PCH's Coronavirus Emergency Rent Relief Program

Our grateful thanks to the Princeton Children’s Fund for founding and administering the Coronavirus Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) and to the many volunteers from municipal and local social service organizations who served on the CERF Intake Committee and the CERF Steering Committee for providing case management services. Princeton Community House (PCH) was honored to be a part of this collaborative community response.  

 

With CERF ending, PCH is continuing to provide rent relief for our residents through PCH's Coronavirus Emergency Rent Relief Program, which is funded through local grants and donations from individuals. 

 

If you are a PCH resident and are struggling to pay rent due to the impacts of COVID-19, please see the flyer below. If you have any questions about eligibility or applying, contact your specific community or contact Jordan Goodwin, PCH Social Services Coordinator, at Jordan@pchhomes.org or 609-212-6603. 

 

If you would like to directly assist us in mitigating the fiscal impact that our residents and PCH are experiencing due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, please click here. 

Video Series: Common Questions About the Affordable Housing Application Process with PCH

PCH is currently creating a video series that will address common questions had during the application process for PCH's affordable rental homes. Please click the video below to watch the introduction and the first video where we discuss the wait time for affordable housing at PCH.

To apply for affordable housing, click here. 

If you have any questions, please email info@pchhomes.org.

Thank you, PNC Bank, for sponsoring this video series.

We are Thankful for YOU!

May you find joy and happiness throughout the holiday season and into the new year. Thank you for your steadfast support.

2020 PCV Virtual Celebration Video

This year's celebration to honor and support the 2020 Princeton Community Village (PCV) New Jersey Affordable Housing Management Association (JAHMA) and National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) scholarship award winners was held virtually over Zoom on Wednesday, August 5th. Please click the video below to watch this year's celebration.

Congratulations to the 2020 NAHMA/JAHMA scholarship recipients!

2020 PCV Virtual Celebration

2019 Annual Report

Our 2019 Annual Report is now available! Click here to read this document and learn what PCH accomplished in 2019.

Princeton Community Housing Applauds Actions on Affordable Housing Ordinances

July 22, 2020

To the Editor:

On Monday, July 13, the Princeton Council voted to adopt and introduce several ordinances that will enable the development of much needed affordable housing opportunities in Princeton. Princeton Community Housing applauds the Council’s actions and supports these ordinances, which have the potential to provide housing opportunities for the more than 1,700 very low-, low-, and moderate-income households on our own and other waiting lists in Princeton. 

As several residents and other attendees expressed in comments during the meeting, a stable home in a town like Princeton significantly improved the trajectory of their lives. Mayor Lempert acknowledged that where one lives profoundly impacts one’s future. 

One of the ordinances adopted will allow Princeton Community Housing to proceed with our plan to build 25 new affordable rental apartments at Princeton Community Village. We are excited to move forward with these new affordable family homes, and within the next few months will submit final plans developed in consultation with our residents and the municipality.

Other recent ordinances will allow for the weaving of affordable housing into existing neighborhoods and encourage mixed-income development. Taken together, these zoning changes provide the foundation for Princeton to provide its share of the regional need for affordable homes and a range of market rate homes. 

Communication and collaboration with our residents and the community have been fundamental in our ability to successfully develop and manage close to 500 affordable rental homes in Princeton over the past 53 years. As development plans move forward, we stand ready to contribute to what we expect to be robust and earnest community dialogue. Working together, we must remember that equity and smart growth are the bases for these ordinances and the guiding principles for our shared vision of a 21st century Princeton.

Alice K. Small
President, PCH Development Corp. Board of Trustees

Valerie W. Haynes
President, PCH Community Board of Trustees

PCH Response to Kneel for Justice Rally, 6-10-2020

Last week, many gathered on Nassau Street to mourn the murder of Black citizens including George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many others. Princeton Community Housing joins our neighbors, and the millions of others in our country, who are expressing their disgust and grief. We too are mourning the continued failure of this country to triumph over its history of racism and police brutality.

Police brutality is not the only instance of disparate treatment of individuals based on race. Throughout this country, Black families have been prevented from living in the communities of their choice because of racist exclusionary zoning and discriminatory lending practices. These injustices, forms of systemic racism, must also continue to be addressed. At Princeton Community Housing, our mission, since 1967, has been to provide welcoming, well-maintained, affordable homes for all in an inclusive community with great schools and a multitude of resources. All persons have always been and will continue to be welcome, regardless of race, national origin, age, sexuality, sexual identity, or creed.

Together, let's ensure that this moment becomes the turning point. Going forward, we must work constructively, collaboratively, and relentlessly until the racist, disparate treatment of our fellow citizens is eliminated. Princeton Community Housing recommits to working with all of you to continue to create the reality of a truly welcoming, just, and inclusive community for all.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT PCH

PCH's Coronavirus Emergency Rent Relief Program

Our grateful thanks to the Princeton Children’s Fund for founding and administering the Coronavirus Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) and to the many volunteers from municipal and local social service organizations who served on the CERF Intake Committee and the CERF Steering Committee for providing case management services. Princeton Community House (PCH) was honored to be a part of this collaborative community response.  

With CERF ending, PCH is continuing to provide rent relief for our residents through PCH's Coronavirus Emergency Rent Relief Program, which is funded through local grants and donations from individuals. 

If you are a PCH resident and are struggling to pay rent due to the impacts of COVID-19, please see the flyer below. If you have any questions about eligibility or applying, contact your specific community or contact Jordan Goodwin, PCH Social Services Coordinator, at Jordan@pchhomes.org or 609-212-6603.

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PCH to Hold Virtual Fundraiser to Benefit the Organization’s Covid-19 Rent Relief with Keynote Speaker Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

Professor Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. will speak about his latest book, New York Times Bestseller, Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own at Princeton Community Housing’s (PCH) virtual fundraiser on February 24, 2021, at 7 pm. 

The fundraising event will include a lecture by Dr. Glaude and a question and answer session moderated by Rev. Lukata Mjumbe of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, a trustee of PCH. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions before the event. Funds raised will go to PCH’s Covid-19 Rent Relief Fund for PCH residents who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. General admission will cost $50. Student tickets will cost $25. For $85, registrants for the event will also receive a signed copy of Begin Again. Donations can also be made in support of the event and PCH’s Covid-19 Rent Relief Fund. Click here to learn additional information about the event and purchase tickets.

Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is department chair and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in the Department of African...

March 16th 2020

Modifications to Princeton Community Housing Operating Procedures in Response to COVID-19: 

To: PCH Residents, Applicants, and Other Community Members

 

Effective Monday, March 16, 2020, Princeton Community Housing will be modifying the way we conduct business to further implement social distancing as recommended by the CDC in response to the evolving virus known as COVID-19. These decisions have been carefully considered by staff.

 

Changes to Operations will be as follows:

 

All events, except the Congregate Program and other food/well-being programs, will be canceled from March 16th — April 6th. We will reassess on April 6th and will advise the community.

All PCH Management Offices, including Princeton Community Village, Elm Court, Harriet Bryan House, Griggs Farm, and Princeton Rentals will be closed to all visitors during business hours for the two-week period, March 16th to March 30th. Doors will remain locked during the day. Please check the Princeton Community Housing website at www.PCHHomes.org to...

FEATURED VIDEO

"It Starts with a Home" illustrates how important a stable home has been in the lives of our residents, the housing opportunities PCH has provided over the past 50 years and our vision to ensure that Princeton is a vibrant, inclusive community that is home to persons of all income levels. We are most thankful to our residents, trustees and staff for telling us their stories in support of our mission to provide, manage and advocate for affordable, safe and well maintained homes, offering all people the opportunity to build more productive and fulfilling lives. Read more

Princeton Community Housing: It Starts with a Home

MEET OUR RESIDENTS

Lois Craig, Elm Court

Lois Craig was born in 1927 in a small house located at 1 Margerum Court in Princeton, NJ. Her mother and maternal grandmother were also natives to Princeton.