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Jersey Cares MLK Day of Service 2025: A Tribute to Community and Compassion
On two freezing January days, with snow blanketing New Jersey, the allure of staying home—wrapped in a cozy blanket and binging your favorite TV series—was hard to resist. Yet, for hundreds of volunteers, the call to serve proved stronger. Guided by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., they answered the persistent and urgent…
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Warmth, Hope, and Dignity: Reflecting on the Jersey Cares Coat Drive
For 28 years, the Jersey Cares Coat Drive has been a pillar of compassion in New Jersey, providing winter coats to men, women, and children during the coldest months of the year. Between November 2024 and January 2025, thousands of dedicated volunteers helped collect and distribute 18,351 coats to neighbors in need. But the impact…
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Pause, Reflect, Serve: Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy with Jersey Cares
The hustle of life can be both relentless and overwhelming. Balancing work, school, family caregiving, and myriad other responsibilities, we each confront daily challenges that demand our attention and effort. This leaves us with little time to pause and reflect on the greater challenges facing our communities. The third Monday of January, Dr. Martin Luther…
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Honoring Our Seniors: How Jersey Cares Supports and Enriches the Lives of New Jersey’s Elderly
Senior citizens are the backbone of our society. They bring wisdom and experience to guide younger generations, preserve cultural history, nurture their family and community members, and bridge generational gaps. In challenging times, seniors provide a vital sense of continuity and stability. Given the invaluable role seniors have played in laying the groundwork for our…
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Nurturing Tomorrow’s Leaders: Building Compassion and Community through Youth Volunteerism
Despite the numerous challenges our world has faced in recent years—rising living costs, food insecurity, and a global pandemic, to name a few—there is optimism for a brighter future. As we look toward the challenges of tomorrow, it’s important to focus on the positive, community-building moments that propel humanity toward greater compassion and empathy. It’s…
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Sparking Summer Fun for New Jersey’s Youth
As a kid, nothing was more exciting than hearing the last school bell ring on the final day of classes. It meant one thing: summer was finally here. As each school year closes, children throughout New Jersey eagerly transition from the confines of classrooms to the excitement of summer camps and programs. However, not every…
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Empowering Teachers for Positive Change
Teachers are the backbone of our educational system. Day in and day out, they devote countless hours to lesson planning, helping students, and grading papers, all while dealing with crowded classrooms and limited resources. Despite the immense impact they have on the lives of students, teachers are often undervalued, underpaid, and face a lack of…
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Global Volunteer Month: Can One Person Really Make a Difference?
Despite the endless challenges we face as a global society – poverty, food insecurity, climate change, pandemics, and others – there is hope for a better future. A hope that lies inside each and every one of us. But can one person really make a difference toward the world’s greatest challenges? The short answer is,…
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Beyond the Dream: MLK Day’s Call to Action and the Power of Service
The hustle of life can be both relentless and overwhelming. Balancing work, school, family caregiving, and myriad other responsibilities, we each confront daily challenges that demand our attention and effort. This leaves us with little time to pause and reflect on the greater challenges facing our communities. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day),…
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Spreading Spooktacular Smiles: The Joys of the Halloween Costume Drive
It’s easy to take the simple joys of Halloween for granted – wearing the costume of your favorite superhero, enjoying delicious sweets, and trick-or-treating with friends are moments children look forward to year after year. However, for thousands of children across New Jersey, these Halloween traditions are never guaranteed. For these children, Halloween costumes don’t…
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