Youth

Helping Foster Kids Travel with Dignity

February 6, 2013 For a child, being removed from their home to be placed in foster care is a traumatic experience. With hopes of easing their pain a little, the Community Foundation has been working to eliminate one small thing that makes the move even more upsetting: the use of large black garbage bags to transport their belongings.…

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.…

Fundholders Supporting Children in Foster Care

June 11, 2012 There are few things more memorable than a gift received as a child, be it a doll, a baseball — or a pair of new shoes. A Gift in Time, developed by Leo, Carole, Douglas, and Matthew Rogers through the Rogers Family Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ), has strived to make this experience available to children in foster care across New Jersey.…

From Little Seeds Grow Mighty Oaks

Bright students with high potential who attend inner-city schools can sometimes be lost in a system unable to accommodate their aspirations. The result is trapped potential and blocked opportunities. Through an intensive, fourteen month program, New Jersey SEEDS unlocks that potential and opens the doors of opportunity to independent secondary schools by preparing them to thrive in their new environment.…

Summer Job Programs Build Character & Confidence

August 24, 2011 For the last few summers, Community Foundation donors have approached us about how to help youth find summer work. Their interest was motivated by a simple belief that summer employment can accomplish a number of good things: for some, it is an opportunity to gain learning opportunities, confidence, and a set of new skills.…