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NJ Recovery Fund Update: Environment & Planning Programming

April 22, 2014 The environment/planning grantees are leading the advocacy effort for greater transparency and public debate on how the state spends its Sandy recovery funds, providing direct support to communities for long term resiliency planning, and implementing on-the-ground demonstration projects that showcase the value of natural systems as integral to community resiliency, sustainability, and public safety.…

NJ Recovery Fund Update: Inform & Engage Programming

April 22, 2014 We believe that reliable and accessible news and information plays an important role in the health and well-being of New Jersey’s communities. NJRF supported eleven projects that inform and engage the public on issues the state faces as it recovers from Superstorm Sandy.…

NJ Recovery Fund Update: Timeline & Goals

April 22, 2015 Most of the gifts to the New Jersey Recovery Fund were made between December 2012 and March of 2013, totaling approximately $7.1 million. Many of the contributors had specific goals for their funding that we honored as we pursued the grantmaking.…

New Jersey Recovery Fund Tops $4.2 Million in Grants

April 22, 2014 The New Jersey Recovery Fund has now topped $4.2 million across roughly 86 grants to pursue smart recovery decisions that will help New Jersey avoid repeating the type of devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy. The Fund has awarded grants to a range of organizations focused on three broad categories: planning and public policies that promote community resiliency and environmental protection; engaging and informing the public about recovery decisions; and using the arts to foster individual and community healing and revitalization in impacted communities.…

National Severe Weather Preparedness Week Kicks Off

April 20, 2014 Monday, March 3rd kicks off National Severe Weather Preparedness Week and, according to data from FEMA, there is plenty to prepare for. FEMA reports, “In 2013, there were seven weather and climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each across the United States.…

Impact 100 Announces Two Large Grants for 2014

April 14, 2014 Our friends at Impact 100 Garden State might want to think about a name change… that’s because they’ve far outpaced their goal of having 100 New Jersey women participate in their giving. The group’s 2014 membership period has closed with 185 members and $185,000 in contributions. …

NJ 101.5: Fewer Crimes Committed by Young Offenders in NJ

April 11, 2014 Fewer crimes are being committed by young offenders in New Jersey.  That’s the headline from our friends at NJ 101.5, who say that, “more kids who commit crimes are being kept in their communities, instead of being locked up in a detention center, and the result has been a significant drop in the number of crimes committed by young offenders.”…

Pope Francis Weighs in on Human Trafficking

April 11, 2014 Pope Francis this week said “enough” with human trafficking, calling it a “an open wound on the body of contemporary society.”  We’re glad to have Pope Francis weighing in on this important issue (and former President Jimmy Carter just yesterday). …

Carter Discusses Human Trafficking

April 10, 2014 In an interview with TIME Magazine today, former President Jimmy Carter talks about human trafficking and the best approach to stopping the problem. Scroll down for Carter’s remarks and let us know what you think.  The Community Foundation of New Jersey is committed to stopping human trafficking; click here for our latest work.…