Policy

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.…

Opinion: N.J. should learn from Kalief Browder’s death how to handle juveniles in criminal justice system

June 13, 2015 In a forceful op-ed in the Star-Ledger, our friend and partner Laura Cohen, of the Rutgers Post-Disposition Advocacy Project, makes the case for reforming New Jersey’s juvenile justice system. She calls the suicide of Kalief Browder – who was held at Riker’s Island for three years (two in solitary confinement) without being charged with a crime – “a knife in society’s gut, because, at each point along his tortuous path, through the system, harmful, antiquated and easily-fixed policies contributed to his demise.”…

Get the Facts on the Open Space Ballot Question

September 24, 2014 In this year’s November 4th election  – SAVE THE DATE! – New Jersey voters will get to decide whether four percent of the money collected from New Jersey’s corporate business tax will go to preserve open space. Our friends at New Jersey’s Keep it Green campaign have developed the below Q&A to help voters understand the question and its ramifications. …

What issues should you think about when structuring a bequest?

July 15, 2014 Many people ask the Community Foundation to help them build their charitable legacies. For those wishing to structure a bequest or other type of fund meant to last for generations, we offer a host of options and steward their legacies in line with their philanthropic intent.…

PewResearch: America’s Shifting Statehouse Press

July 10, 2014 When the Community Foundation of New Jersey partnered with former Star-Ledger reporters to create NJ Spotlight, an interactive website that features high-quality, in-depth journalism that provides an understanding of the vital issues affecting our state, it was due to the relative lack of relevant and timely information about statewide and local issues.…

Where Americans are Giving

June 17, 2014 Philanthropic giving in America jumped nearly 5% in 2013, according to the latest information from Giving USA and compiled by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.  Scroll down for more interesting tidbits from the group’s Annual Report or click here to purchase the full report.…

New York Times: Solitary Confinement Needs to Go

June 9, 2014 The New York Times editorial board this week argues that “solitary confinement […] is especially damaging for children” and solitary policies must change to as to “humaniz[e] juvenile detention.”  Scroll down for the full editorial and be sure to click here for more on what the Community Foundation’s donors are doing to reform New Jersey’s juvenile justice system (and how you can help).…