
Resettlement organizations in NJ are preparing for an influx of evacuees from Afghanistan

Resettlement organizations in NJ are preparing for an influx of evacuees from Afghanistan
(NJ Spotlight News)The workshop focuses on business literacy and building wealth through partnerships

Events in Newark and Jersey City were part of National Night Out

Sheltering options include converted shipping containers and tiny homes
(NJ Spotlight News)Services include free diagnostic testing and employment assistance

Students urge more funding for counselors, other supports

The goal is to transform all city-owned blighted properties

Explaining protests, social justice and police brutality can be a touchy subject for young kids. But one eight-year-old is turning today's issues into a teachable ...

Seventeen-year-old Mychael Holloway is one of more than 30 high school teens who is participating in a paid internship program called Building Conservation through Diversity ...

Two tech savvy sisters from Jersey City launched Little Apple Academy, a virtual service that teaches coding for free.

More than 48,000 New Jersey jobless claims remain unresolved and it's leaving families desperate for income. Laid off workers say finding good jobs in the ...
(NJ Spotlight News)With many residents out of work for months and behind on the rent, there are calls for additional state intervention

New Jersey is projected to be fifth in the nation for childhood hunger during the pandemic, according to Feeding America. The statistic has left organizations ...

Newark’s 2020 Summer Youth Employment Program offers a combination of college prep, financial literacy and career development webinars for students.


Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and other legislators toured a food bank in Neptune as Coughlin continues his fight against what has become a marquee issue ...

Princeton is home to one of the world’s most prestigious universities, yet subsidies pay for 10 percent of the housing.

Anti-hunger advocates and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin cite the Garden State’s growing and grim statistics. Coughlin says about one in eight, or 266,000 people, are ...

Murphy was asked why he focused on the minimum wage on a day when marijuana tops the agenda down the street. We can walk and ...

HomeFront provides shelter at a central campus for families without splitting them up. Beyond that, the organization offers services that helps the community with opportunities ...