Fair Share Housing Center

10/27/2026

What can other states learn from New Jersey's fair share housing model — and where is there more work to do?

As our executive director, Adam Gordon, put it in NorthJersey.com: “We are lapping the rest of the New York metropolitan area in housing production.”

Our recent webinar explored what other states can learn from New Jersey — and how different approaches to housing targets and accountability can advance more equitable growth.

📰 Read the coverage: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/local/2026/10/26/online-panel-calls-nj-a-leader-in-the-push-for-more-affordable-housing/92394019007/

🎥 Watch the webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UgExxN9YTM

10/21/2026

Addressing the housing crisis and preparing communities for climate change are interconnected challenges that require thoughtful planning.

In a new feature, The Kresge Foundation highlights how Fair Share Housing Center is helping New Jersey create more equitable, climate-resilient communities by bringing housing, land-use planning, and environmental resilience together.

With support from Kresge’s CREWS initiative, we’ve expanded our capacity to help communities plan for affordable homes in locations that connect residents to opportunity, while better accounting for flood risks and other climate challenges.

Read the story:

Affordable housing is often viewed as a numbers game: How many homes can be built and how quickly? But Fair Share Housing Center in New Jersey believes the equally important question is where those homes are built. For more than 50 years, the organization has worked to ensure every New Jersey commun...

10/16/2026

NEXT THURSDAY: Join us for our webinar, “The Fair Share Model: What States Are Learning About Housing Targets,” at 2pm ET.

We’re bringing together housing policy leaders from across the country to explore what states can learn from New Jersey’s groundbreaking “fair share” model — and how statewide frameworks can increase housing production, counter exclusionary zoning, and advance more equitable growth.

We’ll be joined by:
💠 Representative Jason Rojas, Connecticut House Majority Leader
💠 Melinda Coy, Housing Accountability Chief, California Department of Housing & Community Development
💠 Zoe Baldwin, Vice President of State Programs, Regional Plan Association
💠 Cashauna Hill, Executive Director, The Redress Movement
💠 Adam Gordon, Executive Director, Fair Share Housing Center (moderator)

*This webinar is approved for 1.5 AICP CM credits, including 1.0 Equity CM credit.*

The webinar is free, but registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_slKky8zrRmCzzCm86JWh-w #/registration

10/13/2026

What can New Jersey learn from a century of social housing in Vienna, Austria?

A new article from The Jersey Vindicator explores how Hudson County is drawing on Vienna’s model to transform underused public land into a mixed-income community with 1,000+ homes.

With public ownership and permanently affordable homes, the proposed County Plaza development could show how social housing can create lasting affordability while bringing people across income levels into one community.

As Hudson County Executive Craig Guy put it: “What we’re doing here in Hudson County should be and will be a model for not only New Jersey but for the country.”

Read more:

County officials hope to break ground next summer on a development that would transform parking lots near Journal Square into a mixed-income neighborhood.

10/06/2026

What can states learn from one another about setting meaningful housing targets — and making sure local governments follow through?

Join us for our upcoming webinar, “The Fair Share Model: What States Are Learning About Housing Targets,” on Thursday, October 22 at 2pm ET.

We’re bringing together housing policy leaders and advocates from across the U.S. to explore how statewide housing target frameworks are evolving, what states can learn from New Jersey’s groundbreaking “fair share” model, and how these approaches can increase housing production, counter exclusionary zoning, and advance more equitable growth.

We’ll be joined by:

💠 Representative Jason Rojas, Connecticut House Majority Leader
💠 Melinda Coy, Housing Accountability Chief, California Department of Housing & Community Development
💠 Zoe Baldwin, Vice President of State Programs, Regional Plan Association
💠 Cashauna Hill, Executive Director, The Redress Movement
💠 Adam Gordon, Executive Director, Fair Share Housing Center (moderator)

*This webinar is approved for 1.5 AICP CM credits, including 1.0 Equity CM credit.*

The webinar is free, but registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_slKky8zrRmCzzCm86JWh-w #/registration

09/29/2026

Today, Governor Mikie Sherrill announced a new housing agenda focused on expanding housing opportunities and making homes more affordable for New Jersey families.

According to a new report from the administration’s Housing Governing Council, New Jersey needs to build between 350,500 and 406,500 homes over the next decade to close its housing supply gap, accommodate new households, and support economic growth.

Gov. Sherrill called for accelerating construction near transit, redeveloping vacant and underutilized properties, doubling housing production on state-owned land, increasing investment in affordable and workforce housing, and streamlining permitting.

“We’re encouraged by Governor Sherrill’s focus on addressing New Jersey’s housing needs and building on the state’s recent progress,” said Adam Gordon, our executive director. “New Jersey’s Mount Laurel framework provides a strong foundation for expanding housing opportunities in every community. Sustaining that progress means pairing efforts to build more homes with the investments and policies that make housing affordable and help residents stay in the communities they call home.”

To learn more, read our press release:

The Governor’s announcement provides a much-needed, whole-of-government approach to addressing New Jersey’s housing crisis.

09/24/2026

How are states reforming land use policy to expand housing opportunities and hold local governments accountable for meeting housing goals?

Join us on October 14 for NYU Furman Center's webinar exploring how states are using tools like Builders’ Remedies, procedural reforms, and planning requirements to increase housing production.

Fair Share Housing Center’s Katherine Payne will join experts from California, Massachusetts and Washington for a panel discussion on what states can learn from these approaches.

The webinar will draw on three new policy briefs from the Furman Center’s national Land Use Reform Tracker and examine how state-level reforms are reshaping local land use and housing policy.

Register here to join us: https://www.furmancenter.org/event/state-land-use-reforms-housing-supply-webinar/

09/22/2026

Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 7 for New Jersey Citizen Action's Financial Justice Summit at Seton Hall.

Our director of community and public engagement, Al-Tariq Witcher, will join advocates and policymakers for a conversation about the connections between housing, consumer protection, community reinvestment, and civil rights enforcement.

The summit is free, but registration is required: https://www.njcitizenaction.org/summit2026

09/17/2026

We're excited to announce our upcoming Webinar, bringing together housing policy leaders and advocates from across the country to examine a growing question: Can states set meaningful affordable housing targets — and hold local governments accountable for meeting them?

This question is gaining new urgency as states across the country are increasingly incorporating elements of New Jersey’s groundbreaking “fair share” affordable housing framework.

We'll be joined by an all-star lineup to explore how these approaches are evolving, what states are learning from one another, and how statewide requirements can increase housing production, counter exclusionary zoning, and advance more equitable growth:

🏠 Zoe Baldwin, Vice President of State Programs, Regional Plan Association
🏢Melinda Coy, Housing Accountability Chief, California Department of Housing & Community Development
🏘️ Adam Gordon, Executive Director, Fair Share Housing Center (moderator)
🏬 Cashauna Hill, Executive Director, The Redress Movement
🏡 Representative Jason Rojas, Connecticut House Majority Leader

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Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_slKky8zrRmCzzCm86JWh-w

09/14/2026

Job Alert: We're hiring a Managing Director of Policy and Advocacy to help lead our work to advance housing justice and expand access to affordable homes across New Jersey.

We’re looking for a seasoned policy leader who can develop ambitious ideas, build broad coalitions, and turn advocacy into real policy change.

If you’re an experienced advocate and policy leader ready to take on a big challenge, we’d love to hear from you. Learn more and apply:

ABOUT FAIR SHARE HOUSING CENTER Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC) is a nonprofit advocacy organization that uses legal, policy, and community-building strategies to dismantle decades of racial and economic discrimination in New Jersey and nationally that excludes people from the opportunity to live i...