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CFNJ Congratulates Monmouth Prosecutor on Buyback

September 30, 2013 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today congratulated the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office for the success of last month’s gun buyback program, which paid $15,000 to purchase 218 guns in Rumson and Asbury Park. Five handguns and 126 assault weapons were turned in as a result of the buyback, illustrating the fact that there are unwanted and potentially dangerous guns in every type of community.…

Lend a Hand to Colorado

September 26, 2013 The recent flooding in Colorado has been truly unprecedented and has devastated many communities in the northern and central parts of the state.  With more than 10,000 residents evacuated and tens of millions of dollars worth of roads destroyed, Colorado now faces the tough task of rebuilding.…

Researchers Weigh in on Flood Mitigation

September 18, 2013 Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation’s New Jersey Recovery Fund, a team of researchers is now sharing their findings on ways to prevent future flooding in New Jersey.  Scroll down for an article from the Sayreville Suburban:     A team of academics investigating the future of flood-prone areas in Sayreville has entered the preliminary stages of what could be done to prevent superstorm Sandy levels of flooding — or worse — in the future.…

NJ Spotlight: Crime Up in NJ Cities

September 18, 2013 NJ Spotlight takes a look at crime in New Jersey’s urban centers and the numbers don’t look good.  Here’s what they found: Each of the six cities designated by the state police Uniform Crime Report as “major urban” — Camden, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, and Trenton — reduced the number of officers on its payroll between 2010 and 2011, which is the last year for which statewide figures are available.…

Wildlife Conservation Deemed a Success at Jersey Shore

September 10, 2013 Earlier this year, the Community Foundation of New Jersey made a grant through its Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund to Conserve Wildlife, a nonprofit organization that sought to restore critical habitat along New Jersey’s beaches.  Our staff even visited the areas being restored by the group and got a firsthand look at their important work. …

Community Foundation Makes $100,000 Grant to Post-Sandy Classrooms

September 5, 2013 The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced that it has made a $100,000 matching grant from its Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund to support classroom projects in schools impacted by last year’s storm. The grant will cover half the costs of many worthwhile classroom projects submitted by teachers to DonorsChoose.org,…

Tracking NJ’s Recovery Online

September 4, 2013 Post-Sandy recovery efforts have been underway since the storm pummeled the East Coast last October.  While some areas have seen a faster recovery than others, NJ’s recovery process is still a massive undertaking.  But monitoring progress towards recovery in NJ just got a lot easier. …

Hurricane Irene Hardly Forgotten

September 4, 2013 It’s been two years since Hurricane Irene made landfall in Atlantic County.  Fourteen months after Irene hit, Hurricane Sandy stole the show – leaving an indelible wake of damage in the Garden State and across the Eastern Seaboard. …

Table Talk: The Art of Building Community in Asbury Park

September 4, 2013 When the funding gets tight, the arts are usually the first thing to go.  But a group of concerned citizens in Asbury Park have rallied around art as an essential vehicle for healing in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy – and the Community Foundation’s Recovery Fund is supporting their effort.…

CFNJ Hosts BlinkNow Event

August 30, 2013 On Thursday, August 15 the Community Foundation of New Jersey hosted the BlinkNow Foundation’s “Summer Celebration” at which the organization thanked its many supporters and volunteers who have contributed to the success of BlinkNow and its Kopila Valley Children’s Home and School in Surket, Nepal.…