
Partnership in Action: How Meeting Through Impact100 SJ Enabled Two Nonprofits to Fight Eviction
(L-R) Volunteer Up Founder & Executive Director Patty Legge and Family Promise of Southwest New Jersey CEO Rosemarie Parker. In mid-2021, as New Jersey prepared to lift its COVID-19 eviction moratorium. Impact100 South Jersey member Rosemarie Parker, CEO of Family Promise of Southwest New Jersey, foresaw an impending housing crisis. With rental rates left unchecked by state legislation, Parker knew the coming months would bring skyrocketing housing costs and a surge of eviction cases. Courts began to see an influx, with judges hearing up to 75 cases daily. Parker and her dedicated team sprang into action, striving to help the increasing number of families in need navigate this daunting legal landscape. The gravity of the situation was met with a lifeline in 2022 when Family Promise SWNJ received a $250,000…