Elijah's Promise was formed 23 years ago in the New Brunswick area to help feed the underprivileged....
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With the support of his family, Herb Ouida created the Todd Ouida Children's Foundation to celebrate his son's life and his triumph over childhood anxiety. ...
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After a family tragedy, Tricia Baker established Attitudes In Reverse (A.I.R.) to educated society about mental health issues and preventing suicide. ...
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Katie Meyler started the More Than Me Foundation to help girls in Liberia attend school. ...
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An established restauranteur from Little Silver helps spread the holiday cheer to those less fortunate. ...
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As a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Morris and Sussex Counties Inc., Sister Jane Frances Brady acts as a voice for the voiceless. ...
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After realizing few academic opportunities exist for inner city youth after high school, two successful businessmen offer them a leg up on furthering their education. ...
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The mother of an autistic son realizes there are few services for adults living with autism, and acts to change the status quo. ...
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A family breast-cancer diagnosis spurred two teens to action, and a charity was born. ...
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Mary Kotzas, of Toms River, founded the Resale Shop, which donates all its proceeds to Hunger Relief, a food bank in Ocean County....
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Susan Rose, of Cherry Hill, began a charity after the loss of one of her daughters....
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Jim Mock, from Bayonne, volunteers for Rebuilding Together in Jersey City....
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Nancy Liverakos, of Highland Park, works with Women Aware and Amandla Crossing....
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Janet and Peter Simon, of New Vernon, donate time and energy to the Morristown Memorial Health Foundation; Women’s Health Philanthropy Council; William E. Simon Foundation; Hidden Pond Foundation....
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Leonard Bornstein volunteers with Arts Unbound in Maplewood....
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When she started building houses for the Raritan Valley chapter of Habitat for Humanity, Kathryn Tanaka barely knew a hammer from a handsaw. “I knew basically nothing about building when I showed up,” says the Bridgewater resident....
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When people look at a garden, some see beauty, some see work. Ernest Cottrill, a retired software developer and 26-year resident of Warren Township, sees the solution to a critical problem—that of hunger in one of the state’s wealthiest counties....
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“I’m not the type of person who can sit idly by and let things happen,” says Bob Benjamin. “If I can do something, I do it.”...
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If you call Len and Arlene Lieberman a “power couple,” the pair will quickly demur. But their modesty doesn’t mask their achievements at NJPAC and the Newark Museum, respectively....
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New Jersey Monthly, the state’s leading consumer magazine, reaffirms its commitment to the spirit of volunteerism as it announces the 2009 class of its Garden State Seeds of Hope award honorees....
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