Category: Disaster Relief

  • Say Hello to Juanita Cook!

    Say Hello to Juanita Cook!

    Juanita has been a motivated volunteer with Jersey Cares since 2017 but started her journey with us in 2013. In 2018, Juanita decided to take on the role of a Project Coordinator and become a part of the Jersey Cares family leading many different volunteer opportunities throughout the state. When asked what sparked her interest…

  • What Hope Looks Like

    What Hope Looks Like

      By: Vanessa Martinez, Service Events Manager, Jersey Cares Bag pipes, names, fathers, daughters, planes. Towers, sons, mothers, pain. If you ask me what I recall during the attacks of 9/11, I’d respond this way. As if recalling a memory, I intend on forgetting, but keep recalling anyway – a nightmare. I grew up in…

  • A Sheroes Story

    A Sheroes Story

    This month at Jersey Cares we are celebrating Women’s History Month by inviting some of our friends to share their thoughts and experiences on the women who have inspired them.  Today we feature a piece by Siara Clemente, Jersey Cares Program Coordinator, ReadyCorps AmeriCorps Member.  In honor of Women’s History Month and all sheroism, I…

  • Photo of the Day

    As the holiday season swirls all around us, we have a pun-ny Christmas joke for you! How does Santa work in his garden? With his ho-ho-ho!! (and his talented Jersey Cares volunteers!)

  • Photo of the Day

    Water you waiting for? Give these volunteers a round of applause for doing an amazing job helping rebuild dunes lost from Superstorm Sandy. There is still so much to be done! Learn how you can help!

  • Photo of the Week

    These Barclays employees are laying out the framework for a great day and porch for a New Jersey family whose home was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. Woodn’t you like to be a part of the change? Volunteer today!

  • Photo of the Week

    NY Mets employees and Mr. Met hit it out of the park by volunteering at an agency in Garfield, NJ that was affected by Superstorm Sandy!  Step up to the plate and volunteer for a Sandy Recovery project today! Click here to learn how.

  • Photo of the Day

    What do you do with a sick boat? Take it to the doc! This Fidelity volunteer did an amazing job on this ship mural at a school damaged by Sandy in Union Beach, NJ.

  • Photo of the Day

    Good things do come in small packages! The pint sized volunteers did an amazing job cleaning up the beach to help get it ready for the summer.

  • Photo of the Day

    Haven’t botany plants yet this spring? Dont worry, you can use these but you willow me!Crum & Forster volunteers did an amazing job landscaping and revitalizing a school in Union Beach, NJ. Keep up the great work!