MEND is a faith-based, affordable housing development organization that was incorporated as a New Jersey nonprofit corporation in July of 1969 addressing the need for affordable housing years before the NJ Supreme Court’s Mount Laurel I decision.
In that historic decision, the Court held that zoning ordinances which make it physically and economically impossible to produce low- and moderate-income housing were unconstitutional.
MEND’s mission is to provide high-quality accessible, secure, safe, and affordable housing to individuals and families within Southern New Jersey, thereby fostering sustainable and strong communities.
Everyone deserves a decent, safe, and affordable place to call HOME.
MEND is a faith-based not-for-profit organization whose values reflect its ecumenical roots, while striving to be an industry leader and role model. Those values are as follows: