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Atlantic County Middle School Students Invited to Participate in Public Service Announcement Contest

The top three winners will receive prizes and the 1st place winner’s drawing will be turned into a billboard. Entries are due no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2020.

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The Voorhees Animal Orphanage Will Save More Lives, Thanks to Maddie

Pictured is: Gentleman, a gorgeous, three-year-old Cattle Dog. He has some issues, but hey, who doesn’t?! Luckily, Gentleman found himself at the VAO where they go the extra mile to help their animals find their forever homes. Gentleman was not doing well in the kennels. He is a boy that needs a ton of daily […]

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Hammonton Attributes Successful COVID-19 Response to Transform South Jersey Community Grant & Training

Hammonton, NJ – As the potential impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic became apparent in early March, the Town of Hammonton immediately established a Coronavirus Task Force designed to help the community cope with the effects of the virus. Community leaders were able to move quickly thanks to knowledge they had gained and relationships they had […]

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Volunteer Opportunities at Jewish Family Service – How You Can Lend a Helping Hand in Your Community

JFS staff member Chris Barone unloads a vehicle of donated non-perishable goods for the Food Pantry, located in the Margate office. The Food Pantry is open Monday through Friday from 10am to 2pm to residents to pick-up hearty and nutritious food and snacks. For more information on receiving items from the Food Pantry, call the […]

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Community Foundation of South Jersey Announces Latest Round of COVID-19 Response Fund Grants

Twenty-Five nonprofits located throughout Southern New Jersey have been awarded $222,000 in funding as part of the Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ)’s COVID-19 Response Fund.

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New Jersey American Water Donates 1,600 Pounds of Food and $2,000 to Southern New Jersey Food Banks

New Jersey American Water’s South Operations employees from Water Works Union Local 99 deliver 400 pounds of food to the Food Bank of South Jersey. Pictured from left: Christopher Sabatina, Joseph Field, Matthew Govito, LeVar Black (kneeling), Walter Buzby, Bob Brown, John Walsh and Andrew Glass. Photograph taken by Sean Roscoe. Not pictured: Michael Watts. […]

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Jewish Family Service Receives Grant from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey for $60,000 to Fund Wellness Network and COVID Relief Fund

(Pictured left to right): Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties Chief Executive Officer Andrea Steinberg previously accepted a check from The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Senior Program Officer Jennifer Goudy to support the JFS Wellness Network program. This partnership provides resources for the JFS Wellness Network to assist Atlantic County residents […]

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First Responder Organizations Receive $10,000 in Donations From New Jersey American Water for COVID-19 Relief

New Jersey American Water is donating $5,000 each to the EMS Council of New Jersey and the New Jersey Firemen’s Home.

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Atlantic City Electric Offers Gifting Program to Assist Friends & Family

Programs provide customers with ways to help those financially impacted by COVID-19.

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Cooper Foundation & Norcross Foundation Donate 60,000 Reusable Masks for Public Health Campaign

Foundations donate masks to County for public health campaign.

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