The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation has been awarded a 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grant

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation has been awarded a 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grant
The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF), a not-for-profit organization based in Hackensack, NJ, has been awarded a 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grant. AARP New Jersey aims to support the efforts of communities to become a great place for its residents. Their goal with the Community Challenge Grant is to…
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100+ Girls Attend STEM Summit at NJIT

100+ Girls Attend STEM Summit at NJIT
Liza Negron Sutowski, Counsel, Exxon Mobil Corporation, presented the keynote address to the 1st Annual STEM Summit for high school girls held April 9, 2016 at NJIT, Newark. Opening remarks by co-sponsors Jacqueline L. Cusack, Ed.D, Executive Director, Center for Pre-College Programs at NJIT and Judy Chapman, Founder of Garden…
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Uncertain to Unstoppable: Shaping Girl Leaders of the Future

Uncertain to Unstoppable: Shaping Girl Leaders of the Future
Hands shaking.  Eyes shifting.  Words breaking. I couldn’t help but cringe as my best friend struggled to give a presentation to our 5th grade class. This was history class and the project assigned us each a different state to report on.  She had New York.  From her nervous habits, she…
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Strengthen Our Sisters: the Remarkable Work of Sandra Ramos

Strengthen Our Sisters: the Remarkable Work of Sandra Ramos
On a cool November night in Wanaque, between the police station and a laundromat, I walked into the office of Strengthen Our Sisters, a homeless and domestic violence shelter for battered women. Two busy volunteer secretaries, one at her desk in the back and the other at her desk by…
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