{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.menendez.senate.gov/news-and-events/press/menendez-booker-announce-17m-in-federal-funding-to-assist-low-income-nj-families-achieve-financial-independence", "Menendez, Booker Announce $1.7M in Federal Funding to Assist Low-Income NJ Families Achieve Financial Independence", "2017-12-18", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Robert Menendez", "M000639", "www.menendez.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Menendez, Booker Announce $1.7M in Federal Funding to Assist Low-Income NJ Families Achieve Financial Independence \n\t\t\t\n\t Menendez, Booker Announce $1.7M in Federal Funding to Assist Low-Income NJ Families Achieve Financial Independence \n\t\n\t\n\tMonday, December 18, 2017\n\t\n\t\r\n \r\nWASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced the awarding of a combined $1,703,901.00 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to fund the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program, which helps families enrolled in federally assisted housing programs increase their income and build savings.\r\n \r\nThe Family Self Sufficiency program provides families receiving federal housing assistance a key pathway to success, said Sen. Menendez. By linking families to critical job-training, child care, and educational services, the FSS program empowers families to develop the skills and build the systems needed to achieve and maintain success.\r\nHelping New Jersey families achieve financial independence through proven federal programs like this takes an important step towards strengthening the core of New Jerseys communities, said Sen. Booker. This federal investment will help lift up some of our most at risk communities by providing New Jersey families the tools they need to succeed.\r\n \r\nThe following specific grants were awarded:\r\n \r\nAtlantic City Housing & Redevelopment Authority (Atlantic)  $59,828\r\n \r\n \r\nBoonton Housing Authority (Morris)  $69,380\r\n \r\n \r\nCity of Camden Housing Authority (Camden)  $49,886\r\n \r\n \r\nDover Housing Authority (Morris)  $32,185\r\n \r\n \r\nEast Orange Housing Authority (Essex)  $69,380\r\n \r\n \r\nFort Lee Housing Authority (Bergen)  $52,771\r\n \r\n \r\nGloucester County Housing Authority  $47,018\r\n \r\n \r\nIrvington Housing Authority (Essex)  $69,100\r\n \r\n \r\nJersey City Housing Authority (Hudson)  $249,247\r\n \r\n \r\nLakewood Housing Authority (Ocean)  $66,946\r\n \r\n \r\nLakewood Township Residential Assistance Program (Ocean) $53,779\r\n \r\n \r\nMadison Housing Authority (Morris)  $69,380\r\n \r\n \r\nMonmouth County  $69,380\r\n \r\n \r\nMorris County Housing Authority  $73,573\r\n \r\n \r\nN.J. Department of Community Affairs  $72,000\r\n \r\n \r\nOrange Housing Authority (Essex)  $68,506\r\n \r\n \r\nPassaic County Public Housing Agency  $123,466\r\n \r\n \r\nPaterson Housing Authority (Passaic)  $50,078\r\n \r\n \r\nPerth Amboy Housing Authority (Middlesex)  $193,356\r\n \r\n \r\nPleasantville Housing Authority (Atlantic)  $72,000\r\n \r\n \r\nVineland Housing Authority (Cumberland)  $69,380\r\n \r\n \r\nWoodbridge Housing Authority (Middlesex)  $23,262\r\n \r\nSen. Menendez is an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Family Self Sufficiency Act, which would improve the FSS program by streamlining the administration of housing voucher FSS and public housing FSS programs, broaden the scope of supportive services offered for families participating in FSS, and expand the reach of the FSS program to more families.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.menendez.senate.gov/news-and-events/press/menendez-booker-announce-17m-in-federal-funding-to-assist-low-income-nj-families-achieve-financial-independence"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2076331079006195, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}