Housing Stability
Empowering Families
Safe, stable, sustainable housing through pre-tenancy preparation, tenancy-sustaining services, and post-tenancy support.
Serving all of New Jersey
A meeting of the minds for the greater good of one’s community
Kutana Housing Advocacy Services provides safe housing, advocacy, resource navigation, and supportive services that empower people experiencing homelessness — youths, adults, families, seniors, and people with disabilities — to achieve long-term housing stability.
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What we stand on
Four pillars, one outcome: a place to call home.
Community Advocacy
Strengthening Voices
Direct advocacy and tenant rights education grounded in Fair Housing requirements and landlord-tenant law.
Resource Navigation
Connecting Opportunities
Guidance through complex housing systems — vouchers, referrals, and coordinated supportive services.
Community Development
Building Stronger Futures
Landlord engagement and partnerships with housing authorities, developers, and community organizations.
Our mission
Housing is the first step — not the finish line.
Kutana Housing Advocacy Services was established to address one of New Jersey’s most urgent challenges: ensuring people experiencing homelessness have equitable access to safe, stable, and sustainable housing.
We serve people who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. Many face limited affordable housing, economic hardship, mental health challenges, housing discrimination, and complex systems that are difficult to navigate alone. We walk with them through all of it — before, during, and after the lease is signed.
- Pre-tenancy preparation and housing readiness
- Tenancy-sustaining services and stabilization
- Post-tenancy retention and ongoing advocacy
Programs & services
Comprehensive support, start to stability.
Kutana delivers coordinated housing navigation, advocacy, and stabilization services designed around each person’s path to independence.
Housing Search & Placement
Hands-on assistance finding and securing units that fit each person's needs and budget.
Shelter & Emergency Referrals
Immediate connection to shelter and emergency housing for individuals and families in crisis.
Mental Health & Support Coordination
Referrals and coordination of supportive services that sustain stability.
Pre-Tenancy Education
Housing readiness, budgeting, and lease literacy before move-in day.
Post-Tenancy Stabilization
Retention services that keep people housed long after the keys change hands.
Navigation & Voucher Assistance
Guidance through applications, waitlists, inspections, and voucher processes.
Landlord Engagement
Relationship development with property owners and managers across New Jersey.
Tenant Rights Advocacy
Education and direct advocacy so every tenant knows and can defend their rights.
Community Partner Coordination
Aligned services with agencies working toward the same outcome: stability.
The need & the experience
Decades of expertise meeting an urgent statewide need.
13,748
people across New Jersey counted as homeless on the night of January 28, 2025 (NJCounts 2025)
10,408
households experiencing homelessness statewide in the 2025 Point-in-Time Count
8.4%
increase over 2024 — the highest statewide count in more than a decade
16%
of the statewide homeless population identified as chronically homeless
Our leadership’s decades of work have built strong relationships with landlords, housing authorities, developers, property managers, and community organizations throughout New Jersey — relationships that open doors for the community we serve.
Partnership
Partnering to reduce homelessness in New Jersey
We are committed to contributing to a measurable reduction in homelessness through housing navigation, advocacy, and stabilization services.
We operate in full compliance with HUD regulations, Fair Housing requirements, and applicable landlord-tenant laws — expanding access to housing, strengthening landlord and community partnerships, and protecting tenant rights.
Beulah Warren
Executive Director
“Our vision extends beyond helping people secure housing — we are committed to creating lasting pathways to independence, self-sufficiency, and hope for everyone we serve.”
Serving communities across New Jersey
Support our work
Help someone come home.
Every gift funds housing navigation, emergency referrals, and the stabilization support that keeps people housed. To donate, email us — we’ll walk you through it personally.
Kutana2024@gmail.com