Changemaker Project

Introducing Field Trip New Jersey

New fund will help bring learning to life with more field trips at schools in under-served communities January 6, 2016 The Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation are excited to announce the launch of Field Trip New Jersey, a new fund to support opportunities for students in under-served communities to connect classroom learning with real-life experiences.…

On Giving Tuesday, Become a Changemaker

It’s simple, really. SUPPORT CFNJ’S Changemaker Fund Give via your DONOR ADVISED FUND Give via your CREDIT CARD We’re asking people to give to a fund that in just two years has helped young girls escape human trafficking, put an end to solitary confinement for New Jersey’s incarcerated kids, and helped 100,000 children from low-income families start the school day with a nutritious breakfast.…

Breaking: Breakfast After the Bell Feeds More NJ Students

October 15, 2015 We were very pleased to join Advocates for Children of New Jersey and Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno in Jersey City this morning to celebrate the latest success of the NJ Food for Thought Campaign we’ve supported – while also acknowledging the long road ahead.…

Community Foundation Heralds New Juvenile Justice Law

August 11, 2015 The Community Foundation of New Jersey, on behalf of its fundholders with whom it has partnered to reform New Jersey’s juvenile justice system, said today it is gratified that Governor Chris Christie signed S2003/A429, a bill that a bipartisan group of legislators worked to make happen.…

Share this post to support the momentum on juvenile justice reform

//   When the Community Foundation of New Jersey heard the story of L.B., a young man who experienced severe neglect in New Jersey’s juvenile justice system, and others like him, its Leadership Committee decided to act. With a grant to the Post-Disposition Advocacy Project at Rutgers Law School-Newark, the Community Foundation in 2014 brought legal services to more incarcerated youth who so desperately need rehabilitation.…

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.…

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.…

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.…

NJ Achieves Highest Increase in Nation for School Breakfast

February 11, 2015 When the Community Foundation joined the NJ Food for Thought School Breakfast Campaign Committee a few years ago, we knew one thing for sure: the challenge before us was enormous. More than 300,000 New Jersey students from low-income families would start the school day hungry, putting New Jersey at 48 of 50 states in providing breakfast for students in need.…