Reverend Seth Kaper-Dale of the Reformed Church of Highland Park discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the Affordable Housing Corporation, a support services organization that Kaper-Dale started in 2005. He details how this work is a crucial component of his faith and of his ministry.
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New Brunswick native Matthew Novis details his journey with substance abuse disorders and his relationship to being precariously housed as a formerly incarcerated individual. Matthew details his concerns for his town and for others facing houselessness.
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New Brunswick resident John Pollard has struggled to find employment and housing due to systemic discrimination against formerly incarcerated people.
Read MoreChristopher Etienne
Christopher Etienne was incarcerated as a young man. He later earned two undergraduate degrees from Rutgers and his master’s from Columbia.
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Formerly the executive assistant to the president and CEO of a nonprofit, Damica was incarcerated for seven months and lost her job and all of her savings. After her release, it took her four months to find a new job.
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