On May 1st, leaders from 110 religious congregations & non-profits across New Jersey sent a letter to Gov. Murphy, offering concrete ways they could be of assistance & pressing for actions in three specific areas.

 

The three specific proposals were:

• Ensuring an equity lens around both contact tracing & testing as the state considers opening up (more specific principles here);

• Investing $500 million in rent relief for families;

• Stopping the suspension of driver's licenses for "failure to pay" and "failure to appear" & reigning in fines/fees at this time.

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We have begun to engage public officials around each of these issues, but we know we have much further to go. If you'd like to get involved, email us at covid19@njtogether.org & use the resources on this page.

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But -- perhaps most importantly -- share your stories about the need for rent relief and an end to unnecessary driver's license suspensions by sending us your story or a short video with your story to covid19@njtogether.org.