive Housing Awards. Louis D. created this year's artwork which was featured in our 2022 conference.
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ANCHOR Tax Relief Deadline Extended To January 31st
New Eligibility For Homeowners and Renters in PILOT Housing
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Attention ANCHOR Applicants
The deadline for filing your ANCHOR benefit application is January 31, 2023.
Important Update: The extension now includes a provision allowing homeowners or tenants living in units which make Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) to be eligible for this program. This could potentially benefit many seniors or people with disabilities. More details will follow and we will update you as we know more.
ANCHOR benefits will roll out in the late Spring of 2023. ANCHOR payments will be paid in the form of a direct deposit or check, not as credits to property tax bills. Homeowners who filed a homestead benefit application last year may be able to obtain their ID and PIN numbers online. Tenants do not need an ID or PIN number to file. Visit the Division’s ANCHOR page for all filing information. Due to high call volume, the ANCHOR and Homestead Benefit Hotline may be unable to take your call at certain times. If that occurs, please try your call at another time. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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More than three million residents are eligible for up to $1,500 in property tax relief under the ANCHOR program.
To be eligible for this year's benefit, you must have occupied your primary residence on October 1st, 2019. The deadline for filing is now January 31st, 2023. ANCHOR replaces the Homestead Benefit program.
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Homeowners
You are considered a homeowner if, on October 1, 2019, you:
- Owned a house,
- Owned a condominium and paid property taxes on your unit;
- Were a resident shareholder of a cooperative housing complex;
- Were a resident of a continuing care retirement community and your continuing care contract requires you to pay the proportionate share of property taxes attributable to your unit.
You may not qualify if your residence was completely exempt from paying property taxes.
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Tenants
You are considered a tenant if, on October 1, 2019, you:
- Rented an apartment, condominium, or house;
- Rented or owned a mobile home located in a mobile home park.
You may not qualify if you lived in tax-exempt, subsidized, or campus housing.
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Resources & Virtual Forums | |
Free Fall/Winter 2022-23 Webinars From DCM Associates | |
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December 14, 2022
1:00 p.m. EST / 10:00 a.m. PST
The Value of Executive Coaching for Today’s Nonprofit Leaders
Dr. Jim McGuirk and Dr. Terrence Cahill, Managing Directors
Click here to register
December 21, 2022
1:00 p.m. EST / 10:00 a.m. PST
How to Become One of America’s
Most Successful Nonprofit Organizations
Dennis C. Miller, Founder & Chairman
Click here to register
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Strengthening Advocacy In The HCBS Settings Rule:
Getting the Services You Need From The Waiver
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | 12:30-2:00 PM ET
ACL invites you to a webinar in our series on strengthening advocacy in the Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule, Getting the Services You Need from the Waiver, on Wednesday, December 14, 2022.
The HCBS Settings Rule can improve community-based services and supports for people with disabilities and older adults for decades to come. This webinar will provide insight into one of the main strategies stakeholders can use to get the promise of the Rule into everyday life: influencing the services that are included in the waiver application.
The webinar will highlight why you should pay attention to the waiver application and what is in an application, with a focus on appendix C – Services. It will also look at what states have to put into the application and highlight best practices for commenting on your state’s waiver application.
Live captioning will be provided. A video replay and transcript will be made available following the event on ACL's HCBS Settings Rule webpage.
Speakers:
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Jill Jacobs, Commissioner, Administration on Disabilities, ACL
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Nancy Thaler, Senior Advisor, ACL
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Laura Miller, Managing Attorney, Equip for Equality
Contact Erin Shea with any questions.
Click here to register for this ACL HCBS Settings Rule Webinar
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SSI and Medicaid: What You Need To Know | |
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December 14, 2022 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM
There are many different ways to initiate the Medicaid eligibility process, it is important to make sure you have all of the necessary information. Our presenter, Beverly Roberts, Director of Mainstreaming Medical Care at The Arc of New Jersey will discuss the application process, how Medicaid works with obtaining services in other adult systems, and important deadlines you need to make in order to maintain services.
Click here to register for the webinar
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DDD Updates:
Next DDD Webinar And Schedule For 2023
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Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey
185 Valley Street, South Orange, NJ 07079
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