Our Results

At The Waterfront Project, we fight to keep New Jersey residents in their homes with dignity and legal protection.

Each year, our team supports thousands of families across Hudson County with eviction defense and foreclosure prevention.

94% of clients receiving eviction defense services avoided immediate displacement

1,000 tenants supported annually through our legal clinic

75% of foreclosure cases resolved without losing the home

3,000+ families served in 2024 alone

Why It Works

Every day, families and individuals face the devastating threat of eviction, foreclosure, and predatory lending. Rather than waiting for crisis to hit, The Waterfront Project steps in early. We help clients assert their rights in housing court and negotiate with landlords and lenders before it's too late. We believe housing is a human right and our services protect that right, one household at a time.

Preventing homelessness is not only more humane. It's more cost-effective.

The average annual cost to shelter a family in New Jersey: $41,136

The average cost of eviction prevention services provided by The Waterfront Project: Less than $3,500 per client

Rather than reacting to crisis, we intervene early helping clients secure rental assistance, assert their rights in housing court, and negotiate with landlords or lenders before it’s too late.

We believe housing is a human right, and our services protect that right: one household at a time.

Saving Public Dollars

Preventing homelessness isn't just the humane thing to do. It's the cost-effective one. Early legal intervention keeps families housed and reduces strain on shelters, hospitals, and public systems.

Emergency Shelter (NJ)

Average Annual Cost per Household: $41,136

Correctional Facility (per person/year)

Average Annual Cost per Household: $66,000

Hospital Impatient (3 days)

Average Annual Cost per Household $11,550

Eviction Prevention (WFP)

Average Annual Cost per Household: $3,500

For every $1 spent on eviction prevention, taxpayers save $10 or more in emergency system costs.

Success Stories

WFP attorneys stopped eviction of a former teacher who suffered a permanent brain injury as a result of a heart attack. We helped this client obtain rental assistance to pay off his arrears and negotiated a settlement agreement with their landlord providing sufficient time for the assistance to be processed.

We prevented eviction of two disables senior citizens, one with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, through a combination of legal representation and financial assistance. WFP attorneys negotiated a settlement agreement providing for payment of rental arrears and WFP's resource navigators worked with State agencies to fund a rental assistance grant.

WFP stopped an eviction of an elderly veteran with PTSD, whose landlord sought to evict him on the basis of false claims of disorderly conduct. We successfully established at trial that the landlord lacked sufficient evidence of its allegations.

Together, we can keep families in their homes, protect their rights, and build stronger communities.