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Easterseals New Jersey and Cross River Bank Rally to Support Residents Impacted by SNAP Benefit Delays Amid Government Shutdown


Jamesburg, NJ, November 2025 – Easterseals New Jersey, a disability services nonprofit, and Cross River Bank (“Cross River”), a technology infrastructure provider offering embedded financial solutions, have joined forces to assist hundreds of individuals and families who are experiencing partial or delayed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits amid the ongoing federal funding impasse.

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Soccer Team Has One Goal: A National Title


PARAMUS, N.J. – Next stop, nationals.
The Bergen Community College Bulldogs men’s soccer team punched its ticket to the 2025 NJCAA Division III Men's Soccer National Championship with a 2-0 upset victory in the Region 19 East Region B title game on October 31 over No. 3 seed Camden County College.

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The Valley Hospital Receives SCOPY Award by the American College of Gastroenterology


PARAMUS, NJ, November 3, 2025 – The Valley Hospital is proud to announce it has received the SCOPY “Staying Strong & Scoping On” Award by the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG). This award recognizes excellence in colorectal cancer outreach and prevention.

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BERGEN COUNTY ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT OVERPECK COUNTY PARK


County and Partners Respond as Federal Shutdown Leaves Residents Without SNAP Benefits or Paychecks
LEONIA, NJ – As the federal government shutdown stretches into its fifth week, Bergen County will host an emergency food distribution event on Thursday, November 6th at Overpeck County Park in Leonia to assist SNAP recipient households and furloughed federal employees impacted by the ongoing crisis.

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The Valerie Fund Pledges $3.5 Million to Establish New Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Program at Hackensack Meridian Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital


Hackensack, NJ – November 3, 2025 – Hackensack Meridian Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital today announced a transformative, 5-year, $3.5 million commitment from The Valerie Fund to significantly expand its Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Program.

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Youth Consultation Service Expands Residential Programs to Serve Vulnerable Youth Throughout New Jersey


Transfer of seven programs strengthens YCS’s statewide behavioral health network, now serving children and families in 16 New Jersey counties
Newark, N.J. (October 30, 2025) –Youth Consultation Service (YCS), a leading nonprofit behavioral health and social services agency providing comprehensive therapeutic care to thousands of individuals and families throughout New Jersey, announces the addition of seven new residential programs, effective November 1, 2025.

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NJ Sharing Network Celebrates Día de los Muertos with Special Altar Display Honoring Organ and Tissue Donors


(New Providence, NJ) – In honor of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), NJ Sharing Network’s headquarters in New Providence has unveiled a colorful and heartfelt altar display celebrating the lives and legacies of local organ and tissue donors.

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Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation to Honor Hall of Fame Football Star Harry Carson at Annual Urology Research and Education Symposium


October 29, 2025 – Hackensack, NJ –  On Thursday, November 13, Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation will host its annual 2025 Urology Research and Education Symposium at the Edgewood Country Club in River Vale, NJ. The event will honor former New York Giant pro football hall of fame linebacker Harry Carson, and proceeds will support urologic research, education and innovation at the Department of Urology at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center. 

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