Hurricane Sandy

CFNJ-Sponsored Poll Finds Displaced Residents Negative on Recovery

November 8, 2013 Through its New Jersey Recovery Fund, the Community Foundation partnered with the Monmouth University Polling Institute to get a sense of New Jerseyans’ attitudes toward the recovery process. The results, not surprisingly, were mixed. Overall, about three quarters of survey respondents said they were satisfied with New Jersey’s recovery efforts. …

One Year Since Sandy…

October 29, 2013 On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, NJ Spotlight visits the places and talks to the people impacted most by the storm. Click below to read what they learned.…

Partnership Boosts Schools Post-Sandy

October 29, 2013 Our partnership with DonorsChoose.org is really having an impact on New Jersey classrooms.  So far individual New Jerseyans have donated more than $15,000 to projects, with the Community Foundation matching that amount.  In total, we’ve fully funded 40 classroom projects impacting 2,107 students in communities hit by last year’s storm.…

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.…

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. …

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.…

Storm Preparedness Discussed in Atlantic

August 15, 2013 An important part of any natural disaster recovery is strategizing around ways to prevent or limit the damage of future disasters.  That was on the agenda in Mays Landing recently as about 40 local residents participated in a forum sponsored by the Community Foundation’s New Jersey Recovery Fund. …

New Jersey Recovery Fund Awards $3.8 Million to Support Smart Sandy Recovery and Resilient Communities in New Jersey

August 5, 2013 The New Jersey Recovery Fund today announced 27 grants totaling nearly $3.8 million to pursue smart recovery decisions that will help New Jersey avoid repeating the type of devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy. The Fund has awarded grants to a range of organizations focused on three broad categories: planning and public policies that promote community resiliency and environmental protection; engaging and informing the public about recovery decisions; and using the arts to foster individual and community healing and revitalization in impacted communities.…