New Jersey Citizen Action

03/12/2025

Great news, New Jerseyans. When you file with IRS Direct File, you’ll never pay any filing fees, saving you hundreds of dollars this tax season. Plus, it’s easy to use and secure. Get started at DirectFile.NJ.gov.

03/12/2025

Need help navigating the housing market? Join NJCA for a FREE first-time homebuyer webinar TOMORROW at 12pm!

You'll learn about the homebuying process, affordable mortgage programs, and more.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JSMZugvcR1G_6ZbQnKpVGA #/registration

03/11/2025

Join us at the Bayway Family Success Center on 3/18 at 5:30pm for a FREE Fair Housing Workshop. Empower yourself as a tenant by learning about your rights under the Fair Housing Act.

See below for more info!

03/11/2025

Great op-ed in NJ Spotlight News by our Financial Justice Program Director, Beverly Brown Ruggia, on how CFPB's shutdown is increasing Americans vulnerability to reckless and predatory lending practices.

“The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency ironically is dismantling one of the most efficient government agencies in existence.”

03/10/2025

Mark your calendars! Senator Kim is hosting his next statewide telephone town hall this Thursday, March 13th at 6 PM. Join us to hear updates from Senator Kim on his work for NJ in Congress! You can sign-up to get his call or tune in live on Thursday at kim.senate.gov/live

03/10/2025

03/09/2025

For more information or to apply for TDI, please visit: https://nj.gov/labor/myleavebenefits/worker/tdi/

03/07/2025

We are less than 2 weeks away from our FREE Small Landlord Education Workshop. If you, or someone you know, is a small landlord or would like to become one - you don't want to miss this!

There is still time to register at https://www.njcitizenaction.org/small_landord

03/07/2025

🚨 ICE is reopening Delaney Hall in Newark—a 1,000-bed facility, six times larger than Elizabeth Detention Center and the first to open under the Trump administration. NJ must lead by protecting immigrant families, pushing for the Immigrant Trust Act, and increasing deportation defense funding. The stakes are high, and we must act now. Join us this Tuesday, March 11, at noon at Delaney Hall in Newark.

03/07/2025

Donald Campbell, executive director for the Atlantic Center For Independent Living, who lives with cerebral palsy, explains the importance of NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid to people like him in this video. Nearly 2 million New Jerseyans depend on Medicaid not just for health insurance, but as a lifeline to critical services. These include 1 in 3 people living with disabilities, 1 in 3 of our children, and 4 in 7 of seniors in nursing homes. Donald and others like him shouldn't lose Medicaid services so the Trump administration can give the very wealthy more tax cuts. Tell your legislator: NO CUTS TO MEDICAID!

03/06/2025

Are you a first-time homebuyer in NJ? Let us help you! Join NJCA and Popular Bank for a FREE first-time homebuyer webinar on March 11th at 12pm.

Learn about the homebuying process, affordable mortgage programs, and more.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4ar6g7leQNeCOcLG2pznOg #/registration

03/06/2025

Today, NJCA joined forces with the New Jersey Protect Medicaid Coalition at the State House for the “Protect Medicaid Rally”! Together, we’re fighting against proposed cuts to Medicaid that threaten 1.8 million New Jerseyans. Speakers emphasized that Medicaid isn’t just health insurance—it's a lifeline for families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities. With up to $1.5 TRILLION in potential cuts looming over essential services like healthcare, SNAP, TANF & education, we must raise our voices -- whether it directly impacts us or not!

At the rally, Laura Waddell from NJ Citizen Action said, “We will not stand by while hospitals like our state’s only public hospital, University Hospital, face $149 million in federal funding cuts. We will not stand by while NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid’s federal funding is slashed by $5.2 billion.”

03/06/2025

DACA recipients it's your chance to get health insurance! Call: 888.654.3893 or email: [email protected] for more information and appointments.

03/06/2025

TOMORROW: Join STAND UP FOR SCIENCE 2025 in TRENTON
MARCH 7, 2025, State Capitol Plaza, 12-2 PM 145 State St, Trenton

Science and critical research is under attack by DOGE and the Trump administration! Help us fight back.

You can also find your local rally site and other ways to get involved: standupforscience2025.org

https://rutgersaaup.org/event/stand-up-for-science-in-trenton/

03/05/2025

A major setback for fair housing in NJ! Due to funding cuts from the Trump Administration and the Elon Musk-led DOGE, NJCA is forced to terminate its Fair Housing Program. This program fought against housing discrimination and supported marginalized communities. Now, unethical practices can thrive unchecked, leaving vulnerable renters to face greater risks as predatory landlords regain power. Here is a news report on this devastating setback for fair housing advocacy in our state:

New Jersey Citizen Action is terminating a program that supports people who have faced housing discrimination.

03/04/2025

Earlier today, NJCA's Bonita Holmes, Leila Amirhamzeh, and Beverly Brown Ruggia stood with AFT New Jersey, HPAE - Health Professionals & Allied Employees, Newark NAACP, and Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka to protest and fight the federal cuts to Education Department programs that are vital to schools everywhere, but especially in communities where special needs are critical.

These cuts threaten essential resources for students, teachers, and families, undermining the quality of education and support services they rely on. We must remain committed to advocating for equitable funding and ensuring that every child, regardless of their circumstances, has access to a quality education.

03/04/2025

Are you a first-time homebuyer in NJ? Let us help you! Join NJCA and Fulton Bank for a FREE first-time homebuyer webinar on March 4th at 12pm.

Learn about the homebuying process, affordable mortgage programs, and more.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XRj8jhR7TQS4tSbogvM61A #/registration