Giving Back
“Everyone should have access to fresh fruits and vegetables,” says Chip Paillex, the founder of America's Grow-a-Row....
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The inclusive Sassquad Trail Running group makes a party out of doing good....
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Garden State Leaders help New Jerseyans who have experienced homelessness and poverty tell their stories and further their advocacy goals....
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Through Urban BoatWorks, middle and high school students learn skills to build wooden vessels, problem solve and become productive leaders....
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Jets QB Zach Wilson shocked a New Jersey waitress on Christmas morning when he gave her and her son two tickets to Sunday's game....
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Nonprofit Sends the Hospital Straight to You
November 17, 2021
Founded by a former paramedic, MD1 brings emergency care—surgical procedures, blood, platelets, plasma—to patients unable to get to a hospital....
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How to Donate Warm Coats to New Jerseyans in Need This Season
November 8, 2021
The Jersey Cares Coat Drive, running from November through January, relies heavily on volunteers to distribute warm winter wear to thousands....
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Safe in Hunterdon supports men, women and children in a largely rural county, where isolation can make it difficult to obtain help....
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Nonprofit Helps Put New Jerseyans on the Path to Self-Sufficiency
September 8, 2021
The Lunch Break Life Skills Center in Shrewsbury helps clients with résumés, GED prep and more....
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Longtime LBI Nonprofit Looks to a Cleaner Future
August 11, 2021
Though it started more than 30 years ago, Alliance for a Living Ocean continues to make waves in the world of environmental awareness....
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Short Hills Nonprofit Gives the Gift of Sight
July 7, 2021
New Eyes for the Needy supplies eyewear to adults and kids across the nation who would be unable to afford it otherwise....
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The Warehouse NJ provides donated furnishings and household goods when homeless families and individuals find a new place to call their own....
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Inside ArtPride NJ’s Fight to Save the Arts
May 11, 2021
Through advocacy and funding, the statewide organization serves as a beacon of hope for arts institutions battered by pandemic closures....
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With saplings in hand, the organization protects and preserves land that stretches through Somerset, Hunterdon and Mercer counties....
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Nonprofit Provides Books to Underserved Children
March 12, 2021
Amid greater need induced by Covid-19, Bridge of Books continues to distribute reading materials to kids—and now senior citizens—statewide....
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How Casa Freehold Serves Immigrants
February 12, 2021
The volunteer group helps newly arrived immigrants understand their rights and get started in the workplace....
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How New Jersey Is Giving Back
January 22, 2021
Getting PPE to frontline workers, donating iPads and building desks for students learning at home, and other charitable givings....
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A new partnership between Gravity Hill Farm in Titusville and Rolling Harvest Farms Rescue helps the nonprofit continue to serve families in Hunterdon and Mercer Counties....
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Mercer County Nonprofit Lends a Hand Amid Crises
January 11, 2021
And when the pandemic increased the need for food and housing assistance, Arm in Arm evolved to meet the demand....
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Former Soup Kitchen Finds New Ways to Fulfill Growing Needs
December 8, 2020
Amid the pandemic, Morristown-based Nourish.NJ quickly revamped its food-distribution model and shifted all resource services to remote....
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