DCA has a variety of programs that can help you with rent/heating costs, prevention of eviction, reduction of utility bills, and removal of lead hazards from your home.

The Supportive Housing Connection (SHC) now resides at the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and can be found online here: https://www.nj.gov/dca/dhcr/offices/shc.shtml

For more information on your rights as a tenant in New Jersey, see the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Landlord-Tenant Information page.

The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) is charged with preventing and eliminating discrimination in the State of New Jersey by enforcing the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD). The LAD prohibits discrimination, bias-based harassment, and retaliation in employment, housing, and places of public accommodation. 

The LAD prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, national origin, religion, gender, disability, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and source of lawful income to be used for rental or mortgage payments, including, but not limited to, subsidies or vouchers provided by federal, state, or local rental-assistance programs like Section 8, SRAP (State Rental Assistance Programs), and TRA (temporary rental assistance). The law also prohibits any housing advertisement or listing that expresses, directly or indirectly, any such limitation or discrimination.

To find out more or to file a complaint, please visit https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-on-civil-rights-home/division-on-civil-rights-file-a-complaint/ or call 973-648-2700.

DCR regularly releases fact sheets with information about protections under the LAD.

• Protections Against Discrimination and Bias-Based Harassment in Housing
• Protections regarding source of lawful income
• Protections regarding gender identity or expression
• Protections regarding emotional support animals

• Section 8: Housing Choice Voucher Program
• State Rental Assistance Program
• Housing Opportunitites for People with HIV/AIDS
• Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
• Supportive Housing Connection

• Homeless Prevention Program

• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

• Weatherization Assistance Program
• Lead-Safe Home Remediation Program

• NJ Medicaid
• NJ FamilyCare
• WorkFirst New Jersey
• NJ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
• Supplemental Security Income 

• NJHMFA's Homebuyer Main Page
• NJHMFA's Homebuyer Resources Page 

• NJHMFA's Foreclosure Main Page

• NJHMFA's Property Manager Resources Page - Frequently Used Forms, Manuals and Management Agreement Documents, as well as Helpful Links

• NJHMFA's Developer Programs Main Page 
• NJHMFA's Resources for the Multifamily Developer
• NJHMFA's Resources for the Tax Credits Developer
• NJHMFA's Resources for the Supportive Housing Developer