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ACNJ: Newark Kids Make Progress Over 10 Years

February 12, 2014 Our friends and partners at Advocates for Children of New Jersey have more good news to announce.  In their latest report,  Newark Kids Count 2014, the group shows that Newark children improved in eight of 10 critical measures of child well-being over a 10-year span. …

OceanFirst Foundation Offers Scholarship to Architecture Students

February 10, 2014 OceanFirst Foundation is pleased to once again offer a scholarship to honor the legacy and many contributions of local architect, Carl Feltz, Jr., AIA.  Administered by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the scholarship is available to matriculated college students from Monmouth or Ocean Counties who are enrolled full time in an accredited architectural program at a School of Architecture within the United States.…

NJ Jumps to 37th Nationally for School Breakfast

February 5, 2014 Good news!  Our friends and partners at Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) report that, “after being nearly last in the nation for years, New Jersey jumped to 37th place for serving more children from low-income families a healthy breakfast at the start of their school day, according to a [new] national report.…

FBI Recovers 16 Juveniles During Super Bowl

February 4, 2014 Some harrowing – albeit good – news from the FBI.  As part of law enforcement’s focus on human trafficking during the Super Bowl, the agency successfully recovered sixteen juvenile victims.  Six were from New Jersey and all were between the ages of 13 and 17. …

Volunteers Come Together to Stop Human Trafficking in NJ

January 27, 2014 On January 25th and 26th, volunteers from across New Jersey – including from the Community Foundation – came together in Bergen County to learn more about human trafficking (click here for more on this important issue) and its expected spike during this weekend’s Super Bowl, and then set out to do something about it.…

Help Us Stop Human Trafficking

January 27, 2014 This past weekend, hundreds of volunteers from across New Jersey – including many from the Community Foundation – worked to prepare hotels in the vicinity of the Meadowlands to stop human trafficking and forced prositution during the Super Bowl.…

Helping Combat Veterans Cope… through Paper

January 23, 2014 Thanks to a $135,000 grant from our friends and partners at Impact 100 Garden State (learn more about them here), more New Jersey veterans will be able to “recover from the physical, emotional and psychological pain of combat” through the art of making paper.…

Breakfast After the Bell Gives Students a Healthy Start

January 23, 2014 We’ve had a lot to say about school breakfast over the years – teaming up with Advocates for Children of New Jersey on their “NJ Food for Though School Breakfast Campaign” – and it’s why we’re especially proud to share this video of Denise King, Principal of the Bernice B.…

New York Times: National Park a Hard Gift to Give

January 21, 2014 It’s hard work creating a National Park, or at least so says the New York Times in its recent story on a Maine family trying to do just that.  Local opposition, economic impacts, and distrust of the federal government are just a few of the factors that can seriously slow down an otherwise well-intentioned philanthropic gesture.…

Dekker & Motiuk Discuss Support for Afghan Girls

January 9, 2014 We’re really proud of the work being done at the Afghan Girls Financial Assistance Fund (AGFAF) and think you will be, too.  Click below to hear Hans Dekker of the Community Foundation of New Jersey and Leo Motiuk of AGFAF talk about their important work together.…