1. The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County Announces 2024 Request for Proposals
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; April 18, 2024) -- The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County announces its 2024 Request for Proposals (RFP) for grants.  This year, The Community Chest's grantmaking process focuses on this set of priorities identified by our colleagues in leadership positions with local nonprofit agencies. 
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2. Bergen County Office of Food Security Announces 2023 Awards for Food Pantry Sustainability Grant Program
Hackensack, NJ – County Executive Jim Tedesco, the Board of County Commissioners, and the Bergen County Office of Food Security are excited to announce awards for the 2023 Food Security Task Force Sustainability Grant Program, following passage of resolution 1373-23 by the Bergen County Board of Commissioners. Awards were approved ...
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3. Bergen Recognized as a College that Cares
PARAMUS, N.J. – For their efforts in supporting adults with intellectual disabilities, Bergen Community College and its Phi Theta Kappa honors students have received the “Companies that Care” award from the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) and Commerce magazine.
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4. Spectrum for Living’s Client-Prom, “An Evening in Hollywood”
River Vale, New Jersey – Spectrum for Living held their client prom, “An Evening in Hollywood,” on June 14, 2023 at Florentine Gardens.  
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5. Students Create Mini-Golf “Fore” Intellectually Disabled
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College honors students have secured a $1,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create two portable, accessible and sensory mini-golf courses for adults with intellectual disabilities.
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6. 14 YEARS-AGO TODAY: NY WATERWAY FERRY CREWS SAVED 143 PEOPLE IN MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON, MOST SUCCESSFUL MARINE RESCUE IN AVIATION HISTORY
14 years-ago today, January 15, NY Waterway ferry crews reacted instantly to the crash of US Airways Flight 1549, saving 143 of the 155 passengers and crew pulled from the water in the Miracle on the Hudson, the most successful marine rescue in aviation history.     
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7. Bergen County Food Security Tast Force Announces 2022 Awards for Food Pantry Sustainability Grant Program
Hackensack, NJ – The Bergen County Food Security Task Force is excited to announce awards for the 2022 Food Security Task Force Sustainability Grant Program, following passage of Resolution 1190 by the Bergen County Board of Commissioners at their Wednesday, December 14 meeting.
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8. CarePlus NJ Announces Next Generation of Leadership
Joe Masciandaro, pioneer in integrated behavioral health care, to retire Brigitte Johnson, Esq. appointed President/CEO effective January 2, 2023
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9. Foundation Spotlights Food Insecurity and Donates Turkeys to Help People Experiencing Hardships
(Hackensack, New Jersey; November 21, 2022)— The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's (NNJCF) celebration of National Community Foundation Week from November 12 through November 18 and National Philanthropy Day on November 15 highlighted the escalation of food insecurity in the region. 
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10. Kean University Panel Discusses Anniversary, Impact of Superstorm Sandy
UNION, N.J. — Ten years after Superstorm Sandy struck New Jersey, causing damage across the state, panelists at a Kean University event held to mark the anniversary described how the storm changed their lives.
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