Sandy Recovery in Essex County ESS ESSEX EX CO COUN UNTY TY Long Term Recovery Group
Ironbound, Newark Industrial legacy of pollution Vulnerable community* Median Income: $41,283 Foreign Born Population: 57.7% Language Spoken at Home: 78.7% Flooding from Passaic River and Newark Bay *2008-2012 American Community Survey Zipcode 07105
Essex County Points of Focus Top 3 Cities of Applicants* East Orange: 32 applicants City Median Income: $35,948 City Unemployment: 20% City Poverty: 19% Irvington: 33 applicants City Median Income: $36,370 City Unemployment: 20% City Poverty: 21% Newark: 89 applicants City Median Income: $32,358 City Unemployment: 21% City Poverty: 28% 2010-2012 American Community Survey
Recovery Assistance Snapshot Ironbound Community Corporation Essex County Long Term Recovery Group Budget: $1,043,400 Budget: $210,000 Start of Work: October 2012 Start of Work: October 2013 Case load: Case load: • • 85 ongoing cases. 189 cases • • 15 Blue Acres 90 cases in case management • • 14 RREM 17 cases provided legal/FEMA assistance • 125 cases with roof problems • Current focus: 65 cases with leaks • Rehabilitation of homes 55 cases with mold Blue Acres RREM Current focus: • SSBG grants for repair efforts • Completed work: SHRAP Working to find resources for • 1000 unduplicated households served • 12 small businesses assisted • 500 supermarket vouchers issued • 31 rental assistance cases helped • 12 houses rehabbed • 85 counseling sessions held • 6 community meetings hosted
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