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Table Talk: The Art of Building Community in Asbury Park

September 4, 2013 When the funding gets tight, the arts are usually the first thing to go.  But a group of concerned citizens in Asbury Park have rallied around art as an essential vehicle for healing in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy – and the Community Foundation’s Recovery Fund is supporting their effort.…

NJ’s Childhood Obesity Rate Drops

August 26, 2013 New Jersey’s childhood obesity rate is beginning to show some improvement – part of a national trend according to a Center for Disease Control (CDC) report. Nationally, health officials are seeing a slight drop in childhood obesity rates among low-income preschoolers in 18 states.…

Storm Preparedness Discussed in Atlantic

August 15, 2013 An important part of any natural disaster recovery is strategizing around ways to prevent or limit the damage of future disasters.  That was on the agenda in Mays Landing recently as about 40 local residents participated in a forum sponsored by the Community Foundation’s New Jersey Recovery Fund. …

CFNJ Morris Committee Sends 100 Campers to Museum

August 7, 2013 Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of New Jersey’s Morris County Fund, more than 100 campers from Dover were able to visit the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts in Morristown.  And the Whole Foods Market of Madison helped out too, providing healthy lunches for the campers.…

CFNJ Donors Fight Human Trafficking with Soap

August 7, 2013 The Community Foundation of New Jersey first started talking about combating human trafficking in New Jersey last year in an aptly titled piece, “Human Trafficking Comes to New Jersey.”  There we told you that New Jersey’s proximity to New York City, extensive transportation network, and diverse population make it a hub for all forms of human trafficking.…

NJ Spotlight Examines Post-Sandy Planning

July 24, 2013 NJ Spotlight recently tackled the tougher issues of rebuilding New Jersey in their aptly-titled, “Post-Sandy Recovery: Balancing Regional Planning and Home Rule.”  We encourage you to read it by clicking here. Here’s an excerpt from the piece that captures local tensions about rebuilding: Over the past 50 years, Lynch says he’s heard the growing calls by environmentalists for people and development to move away from the most vulnerable areas of the coast, places like Seaside Heights, Mantoloking and Ortley Beach.…

Union Beach Campers Write Home

July 24, 2013 Earlier this summer, we told you the story of a group of Madison residents who worked together to sponsor camperships for children from Union Beach, a town truly ravaged by Hurricane Sandy.  Click here to read that story. …

Called to Serve: Veterans Recovering Through Community Service

July 22, 2013 Nearly 2.5 million Americans have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Many of these men and women return home to face enormous challenges: backlogged claims for benefits, homelessness, physical and emotional trauma and difficulty adjusting to civilian life.  Efforts to alleviate this transition have increased, and several nonprofit organizations work to assist service members as they settle into life at home.…

Neighborhood House Provides Local Internships

July 19, 2013 The Morristown Neighborhood House helps working families, many of them including new immigrants, “maximize their educational, social, physical, and economic potential.”  Turns out, one of the services they provide is especially important to Thomas Friedman of the New York Times.…

Fundholder Supports Rehab for New Jersey’s Birds of Prey

July 12, 2013 New Jersey is home to a broad variety of raptors including osprey, owls, and the iconic bald eagle. Many of these birds are listed as endangered or State Threatened species and some are even facing extinction. As natural habitats are lost or fragmented, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection calls on biologists, conservation groups and citizens alike to help protect NJ’s native bird species.…