New Jersey Organizing Project

06/06/2026

Storm Season 2026 has started. Pay it forward to survivors, past and future. Tell your reps to PASS THE FEMA ACT at https://njorganizing.us/FEMAAct

06/04/2026

Shoutout to the World Meteorological Organization for naming the first storm of the 2026 hurricane season after someone who spends most of her time fighting for storm survivors, our illustrious leader and Executive Director Amanda, aka Panda. There’s only like 3 people on the planet legally allowed to use that nickname.

05/11/2026

Fran was the very first person to show Amanda a clawback letter in December of 2015. We tried for years to win clawback forgiveness, since 2016. And we tried a lot of things. Fran was instrumental in this process. She brought 50 of her neighbors to a meeting and led fearlessly at the state house. She was an absolute champion. Today, we have clawback forgiveness for Sandy families, in part because Fran refused to give up.
The lessons that Fran taught us about resilience, leadership, and perseverance are inspiring new organizers to make changes in their communities to this day. Her legacy will be one of power and hope.

Meet Fran, Atlantic City resident. Many storms have caused damage in her area but during Superstorm Sandy, she lost her car due to flooding. Even with update...

05/02/2026

Family. It is with heavy heart that I share we have lost a legend. Many of us were lucky enough to have met and worked with Fran Baronowitz. She was a long time Atlantic City and then Ventnor resident. A Sandy survivor who also showed up for healthcare.

She was the first person to ever show me a clawback letter. She organized ferociously for clawback forgiveness not just for herself but for everyone. She organized her whole neighborhood and community for recovery. We would not be the organization we are today without her contributions.

And. She was a great host and knitter. Anyone who went to her house was always well fed. And the last photo is of a teddy bear she knitted and gave my daughter. Thanks for all you do Fran. Rest in power. - Amanda

04/15/2026

Should we trade away our healthcare for tax breaks for Wall Street and Billionaires? Join us on April 20th at 5pm in Egg Harbor City to learn how you can educate your community about recent federal changes that impact our daily lives. Register here https://forms.gle/EfR8DjoYsqZ8i9iF8

04/09/2026

If you’re worried about the rising cost of your healthcare, tell your Representatives here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-congressperson-stand-for-healthcare-we-can-all-afford?source=direct_link&

If your health insurance bills are too high, if you hate mountains of paperwork getting in the way of you and your necessary appointments, or if you are facing higher costs for worse care, your Congressional Representative needs to know. By telling our stories, we can move our officials to act in OUR interest, not the interest of healthcare corporations or their investors. Send them a letter to remind them that they work for us, and we deserve affordable healthcare.

04/02/2026

Tell your representatives to co-sponsor the FEMA act at https://njorganizing.us/FEMAAct, because disaster survivors deserve more, not less.

We have some wins to celebrate! Kristi Noem got fired, and Congressman Jeff Van Drew signed onto the FEMA Act. But we know no one person can fix a broken system. We still need an independent, streamlined FEMA that gets people the funds they need to rebuild. Use our prewritten letter or add your story to let your representatives know that a funded, functional FEMA is critical.

03/27/2026

Did you know that Monday was the Affordable Care Act’s 16th birthday? To celebrate, our sister organization New Jersey Resource Project hosted a Healthcare Teach-In at the Atlantic County Council of Education Associations union hall. We got real with people about the state of healthcare, shared and listened to stories about how regular people are affected, and took action to make sure healthcare stays accessible to all. Do you want us to come to your community next? Come to the next Not One More meeting on Thursday, April 9th at 6pm on Zoom for more information. Register here: njorganizing.us/NOTONEMORENJMTG

03/24/2026

“Disaster survivors have been misled by hollow rhetoric before, and will be watching closely if Sen. Mullin is confirmed by the Senate to see if his actions match his words,” -Amanda Devecka-Rinear in the Associated Press

ASSOCIATED PRESSBy  GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRAUpdated 9:47 AM EDT, March 19, 2026 President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security presented a softer approach on federal eme…

03/08/2026

Thank you NJRP for hosting this awesome training!