Initiatives
Our resources and efforts are dedicated to assisting North Jersey communities. The Foundation assists disadvantaged children and families through funds that provide disaster relief for food, clothing and shelter, help with medical needs, and support literacy and educational programs. In furtherance of our vision to become the most significant charitable organization in North Jersey, our current initiatives are as follows:
Action Against Hunger®
Action Against Hunger was launched in 1991 as a one-day food drive. Held each year in either September or October, it has grown into the largest food drive in the country, serving more than 10 pantries and over 40,000 families. We started this program in response to news reports in 1990 detailing the increasing problems of hunger among residents in Northern New Jersey.
Seed funds and employee time for the food drive are contributed annually by The Foundation of Northern New Jersey and are used to support the food drive including signage, solicitation of sponsors, advertising, media exposure, volunteer supplies, and site supplies. This is an amazing day that brings together hundreds of volunteers for a wonderful cause.
Women United in Philanthropy
The Foundation of Northern New Jersey is the non-profit fiduciary agent for Women United in Philanthropy, a women’s giving circle that pools its philanthropy to collectively make a large impact on the lives of women in Bergen County, New Jersey, by helping them become economically strong and independent.
General Fund
This initiative was established so that the Foundation can distribute money to the areas where there is the most need. Distributions could be to any of the other initiatives within the Foundation or to other local organizations in the community such as Eva’s Kitchen, Gilda’s Club, Hackensack University Medical Center, and Camp Sunshine, as well as various local art and educational organizations, just to name a few.