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On Our 2015 Agenda: Juvenile Justice Reform

April 26, 2015 The Community Foundation of New Jersey, on behalf of and in partnership with many of its fundholders, has for more than a year focused on reforming New Jersey’s juvenile justice system. Part of what got us involved was the story of L.B.,…

CFNJ Launches ‘Scholarship Opportunity Fund’

April 21, 2015 For too many of New Jersey’s young people, the dream of a college education is simply beyond their reach. In some of the state’s lowest income communities, not even 20% of high school graduates have the opportunity to attend college.…

ACNJ Releases Annual Kids Count Report

April 21, 2015 The Community Foundation of New Jersey was proud to join Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) in Trenton yesterday for the release of their annual Kids Count Report. This year’s report revealed interesting (and concerning) findings regarding racial disparities in the health, well-being, and services available to young people.…

Human Trafficking Events in April & May

April 9, 2015 There are a number of human trafficking-related events in New Jersey in April and May. We encourage you to scan the below list and consider attending one or more of these awareness-raising opportunities. As we said in an editorial in January, “the best way for ordinary citizens to help defeat this scourge is by raising awareness.”…

Impact 100 Announces $204,000 in Grants, Schedules Information Sessions for Nonprofits

April 8, 2015 Impact 100 Garden State, a philanthropic women’s organization, is offering two $102,000 grants to nonprofit organizations in New Jersey. The grants must be used to fund programs in Morris, Passaic, Somerset, or Sussex counties. Grant applicants should focus on one of five grant categories—Arts and Culture; Children and Families; Education; Environment; or Health and Wellness.  …

Cecilia Zalkind Visits Community Foundation for Talk on Children

April 7, 2015 We at the Community Foundation were pleased to host Cecilia Zalkind, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New Jersey, on April 7th for an in-depth discussion on the issues facing New Jersey’s young people. Ceil was a leader in the Food for Thought: School Breakfast campaign, of which the Community Foundation is a part, which has dramatically increased the number of New Jersey students starting the school day with nutritious meals.…

Fundholders Help Students Learn Differently, Learn More

March 18, 2015 When Nancy and Tom Kingsbury saw how their granddaughter blossomed at AIM Academy, they knew the school was, in their words, “something exceptional.”  Isabella, now 12, had struggled with traditional learning. At AIM she had found herself in a different type of classroom where all of her hard work would lead her to thrive.…

Trafficking Update: Good News from Arizona

February 25, 2015 Last month we told you about the work the Community Foundation and its fundholders have supported and directly participated in to eliminate the scourge of human trafficking in New Jersey. This month, we’re pleased to share good news from our friends in Arizona, which hosted this year’s Super Bowl.…

CFNJ Hosts LWTAC Reception

February 20, 2015 The Community Foundation last night hosted members of its Legal, Wealth, Tax Advisory Committee for a reception to say “thank you” for their continued good counsel and support. By guiding philanthropic families, members of the Legal, Wealth, and Tax Advisory Committee play a pivotal role in strengthening the power of New Jersey’s charitable organizations.…