GMM Habitat for Humanity Leaders Champion Affordable Housing on Capitol Hill

Greater Middlesex & Morris Habitat for Humanity Leaders Champion Affordable Housing on Capitol Hill

RANDOLPH, N.J., March 6, 2026—Greater Middlesex & Morris Habitat for Humanity (GMM Habitat) joined hundreds of fellow Habitat for Humanity affiliates on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. for the annual Habitat on the Hill legislative conference, held February 10–12. Nearly 500 affordable housing advocates gathered to call on Congress to increase the supply of affordable starter homes and take meaningful action to address the nation’s housing crisis.

 During the event, advocates convened and met with Congressional leaders to draw attention to and discuss actionable solutions to housing affordability challenges faced by rural, suburban, and urban communities across America. The shortage of starter homes impedes workers’ access to job markets with economic opportunities, holds back local economies, exacerbates the wealth gap and keeps millions of would-be homebuyers in the rental market. 

Representatives from GMM Habitat, including Liz DeCoursey, CEO; Barbara Dunn, Director of Advocacy and Global Engagement; Loretta Rivers, Director of Family Services; and Sarah Escamilla, Administrative and Outreach Assistant; along with three GMM Habitat homeowners met with Thomas Kean Jr. and staff members from Frank Pallone, Andy Kim, Cory Booker, and Bonnie Watson-Coleman’s offices.

Leaders from GMM Habitat traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Habitat on the Hill legislative conference. 

“As the Habitat network raises its collective voice to call for national action, we know that change can start right here at home,” said Liz DeCoursey, GMM Habitat CEO.

GMM Habitat continues to lobby NJ state lawmakers to fully restore the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. “So much is at stake for low- and middle-class families in the Garden State who are in desperate need of safe, decent and affordable homes. We have more than 300 homes in our project pipeline in Middlesex and Morris Counties alone,” DeCoursey continued.  

This milestone year marks the 20th Habitat on the Hill coinciding with Habitat for Humanity’s 50th anniversary. Over the last five decades, Habitat has helped more than 65 million people build or improve the place they call home.

About Greater Middlesex & Morris Habitat for Humanity

Greater Middlesex & Morris Habitat for Humanity (GMM Habitat) is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization, Habitat for Humanity International, committed to building homes, communities, and hope. The organization, which is one of the leading builders of affordable housing in New Jersey, serves 68 municipalities in Morris and Middlesex Counties and the greater Plainfield area. Through volunteer labor and monetary donations and materials, GMM Habitat builds affordable new homes and provides home repair services to income-eligible families and individuals. Now in its 41st year, GMM Habitat has served 1,331 families through building more than 214 local homes, preserving more than 687 homes for low-income homeowners and seniors, and helping 430 families with housing solutions worldwide. The local affiliate organization has engaged more than 150,000 volunteers in its various programs. GMM Habitat also operates a successful ReStore, a retail home improvement and furnishings outlet in Randolph, which has kept 23,805 tons of reusable materials out of landfills and funded 45 homes since 2007. For more information, visit gmmhabitat.org or call 973-891-1934.