Community FoodBank of New Jersey partners with DoorDash’s project DASH to reach food insecure...
The state’s largest anti-hunger, anti-poverty organization, The Community FoodBank of New Jersey, was selected to receive nearly $500,000 from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority through the Atlantic City Food Security Grant Program. The funds...
Let’s keep the giving going: We asked for nonprofit nominations, you responded (here they...
We asked members of the ROI-NJ community to nominate their favorite nonprofits to mark Giving Tuesday.
We were overwhelmed by the response — and stunned by the wide variety of services being offered.
The good news:...
ADP: Private sector employment up 146K in November; annual pay up 4.8%
Private sector employment in November increased by 146,000 jobs and annual pay was up 4.8 percent year-over-year, according to the November ADP® National Employment Report released Wednesday.
"While overall growth for the month was healthy,...
Memory of Jersey war hero John Basilone celebrated twice in November
Seventy-nine years after he was killed in action at the battle of Iwo Jima, the service, selflessness and heroism of U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone still resonates with the military and with his...
Taft Communications acquired by RF|Binder
Taft Communications, the award-winning purpose-driven integrated communications firm based in Trenton, has been acquired by New York City-based RF|Binder, a leading integrated communications and consulting firm powered by strategy, creativity and purpose, the firms...
N.J. Bankers Association and its member banks teach financial literacy to veterans
For service members, one of the most difficult parts of the transition to civilian life is learning the language and the concepts of personal financial management.
“These people entered the military at 18 or 19...
Mays promoted to brigadier general – and becomes first Black woman to lead N.J....
On Nov. 25, Gov. Phil Murphy presided over a ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Lawrenceville at which Colonel Yvonne L. Mays was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, becoming first black...
Vets4Warriors leader: Erase stigma of mental health with consistency of approach
Retired U.S. Army Major General Mark Graham is the executive director of Vets4Warriors, a peer-to-peer support network that provides immediate help for military veterans struggling with mental health issues.
Vets4Warriors was founded in 2011 and...
Veteran helped others stop drinking but would not help himself until the hypocrisy became...
Editor’s note: Across New Jersey, hospitals, clinics and treatment centers are providing care to thousands of active military personnel, veterans and first responders who are dealing with mental health issues. This is the next...
Levin Management: Planet Fitness expands with two new N.J. retail locations
Commercial real estate services firm Levin Management Corp. has secured two leases with fitness brand Planet Fitness at shopping centers in Watchung and Middlesex. The New Hampshire-based franchise will join the tenant mix at...
