NJEA Hardship Relief Program

NJEA has created the Hardship Relief Program to help active, retired, and student members through the temporary or permanent loss of their primary residence, food insecurity, or the loss of classroom supplies or materials due to an unforeseen event.

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Available Hardship Grants

An HRP Participant can only receive one Hardship Relief Grant per Unforeseen Event.

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Temporary Displacement

The amount of the Hardship Relief Grant for temporary displacement from primary residence will be $1,000 per household.

Permanent Displacement

The amount of the Hardship Relief Grant for a permanent displacement from primary residence (“catastrophic loss”) will be $2,500 per household.

Loss of Wage Resulting in Food Insecurity

The amount for food insecurity resulting from loss of income will depend on family size and any other factors the plan administrator, in its sole discretion, deems relevant.

Classroom Supplies

The amount of the Hardship Relief Grant for the loss of classroom supplies and materials due to damage caused by an Unforeseen Event will be $500.

All NJEA Members

Grant Eligibility

An HRP Participant can only receive one Hardship Relief Grant per Unforeseen Event.