> CASE STUDY - GNOMES FOR NEW JERSEY

Homes For New Jersey teamed up with Andrew Wilkinson to raise awareness about affordable housing through artistic channels. 40+ artists were invited to decorate a gnome, a icon of domesticity and settlement. Short term goal was to have the gnomes travel to various galleries, libraries and town halls. The long term goal was to produce a book along with facts and data regarding affordable housing issues. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go toward Homes For New Jersey's campaign.

Homes for New Jersey has a long-term effort to expand and reform the state government's role in ensuring that lower- and middle-income residents can access homes they can afford. The focus of the coalition is to educate the public about New Jersey's housing crisis and:

* Create and preserve 100,000 more homes that New Jerseyans can afford
* Address the housing needs of very low-income New Jerseyans