News
Youth Consultation Service Popular Among CFNJ Fundholders
June 15, 2015
Among the myriad nonprofit organizations CFNJ fundholders support – up, down, and outside New Jersey – are several that enjoy a particularly longstanding connection with multiple fundholders.
Youth Consultation Service (YCS) is among these.
A premier nonprofit provider of behavioral health services, YCS advocates for, educates, shelters, and cares for some of New Jersey’s most vulnerable children.…
Opinion: N.J. should learn from Kalief Browder’s death how to handle juveniles in criminal justice system
June 13, 2015
In a forceful op-ed in the Star-Ledger, our friend and partner Laura Cohen, of the Rutgers Post-Disposition Advocacy Project, makes the case for reforming New Jersey’s juvenile justice system. She calls the suicide of Kalief Browder – who was held at Riker’s Island for three years (two in solitary confinement) without being charged with a crime – “a knife in society’s gut, because, at each point along his tortuous path, through the system, harmful, antiquated and easily-fixed policies contributed to his demise.”…
SOAP Outreach Continues
June 10, 2015
At a SOAP outreach event in Morris and Essex Counties on May 31, volunteers distributing Missing Persons posters helped one hotel employee identify a missing 14-year old girl.
Another group of volunteers became deeply suspicious of several employees at another establishment, and the New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking (NJCAHT) has since been in touch with the Essex County Prosecutor’s office about possible trafficking taking place on the premises.…
New Paths Newark Aims to Help Laid-Off Educators
June 4, 2015
On Wednesday, the Community Foundation of New Jersey was proud to join Newark Public Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson and lead funder, the Foundation for Newark’s Future, at the New Jersey Historical Society for the launch ofNew Paths Newark, an innovative approach to helping those impacted by recent layoffs.…
New Paths Newark Aims to Help Laid-Off Employees
June 4, 2015
On Wednesday, the Community Foundation of New Jersey was proud to join Newark Public Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson and lead funder, the Foundation for Newark’s Future, at the New Jersey Historical Society for the launch of New Paths Newark, an innovative approach to helping those impacted by recent layoffs.…
Newark Public Schools, Foundation for Newark’s Future, CFNJ Launch ‘New Paths Newark’
June 3, 2015
Newark Public Schools (NPS) – in partnership with the Foundation for Newark’s Future (FNF) and the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ)—is proud to announce the launch of New Paths Newark, a program aimed at helping those impacted by layoffs during the current administration (2011-present) to continue their education and pursue new career pathways.…
CFNJ Announces the First “Young Changemaker” Awards
June 3, 2015
For 35 years, the Community Foundation of New Jersey has worked with family and business philanthropies toward achieving lasting change in New Jersey. Creative solutions make our communities stronger, and many of the most innovative ideas are coming from new, young voices in our state.…