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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.…

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.…

Replicating the Family Justice Center Model in New Jersey

May 11, 2015 As more New Jerseyans have become familiar with the work of the Essex County Family Justice Center, its model of supporting domestic violence victims is gaining much-deserved recognition. More importantly, other counties are expressing interest in expanding the model to their parts of the state.…

Lend a Hand: Earthquake in Nepal

April 26, 2015 When we first heard the news of Nepal’s deadly earthquake (LATEST: Death toll rises to 3,800 in Nepal earthquake), we quickly reached out to our network of friends and partners in the country and confirmed that they are all safe and accounted for.…