TD Bank Grants $1.5M to 6 NJ Nonprofits Fighting Eviction

Six New Jersey nonprofits are getting a major boost in their fight to keep families housed, thanks to $1.5 million in grants announced this week by TD Charitable Foundation.

The funding comes from TD Bank's 20th annual Housing for Everyone program, which awarded $10 million total to 40 organizations across 15 states and Washington, D.C. To celebrate the milestone anniversary, each nonprofit received $250,000, the largest single grant in the program's two-decade history.

The New Jersey recipients include Bright Harbor Healthcare in Ocean County, Greater Bergen Community Action in Bergen County, Hispanic Family Center of Southern New Jersey in Camden County, New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund in Essex County, United Community Corporation in Essex County, and York Street Project in Hudson County.

These organizations share a common mission: preventing eviction before it becomes a crisis. They help families navigate lease agreements, cope with sudden income loss, and manage rising living costs that put housing at risk.

"Housing instability touches so many lives and has far-reaching economic impacts," said Paige Carlson-Heim, head of Social Impact at TD and director of TD Charitable Foundation. The foundation specifically selected organizations working proactively rather than reactively, focusing on prevention strategies that maintain housing continuity.

The Ripple Effect

When families stay housed, entire communities benefit. Children avoid school disruptions, parents maintain employment stability, and neighborhoods retain their social fabric.

The nonprofits receiving these grants work primarily with low- to moderate-income communities, where the threat of eviction looms largest. Their intervention often means the difference between a family weathering a financial storm and losing everything.

With each organization now equipped with $250,000, thousands of New Jersey families will receive the support they need to stay in their homes. The funding covers legal assistance, emergency rent support, financial counseling, and landlord mediation services.

This anniversary celebration reflects something bigger: a sustained commitment to solving one of America's most pressing challenges. Twenty years of consistent investment has helped countless families avoid the devastating cascade of problems that follow eviction.

These six New Jersey nonprofits are turning crisis prevention into community strength, one family at a time.