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Cicadas Swarm CFNJ

June 4, 2013 Hear that buzz?  If you’re at the Community Foundation’s offices in Morristown or countless other places in the northeast, it’s the swarm of cicadas sitting outside your window. Since mid-May, “swarmpedes” of Magicicada septendecim – the 17-year cicadas – have taken over much of the East Coast with their sonorous mating buzz. …

Spotlight on Newark

May 29, 2013 The Community Foundation of New Jersey has long worked with the City of Newark – as well as other partners in Newark – to improve the city’s quality of life.  In fact, when we were founded in 1979 it was as the Community Foundation of Greater Essex County. …

Rebuilding the Coastline, But at What Cost?

May 22, 2013 The New York Times this week takes a close look at the costs of rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy, particularly in areas that continue to present serious risks.  As one environmental expert explains, the marshes upon which many of the destroyed homes now sit continue to shrink – making rebuilding on them potentially (or particularly) unwise.…

Lending a Hand to Oklahoma

May 22, 2013 The massive tornado that recently ripped through parts of Oklahoma has caused devastation not unlike what New Jersey saw after Hurricane Sandy. Given outpouring of generosity to help New Jersey rebuild, it is now our turn to help our friends in Oklahoma being the long process of recovery.…

Experts Weigh in on Sandy Response

May 17, 2013 NJTV’s Superstorm Sandy: A Live Town Hall had government officials, nonprofit leaders, and viewers from New Jersey and New York discussing the highs and lows of the response to last year’s natural disaster.  The Community Foundation’s New Jersey Recovery Fund was a supporter of the live special. …

The Case for Play: How Recess Makes Schools Safer

May 17, 2013 As bullying in schools increasingly gains media attention, new studies have emerged that link environmental factors to kids’ behavior in schools. Better school breakfast or lunch programs, for example, can improve academic performance and social interaction. Awareness of bullying and the appropriate methods for dealing with it can also help create safer schools.…

CFNJ-Sponsored Town Hall on Sandy Airs Thursday

May 13, 2013 This Thursday, May 16th, NJTV will broadcast what it calls “a special, [two-hour] multi-platform live Town Hall event.” Superstorm Sandy: A Live Town Hall will air at 8:00pm on NJTV as well as WLIW21 on Long Island, WHYY TV in Philadelphia, and THIRTEEN in New York City.…

CFNJ-Sponsored Town Hall on Sandy Airs May 16

May 13, 2013 This Thursday, May 16th, NJTV will broadcast what it calls “a special, [two-hour] multi-platform live Town Hall event.”  Superstorm Sandy: A Live Town Hall will air at 8:00pm on NJTV as well as WLIW21 on Long Island, WHYY TV in Philadelphia, and THIRTEEN in New York City. …

Q&A on Scholarships: Faith Krueger

May 1, 2013 While many were focused on their NCAA brackets in March, it was a different kind of “March Madness” at the Community Foundation, where scholarship season really kicked into high gear.  Now in May, new scholarship funds continue to open up, guidelines are posted online, and numerous applications are still coming in. …

Heroin Addiction in New Jersey: New Trends Create New Challenges

April 29, 2013 Is heroin in your neighborhood?  Recent data suggests there’s a good chance. Since 2010, heroin has become the most commonly cited drug for emergency department and drug treatment admissions in New Jersey.  Nationally, the rate of first-time heroin users has doubled in less than a decade, so says the U.S.…