January 19, 2017 On Saturday, January 7th, the Community Foundation of New Jersey held a “Summer Opportunities” workshop for recipients of its various scholarships. Held at the PSEG Conference Center in Newark, the conference provided students with information on summer…
October 26, 2016 Fifty eight percent. That’s the percentage of students, ages 8 to 11, who have some interest in being president of the United States when they grow up. And we’re willing to bet that there are many fantastic…
NJTV takes a look at our recently announced $1 million endowment for Newark field trips. Click below for the video (starts at 7:49):
October 5, 2016 The Community Foundation of New Jersey, the Victoria Foundation, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and Newark Public Schools today announced the creation of the Pi Chubb Newark Field Trip Fund, a $1 million dollar endowment ensuring Newark…
The Community Foundation of New Jersey will join the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the Victoria Foundation, and Newark Public Schools at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5th at Central High School in Newark to the creation of the Pi Chubb…
August 16, 2016 What do New Jersey’s middle and high school students think about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump? And how are their opinions different from their parents’? We will soon know, thanks to a unique philanthropic partnership. The New…
July 25, 2016 On July 14th, twenty-three Head Start students from Center For Family Services experienced a culturally and intellectually stimulating field trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art thanks to a grant made possible by the Field Trip New…
July 20, 2016 When Joanne Bernardino came to the United States from the Philippines at just 16 years old, she knew then that one of her mother’s dreams in life was to see her daughter graduate from college. And Joanne…
June 28, 2016 Students from Salem High School recently visited a wastewater treatment facility in Pennsylvania to learn about the processes by which wastewater – from household or business sinks, toilets, showers, dishwashers, etc. – is treated before being returned…
June 24, 2016 Paterson Public School #6 was able to take four field trips with funding from a recent Field Trip New Jersey grant. The first was to the Liberty Science Center where students participated in the Community Night (the…