Housing access for domestic violence survivors - the new jersey coalition to end domestic violence (njcedv) will provide statewide advocacy to expand access to resources for survivors from underserved…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $500,000 to the NJ Coalition To End Domestic Violence on August 31, 2026, under the Social Services Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 93.647).

NJCEDV will conduct needs assessment focus groups to identify barriers domestic violence survivors from underserved communities encounter when accessing services, and will engage community organizations to support survivors' safety, independence, and housing stability. The organization will host quarterly workshops educating community organizations about economic abuse and survivors' rights, with emphasis on housing and economic self-sufficiency. NJCEDV will strengthen partnerships expanding access to housing and economic empowerment resources, build relationships with community members and organizations to increase awareness of the intersection of domestic violence, housing, and economic justice, and create a public awareness campaign helping the public identify domestic violence, recognize economic abuse's effect on housing stability, and understand ways to support survivors. The organization will also support domestic violence advocates in expanding their knowledge of housing and economic resources and strengthening community networks supporting survivors.

The award covers performance in New Jersey from August 31, 2026, through August 30, 2027. NJCEDV, a tax-exempt nonprofit registered as New Jersey's designated state domestic violence and sexual assault coalition, operates from Hamilton Township, New Jersey.

Housing access for domestic violence survivors - the new jersey coalition to end domestic violence (njcedv) will provide statewide advocacy to expand access to resources for survivors from underserved communities. Njcedv will host needs assessment focus groups to better understand barriers survivors experience while accessing services. Njcedv will also engage community organizations to support survivors' safety, independence, and housing stability, while building partnerships that expand access to housing and economic empowerment resources. Njcedv will support domestic violence advocates in increasing their knowledge of housing and economic resources, as well as strengthening community networks to support survivors. Through this initiative, njcedv will educate community organizations about economic abuse and survivors' rights by hosting quarterly workshops on housing and economic self-sufficiency. In addition, njcedv will build and strengthen relationships with organizations and community members to increase awareness of the intersection of domestic violence, housing, and economic justice and to share information and resources. Finally, njcedv will create a public awareness campaign to help the public identify domestic violence, ways to support survivors, and how to recognize how economic abuse can affect a survivor's housing stability.