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Horseshoe Crab Project Receives Grant

June 17, 2014 The Delaware Bayshore coastal restoration/horseshoe crab rescue project that the Community Foundation of New Jersey funded last year out the of the New Jersey Recovery Fund recently received a $4.7 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to continue and expand on the work.…

36,648 New Jerseyans living with HIV/AIDS

June 10, 2014 36,648. That’s the number of New Jersey residents living with HIV/AIDS according to the New Jersey Department of Health. An estimated 9,400 cases were reported in Essex County alone, making it the most prevalent area for the disease.…

Student with Questions on Scholarship Renewals?

We get a lot of questions from students, parents, and faculty on the requirements for receiving subsequent payments from a scholarship.  Please read the below information.  If you have additional questions, call Colleen Smith at 973-267-5533. If you are interested in setting up your own scholarship fund, that’s a different ball of wax, and we invite you to click here or give us a call at 973-267-5533!…

Author Argues Against Juvenile Incarceration

June 9, 2014 If it costs $88,000 per year to incarcerate one young person for one year, it’s worth asking the question, “what’s the return on investment?”  The question is one of many author Nell Bernstein asks – and attempts to answer – in her new book, Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison.…

New York Times: Solitary Confinement Needs to Go

June 9, 2014 The New York Times editorial board this week argues that “solitary confinement […] is especially damaging for children” and solitary policies must change to as to “humaniz[e] juvenile detention.”  Scroll down for the full editorial and be sure to click here for more on what the Community Foundation’s donors are doing to reform New Jersey’s juvenile justice system (and how you can help).…

House Passes Anti-Trafficking Bill

May 21, 2014 Since our interest (and that of our donors) in human trafficking was piqued more than a year ago, we’ve kept a close eye on the issue, particularly ways in which to have philanthropic impact and the status of legislation in Washington and Trenton.…

Community Foundation Board Congratulates Dekker on ‘Most Influential’ Award

May 21, 2014 The Community Foundation of New Jersey’s (CFNJ) Board of Trustees today congratulated Hans Dekker, CFNJ’s president, for being named by Inside Jersey Magazine as one of the “most influential people in New Jersey.” A total of 106 New Jerseyans are on the list of influencers, which the magazine has dubbed, “Inside Jersey’s 100+ Club.” …

Kopila Valley Women’s Center Graduation

May 20, 2014 Our friends at the BlinkNow Foundation are doing really amazing work in Nepal. It’s part of the reason we host the group at our Morristown headquarters whenever they’re in town. Their latest achievement, the graduation ceremony at the Kopila Valley Women’s Center, is one we just had to share.…

CFNJ Congratulates Hooey Scholarship Recipient on Graduation

May 20, 2014 The Community Foundation of New Jersey congratulates Stephen Helfrich on his graduation from Boston College.  Stephen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Economics, and was an Honors Scholar in History. Stephen was a recipient of the Austin Hooey Scholarship.…