Berkeley Twp. Donates $100K To Local Habitat For Humanity

BERKELEY, NJ — Berkeley Township donated $100,000 to Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity. The Township and Habitat have partnered in housing rehabilitation efforts for residents and construction of workforce housing.

The donation comes from Berkeley's affordable housing trust fund, not from taxpayers, said Mayor Carmen F. Amato.

"With this donation, Berkeley Township has contributed one million dollars from the trust fund to local non-profit agencies," Amato said.

The organization has built four homes in Manitou Park. Two were build in partnership with the Ocean County Vocational School, according to Suzan Fichtner, executive director of Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity. They rebuilt 60 homes ravaged by Superstorm Sandy.

"For the past 10 years we have been repairing homes for our low income neighbors through our Aging in Place program, Veteran Repair Program, Weatherization program, Critical Home Program and home preservation program (Brush with Kindness)," Fichtner said.

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