Non Profit
Where the Cars are the Stars — A History of Motoring and Innovation — At The Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Presented by Porsche
The Cars are the Stars at the 9th annual Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance presented by Porsche, as they take to the stage and to the green, at Cobble Beach Golf Resort Community. A long-held tradition stemming from the 17th century…
Where The Cars are The Stars – Art Deco Beauties, Motorama Concepts and Rally Legends at The Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Presented by Porsche
The Cars are the Stars at the 9th annual Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance presented by Porsche, as they take to the stage and to the green, at Cobble Beach Golf Resort Community. A long-held tradition stemming from the 17th century…
Celebrating 10 years of HOPE Sheds Light
It's been 10 years of spreading awareness on substance use disorder and providing strength to families and individuals who have been impacted by the disease. Ten years of proving that recovery is real. Ten years of embracing multiple pathways to…
It was a December to remember for The HOPE Center
It was a December to remember for The HOPE Center in Toms River as the local nonprofit served community members in need during the holiday season through its annual Star Light, Star Bright event and Christmas Meal Giveaway.The Star Light,…
Youth giving back to youth this holiday season
This holiday season, the youth groups of Ocean Partnership for Children (OPC) are doing whatever they can to make a difference in the lives of their fellow youth in and around Ocean County. From OPC's YAS (Your Authentic Self) teen…
Shop Downtown App Makes Giving Tuesday A Year Round Event
Shop Downtown, a leading provider of digital downtown city-based merchant discount cards, today unveiled a new way for nonprofits to fundraise via the firm's new mobile app, available on Google Play and the Apple App Store, just in time for…
Ocean Partnership for Children hosts Multicultural Potluck Feast
Ocean Partnership for Children's (OPC) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee held a Multicultural Potluck Feast on November 14 to celebrate the nonprofit's rich diversity during the holiday season."We are so thankful for the opportunity to celebrate the variety of…
Family Promise of Southern Ocean County receives $30,000 following Causeway 5K
A family of five was about to be evicted from their Ocean Acres home. They didn't know who to turn to for help, so they googled support services and found Family Promise of Southern Ocean County. The nonprofit was able…
Local nonprofits to host virtual presentation for families about legal guardianships
What is a guardianship and how do you obtain one? What are the legal rights of parents and caregivers of children with disabilities? Three local nonprofits have come together to address these questions and more. Ocean Partnership for Children (OPC)…
Ocean Partnership for Children issues Request for Proposals for Community Resource Development Funds
Ocean Partnership for Children (OPC) is seeking proposals to develop and/or increase the availability of community-based resources to Ocean County youth experiencing emotional, behavioral, developmental, intellectual, substance use needs, and their families."OPC provides care management services to children and youth…
The HOPE Center to host Gift of Warmth/ Operation BBQ Relief in Toms River
The HOPE Center will host Gift of Warmth/Operation BBQ Relief on Saturday, November 5th from 10am to 2pm at 253 Chestnut Street in Toms River. This event will be held in partnership with Operation BBQ Relief supported by DRJ Catering,…
Cybersecurity Association of Maryland has Awarded its Cybersecurity Diversity Trailblazer Award to the National Free Tech Training Nonprofit, NPower
The Cybersecurity Association of Maryland Inc. has announced the leading free tech training nonprofit, NPower, has won its 2022 Cybersecurity Diversity Trailblazer Award. The sixth annual awards program recognizes the best of Maryland’s cybersecurity industry. The Cybersecurity Association of Maryland…
Our Lady of Guadalupe receives Causeway’s CauseWheels vehicle donation
It has been eight months since Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish's cargo van went out of service. Since then, volunteers at the Lakewood church have been utilizing their personal vehicles to pick up and transport food to serve community members…
Largest gathering of Down syndrome community in New England returned to Wakefield after 3-year hiatus to mark Down Syndrome Awareness Month
The MDSC Buddy Walk, the largest gathering of the Down syndrome community in New England, returned to Wakefield Common after a 3-year-hiatus. At the walk, Governor Charlie Baker addressed the walkers and accepted the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress’ Annual Leadership…
Leading National Free Tech Training Nonprofit, NPower, Announces Ben Kesler as New Executive Director for Missouri
NPower, one of the country’s largest nonprofits providing free IT skills training, professional development, and job placement, has announced Ben Kesler as the new Executive Director for NPower Missouri. Kesler recently served as interim Executive Director for NPower Missouri. Kesler…
Children and families are given the opportunity to engage with the arts
"The coolest thing just happened in this room… and everybody saw it," said the Amazing Max Darwin. "If you [the audience] just saw a beautiful young lady floating in the air, please raise your hand [hands go up all around…
John Brooks Recovery Center underlines Alcohol Use Disorder
There were 2,076 substance abuse treatment admissions for Atlantic County residents with the primary drug being alcohol. This accounts for 28 percent of all admissions, second only to heroin (3,597 admissions/48 percent). Of those numbers, 452 residents were from Atlantic…
Local Rotary Club delivers ambulance to Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine continues on, the medical infrastructure in the country has been severely damaged due to attacks on hospitals, ambulances and other health care facilities. With medical supplies in desperate demand, one local Rotary Club has stepped…
The 5th Annual Causeway 5K is coming to Manahawkin
It's almost time to lace up those sneakers and support a great cause! The 5th Annual Causeway 5K will be held on Sunday, October 16th at Southern Regional High School, 90 Cedar Bridge Road in Manahawkin. The event, presented by…
HOPE fills the Seaside Heights boardwalk for the ninth straight year
Nine years later and hope is stronger than ever. The 9th Annual Celebration of HOPE Walk, hosted by HOPE Sheds Light (HSL), brought nearly 2,000 individuals and families to the Seaside Heights Boardwalk on September 10th to learn about substance…