1. Gift-Wrapping at Paramus Park Mall to Benefit Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors
Proceeds directly benefit victims of domestic violence Paramus, NJ. (December 12, 2024) – Now through December 24, 2024, Center for Hope & Safety, formerly known as Shelter Our Sisters, a nonprofit organization committed to helping adults and children in Bergen County rebuild their lives from domestic violence, will operate ...
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2. Gift-Wrapping at Paramus Park Mall to Benefit Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors
Proceeds directly benefit victims of domestic violence Paramus, NJ. (December 6, 2024) – Now through December 24, 2024, Center for Hope & Safety, formerly known as Shelter Our Sisters, a nonprofit organization committed to helping adults and children in Bergen County rebuild their lives from domestic violence, will operate ...
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3. The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County Celebrates National Philanthropy Day and Awards Grants Totaling $115,000 to Nonprofit Agencies
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; November 18, 2024) -- The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County opened National Philanthropy Day and announced 28 grants were awarded, totaling $ 115,000, to 29 nonprofit agencies responding to increased need in the community. 
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4. Paramus-Based Nonprofits Awarded Northern NJ Community Foundation’s Grants
(November 15, 2024; Hackensack, New Jersey) – The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) joined more than 1,000 community foundations nationwide to celebrate National Community Foundation Week from November 12 to November 18, 2024. 
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5. Northern NJ Community Foundation’s Green Infrastructure Program Receives an Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions Achievement Award
(Hackensack, New Jersey; October 11, 2024) –  The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s (NNJCF) Green Infrastructure for Environmental Justice program won a 2024 Environmental Achievement Award from the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC). 
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6. The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County's Board of Managers Names Amie AbuRustum President
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; October 9, 2024) – The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County announces Amie AbuRustum of Tenafly has been named President of the Board of Managers.  AbuRustum, who previously served as First Vice President, has been an active member of The Chest's Board of Managers since ...
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7. Center for Hope & Safety Raises Awareness During Domestic Violence Awareness Month with Community Events
Rochelle Park, N.J. (October 2, 2024) – October is recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Center for Hope & Safety (CHS), formerly Shelter our Sisters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping adults and children in Bergen County rebuild their lives beyond domestic violence, is hosting several events throughout the ...
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8. Doors Open at Bergen for Open House
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College will host an open house for prospective students and their families on Thursday, October 10 at the institution’s main campus at 400 Paramus Road in Paramus. The event, which will take place from 3 to 6 p.m., will offer attendees an opportunity to learn ...
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9. Senator Cory Booker Celebrates Cynthia Lapidus of Children’s Aid and Family Services as an Angel in Adoption?
September 13, 2024 – (Paramus, NJ) - Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) celebrated Cynthia Lapidus from Scotch Plains, New Jersey as a 2024 Angels in Adoption? Honoree for her outstanding advocacy for adoption issues.
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10. Northern NJ Community Foundation to Open National Arts and Humanities and Jersey Arts Month Celebrating ArtsBergen’s 10th Anniversary at Connect the Dots’ Works on Water
(Bergen County, New Jersey; September 5, 2024) –The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation, a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, opens National Arts and Humanities and Jersey Arts Month in October with a celebration of ArtsBergen’s tenth anniversary supporting the arts, artists, and creative placemaking in Bergen County,
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11. Kean University Announces Education Partnership with 2024 HBCU NY Classic
UNION, N.J. — Kean University, the state’s urban research university, will serve as the New Jersey Education Partner for the 2024 HBCU NY Classic and host a series of events on its Union campus in advance of the annual football tradition in September. 
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12. What’s in a Name? Much More for a Hispanic-Serving Institution
PARAMUS, N.J. – When Bergen Community College President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., arrived on campus in 2021, he quickly learned that students, faculty and staff prized the College’s standing as a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) as a point of pride in Bergen’s overall identity.
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13. Booker Helps Bolster Bergen Workforce Initiatives
PARAMUS, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has secured $75,000 in federal funds for the Bergen Community College business accelerator’s LatinxCEO program as part of $191.6 million that he has delivered for in-state initiatives in the 2024 government funding bills. 
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14. Students Learn, Belong and Succeed at Bergen
PARAMUS, N.J – Bergen Community College will welcome prospective students and their families to the annual spring open house on Thursday, April 18 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the institution’s main campus at 400 Paramus Road in Paramus.
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15. BERGEN EQUESTRIAN CENTER OPENS NEW JERSEY'S FIRST EQUINE WELLNESS CENTER EQUINE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CENTER
Bergen Equestrian's A Stable Life Program has been in the mental wellness space since 2012 and has expanded its mission to open an equine emotional wellness center. (Leonia, N.J. – January 22, 2024) Bergen Equestrian Center (BEC) opens Bergen County's first equine emotional wellness center, A Stable Life, located ...
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16. BERGEN COUNTY 2026 MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN PUBLIC WORKSHOP #1
(Hackensack, N.J.) - The Bergen County Office of Emergency Management is updating its 2021 Bergen County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). Hazard mitigation planning identifies risks and vulnerabilities associated with natural disasters and develops long-term strategies for protecting people and property from future hazard events.
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17. 120 Girl Scouts Participate in Financial Literacy Workshops
On October 29, 2023, Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey hosted a day of financial literacy workshops for 120 Girl Scouts at its Jockey Hollow Camp in Mendham, N.J. Representatives from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management volunteered their time to attend the workshops and sponsored the event so girls could attend ...
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18. Paramus Based CancerCare Awarded Northern NJ Community Foundation Grant
(November 28, 2023; Hackensack, New Jersey) – The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) joined more than 1,000 community foundations nationwide to celebrate National Community Foundation Week.  During the week, the NNJCF, a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, announced $53,803 in grant and scholarship awards were made ...
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19. Center for Hope & Safety Receives Grant from Becton Dickinson to Fund Safe House Emergency Shelter Program for Domestic Violence Survivors
Rochelle Park, N.J. (November 7, 2023) – Center for Hope & Safety (CHS), Bergen County’s only not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping adults and children rebuild their lives beyond domestic violence and abuse, announces it has received a grant for $35,000 from BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company). The grant will help ...
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20. Paramus Public Schools Faculty Participates in Professional Development Day
November 8, 2023: Paramus, NJ – While Paramus Public Schools were closed on Tuesday, Nov. 7 for Election Day, faculty and staff members seized the opportunity to engage in learning and expand their knowledge during a district-wide Professional Development (PD) Day.
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21. Catch a Rising Star: NJBIA Honors Bergen Student
PARAMUS, N.J. – The New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA) has selected Bergen Community College student Liangy Gomerez as one of five standout college students for the organization’s “Rising Star Awards” that recognize academic and community service excellence. The NJBIA recognized the awardees at the ninth annual New Jersey ...
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22. “REFLECTIONS” HOLDING AUDITIONS/INTERVIEWS FOR FUTURE MEMBERS
BERGEN COUNTY - "Reflections," a county-sponsored community outreach program for teenagers will hold auditions/interviews for Bergen County teens,  9th-12th graders, on Tuesday November 14, 2023 or Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 1 Bergen County Plaza in Hackensack, from 5:30pm-8:00pm.
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23. County to Host Annual Caregiver Conference
Hackensack, NJ – County Executive James J. Tedesco, III, the County Board of Commissioners, and the Bergen County Department of Human Services announce that the County’s Division of Senior Service/ADRC’s Annual Fall Caregivers Conference will take place on Saturday, Saturday, October 14, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the ...
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24. Center for Hope & Safety Raises Awareness During Domestic Violence Awareness Month with Community Events
Rochelle Park, N.J. (September 26, 2023) – October is recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Center for Hope & Safety (CHS), Bergen County’s only not-for-profit agency dedicated to helping adults and children rebuild their lives beyond domestic violence and abuse, is hosting several events to raise awareness of domestic ...
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25. Local Artist Makes Her Debut at West Side Presbyterian Church
RIDGEWOOD—West Side Presbyterian Church is excited to welcome Bergen County artist Andrea Macaluso to The Gallery for the month of September!
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