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LNJ heard from some experts in various areas of affordable housing and homeless services, including Renee Koubiadis, LNJ19, Senior Policy Advisor, , Rich Uniacke, LNJ10, President, , and Helen Kioukis, Policy Manager, Housing & Land Use, .

LNJ was joined by Catherine Connelly, Director of Research Engagement, , , and Alena Siddiqui, Data Analyst, , to talk about the importance of data to understand who needs assistance and where they’re located in order to best deploy resources throughout the state, as well as various trends in poverty data.

LNJ is honored to be hosted by , LNJ21, CEO of in Ewing, for our 2026 seminar on poverty! We will spend the next two days hearing from experts in housing and social services, including many LNJ alumni, and gain a better understanding of what poverty looks like in our state and how we are working to address it.