Black History Month: Listening, Learning, and Showing Up 🖤

Black History Month is often associated with reflection on the past but it is just as much about the present and the work that continues every day. It is a time to listen more closely, learn more deeply, and recommit to showing up in meaningful ways.

For organizations working in housing and supportive services, Black history is not abstract. It is connected to lived experiences shaped by long-standing inequities in housing access, healthcare, employment, and community resources. These realities influence who is most impacted by instability and who faces the greatest barriers to recovery and opportunity.

At Triple C Housing, honoring Black history means recognizing how systems affect people differently and ensuring our work is rooted in respect, cultural awareness, and responsiveness. It means creating space for individuals to define their own goals, honoring their voices, and delivering support in ways that uphold dignity.

Our commitment to care calls us to approach this work with empathy and intention. Community reminds us that progress is collective and built through trust. Choice reinforces that empowerment begins when people are supported in making decisions about their own lives.

Black History Month is not a finish line. It is a reminder that equity is an ongoing practice; one shaped by listening, learning, and consistently aligning our actions with our values.

About Triple C Housing, Inc.

Triple C Housing, Inc. (Triple C) is a 501c3 non-profit community housing development organization (CHDO) focused on expanding affordable housing opportunities complimented by supportive services to individuals, families and veterans impacted by a disability, who are experiencing homelessness or long term hospitalization. Our objectives are to empower individuals and families to improve their quality of life, promote self-sufficiency, and engage in meaningful, gainful relationships, careers, educational advancement opportunities and wellness activities while contributing to their neighborhoods and communities.

Media Contact
Leslie Stivale
President / CEO
Triple C Housing, Inc.
(732) 658-6636 ext. 211
lstivale@triplechousing.org