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Funding New Jersey’s Future With Baby Bonds

April 2023

Posted OnMay 19, 2023 byJake Girard

Imagine how an annual investment of $600,000 could change a kid’s life.

New Jersey invests this amount to incarcerate each kid in its failed youth prisons1 in which a Black youth is 18 times more likely to be incarcerated than a white youth — the worst racial disparity in America, even though Black and white youth commit most offenses at similar rates.Read More…

FY2024 Budget Testimony

Posted OnMarch 21, 2023 bynjisj

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Support Combatting Home Appraisal Discrimination

Posted OnOctober 20, 2022 bynjisj

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New Jersey Wealth Disparity Task Force Recommendations for Housing

Posted OnSeptember 7, 2022 bynjisj

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Wealth Gap Task Force Testimony

Posted OnAugust 16, 2022 byMosaic

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2022 ARP Funds Testimony

Posted OnAugust 5, 2022 byMosaic

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Black Homeownership Matters: Expanding Access to Housing Wealth for Black New Jerseyans

Posted OnMay 5, 2022 byMosaic

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NJISJ NJCRC Testimony

Posted OnMarch 18, 2022 byMosaic

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The Two New Jerseys By The Numbers

Posted OnFebruary 4, 2022 bynjisj

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First Generation Down Payment Assistance

Posted OnOctober 26, 2021 bynjisj

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