Morris County

Turning a Fundholder Idea into Community Action: Summer Jobs

August 13, 2014 One of the things we at the Community Foundation are most proud of is our work with individual fundholders to turn ideas into action, and start the process of building a legacy. Take the example of a fundholder who wanted to make his hometown safer for pedestrians. …

CFNJ Grant Supports Mural at Boonton School

June 27, 2014 What once were standard white hallways are now beautiful murals at the John Hill School in Boonton, thanks to the hard work of students and a grant from the Community Foundation’s Morris County Committee. More than 600 students, teachers, staff, and other community members worked together to create the mural featuring uplifting words and artwork.…

Morristown Medical Center: Working to Improve Mental Healthcare

November 4, 2013 Mental healthcare has and continues to be one of the most important – yet in some circles, least understood – part of medicine.  We’re impressed by the work of our friends at Morristown Medical Center who are taking concrete steps to improve the mental health services they provide.…

CFNJ Morris Committee Sends 100 Campers to Museum

August 7, 2013 Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of New Jersey’s Morris County Fund, more than 100 campers from Dover were able to visit the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts in Morristown.  And the Whole Foods Market of Madison helped out too, providing healthy lunches for the campers.…

Morris County Fund Allocates $66,000 in Local Grants

July 30, 2013 The Morris County Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) announced it has allocated a total of $66,665 in grant monies to twelve local nonprofits thus far in 2013. The Fund was created to distribute dollars from Legacy Funds given to CFNJ. …

Neighborhood House Provides Local Internships

July 19, 2013 The Morristown Neighborhood House helps working families, many of them including new immigrants, “maximize their educational, social, physical, and economic potential.”  Turns out, one of the services they provide is especially important to Thomas Friedman of the New York Times.…

Madison “Adopts” Union Beach, Provides Summer Camps for Youth

April 17, 2013 For most kids, summertime is something to look forward to after the long months of winter: a reprieve from school, homework, and being cooped up inside. But for the kids of Union Beach – most of whom saw their homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy – this summer will come with some hardship. …

The Family Hand-Up Fund

February 6, 2013 The Community Foundation of NJ, in partnership with Family Services of Morris County (FSMC), created the Family Hand-Up Fund to assist under-served Morris County families during these difficult economic times. Thanks to the generosity of our CFNJ Donors, we were able to provide funding to Family Services so emergency funds could be directly provided to designated families who are experiencing financial hardships due to the economy.…

New Turf Field for Morristown High School

February 5, 2013 Morristown High School has a rich tradition of excellence. The school was founded in 1869 and it played its first football game in 1901. The Poet Joyce Kilmer taught at the school in the early 1900’s, Gene Shalit attended in the 1940’s and Craig Newmark, founder of Craig’s List, graduated from the school in 1971.…