Jessica Padilla-Gonzalez, Executive Director, Housing Partnership for Morris County

Ray Ocasio, Executive Director, La Casa De Don Pedro

Challenge: In Newark, New Jersey, the Lower Broadway neighborhood does not offer much open space for outdoor recreation and socializing. Nearly 20 percent of residents live in apartment buildings with no outdoor space. Meanwhile, there are a number of vacant lots that mar the atmosphere.

Wayne Meyer, President, New Jersey Community Capital

Donna Blaze, CEO, Affordable Housing Alliance

Pilar Hogan Closkey, Executive Director, Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society
 
Challenge:  To help low-income families in the historic, but struggling, city of Camden, NJ, thrive in place, while revitalizing the city itself. 


 

After Ashley Conway and her husband tied the knot, she says “something in both of us clicked” and they were finally on the same page when it came to becoming homeowners. They also knew they would need to begin preparing for what was unfamiliar territory for the young couple.