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New Jersey Citizen Action
​Phyllis Salowe-Kaye
Executive Director
State affiliate of national network of progressive organizations supported by labor unions, environmental groups, poverty and human rights organizations. issues include pay equity, family leave, minimum wage, healthcare access and costs, affordable housing availability and financing, foreclosure relief, environmental quality, criminal justice reform
PictureProtest organized by New Jersey Citizen Action at town hall meeting of Congressman Thomas MacArthur in May 2017. Image: New Jersey Citizen Action





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​New Jersey Working Families Alliance
NJ chapter of national organization based in Brooklyn with nine state and metro chapters. NJ state director Analilia Mejia resigned February 2019 to become political director of Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. Based in Brooklyn, advocates for economic and social justice programs aiding working families. Supports state and local candidates for office, organizes grass-roots campaigns to advance progressive policies. Issues include paid family and sick leave, minimum wage, healthcare access and costs, affordable housing availability and financing.

People's Organization for Progress
Lawrence Hamm
Chairman
Seeks improvement in racial, social and economic justice for minorities and disadvantaged groups. Issues include income inequality, racism, sexism, police brutality, health care access and costs.

New Jersey Work Environment Council 
Dan Fatton
Executive Director
Coalition of 70 organizations promoting workplace and school environmental quality; limiting exposure to toxic chemicals; retrofitting buildings; expanding renewable energy; and supporting public and private environmental programs. Conducts training, provides technical assistance; and organizes grassroots public policy campaigns.

BlueWaveNJ
Marcia Marley
President
Grass-roots progressive organization sponsors conferences and conducts campaigns, circulates petitions and letter-writing outreach to influence public policy on issues including health care access and costs, income inequality, immigration, gay rights, environmental quality, electoral reform and gun control.


New Jersey Industrial Union Council
Carol Gay
President
Coalition of labor unions, including those formerly members of national and state Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) prior to merger of NJ affiliates of American Federation of Labor and CIO into single AFL-CIO. Takes generally more progressive positions in endorsement of candidates, public policy than AFL-CIO.
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​New Jersey Association for Justice
Cornelius Larkin, Esq.
Executive Director
Founded late 1940s, incorporated in 1976. Over 2,600 members in private practice and public service, paralegals, law clerks, law students and law school graduates not yet admitted to bar. Works to preserve and strengthen laws for safer products and workplaces, cleaner environment and quality health care. Educational Foundation provides ongoing legal education to attorneys, sponsors other programs to educate consumers about legal rights. Political Action Committee supports candidates in legislative and gubernatorial races.
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American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
Diane Du Brule​
Interim Executive Director
​NJ chapter located in Newark of national ACLU founded 1920. Works through litigation and advocacy on behalf of individuals on issues of civil rights, free speech, privacy, also lobbies on bills in state legislature and ordinances of local municipalities, sponsors many public education and community organizing projects. ACLU-NJ Foundation funds litigation, educational programs. Recent cases, issues include immigration detention matters; bail reform; student free speech rights; civil asset forfeiture; restrictions on employer criminal record searches and inquiries.
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Children's Home Society of New Jersey
Donna C. Pressma, LCSW 
President & Chief Executive Officer
Founded 1894, works to support child welfare, health and education. Programs include behavioral health/mental health, permanency planning, community/neighborhood based services, school-based services, and early childhood and parent education. Provides services for children from pre-natal to adult and parents at risk, including prevention, support, childcare, referral, and treatment. In conjunction with federal Adoption and Safe Families Act, contracts serve many children in NJ foster care and adoption system, providing range of services before adoption, during state placement process, and after adoption.

Housing and Community Development Network
of ​New Jersey
Staci Berger
​President & Chief Executive Officer
Statewide association of more than 250 affordable housing and community development corporations, individuals and other organizations supporting creation of affordable homes and related economic opportunities. Provides targeted technical assistance and educational programs and advocates for resources and public policies.
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HomeFront
Connie Mercer
Founder & CEO
Founded 1991, based in Lawrenceville. Provides range of programs to assist homeless families in central NJ, including emergency food, utility and rent aid, transitional and permanent housing, free clothing and household goods, job placement and readiness skills, special programming for children includes pre-school program, summer camp, after-school tutoring and other recreational, and educational activities.

Fair Share Housing Center
Peter J. O’Connor
​Executive Director​
Founded 1975, public interest organization formed to defend housing rights of New Jersey’s poor through enforcement of Mount Laurel doctrine. Works for legislation and judicial enforcement of elimination of  exclusionary zoning and requiring all towns to provide their “fair share” of their region’s need for affordable housing.
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Service Employees International Union-
​New Jersey State Council 
One of most active labor unions on progressive public policy issues such as paid family leave, minimum wage increases, also endorses federal, state election candidates. Executive Director Lizette Delgado-Polanco resigned 2018 to accept position in Murphy Administration as executive director of NJ School Development Authority, provoked controversy over hiring some 30 members of family, labor operatives, political insiders. State Council coordinates legislative and political agenda for seven SEIU locals representing some 40,000 NJ members in four major industries, including health and long-term care, property services, municipal workers and resident physicians. 


 
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