Coming Home: Navigating Housing Post Incarceration

The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights invites you to the second Housing Summit, Coming Home: Navigating Housing Post Incarceration. This event will take place on Friday, April 24th from 10:00 AM–1:30 PM at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ.

Securing stable housing after release from incarceration has consistently been identified as one of the most critical factors for successful re-entry into the community. Yet, formerly incarcerated individuals remain almost ten times more likely to experience homelessness. This summit will highlight the important work the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights has undertaken to protect individuals with justice-involved backgrounds, while amplifying the voices and honoring the resilience of those with lived experience of incarceration.

This summit will bring together community members, nonprofits, advocates, service providers, case managers, and other key stakeholders for discussions, presentations, and collaborative conversations. Together, we will explore systemic barriers to fair housing, examine effective strategies to combat housing discrimination, and strengthen connections across communities committed to second chances. We also plan to offer attendees the opportunity participate in a guided Community Conversation focused on housing discrimination and reentry challenges in New Jersey. Your insights and contributions to this dialogue are invaluable.

This event is free and open to the public, and please be advised that advance registration is required.  Please click here to register: 2026 DCR Housing Summit – Registration.