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Jersey Cares Day: Team Spotlight on Project Save Our Shore
When given the task of their Senior Service Learning Project, four Colts Neck High School students went above and beyond by creating ‘Project Save Our Shore’. Their mission in continuing Hurricane Sandy relief efforts through volunteerism and fundraising has proven very successful. In conjunction with Jersey Cares, they’ve repaired schools that were flooded and damaged due to the…
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Jersey Cares Staff Gives Back for National Volunteer Week
As the icy cold of winter fades behind us, we look forward to a spring of warmth and beauty. The team who manages the Volunteer Opportunity Calendar joined in the fun of National Volunteer Week by giving back on one of our outdoor projects, Mobile Meals in Elizabeth. They sorted food and distributed to residents…
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Meet the Monthly Calendar Program Team!
We are always asking volunteers and agency partners to tell us more about their experiences with Jersey Cares, so we decided to share more about the people behind the magic in our office. Meet the Jersey Cares Monthly Calendar Program Team! This five person team, led by Thomas Dougherty, manages hundreds of different volunteer projects…
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Going Back to Work for Sandy Relief
Jennifer Grisafi, Corporate Service Assistant I’ve always been an enthusiastic volunteer. In college I volunteered for the Red Cross and also assisted their efforts after 9/11, answering phones and serving meals. It was a great feeling to support my city after such a devastating attack. I’ll never forget the smell of the still smoldering “pile”…
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Meet Ian, Jersey Cares Disaster Volunteer
Below is a quick story about a Jersey Cares volunteer giving back during this challenging time. Meet Ian, a Jersey Cares volunteer. He was trapped in his apartment in Hoboken for three days before walking through the flood waters to a cousin in Jersey City. He then traveled to stay with relatives who have a…
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There’s More to Volunteering than Serving a Meal.
Everyone has a role to play in life, and years ago I decided that my time here on the earth would have to be spent making it better than I found it. I was fortunate to find Hands On Tampa, a start-up volunteer program where I was living in Florida, and jumped ship from the…
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From Wall Street to Broad Street…Changing Careers to Make a Difference
I’m not sure I can pinpoint the day or the volunteer experience that would eventually change my career path and in turn, my life. It was a combination of opportunities that were given to me while working in the corporate world that have led me to where I am today. After graduating college I worked…
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