Non Profit
HOPE Sheds Light to unveil new Manasquan location
HOPE Sheds Light (HSL), a family-focused non-profit organization that offers education, resources, support and hope to anyone impacted by substance use disorder, has announced that it will be expanding its services by opening a new community-based support center at 2510…
Comedy-themed Evening Celebration Installation Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton’s 2022-2023 Officers
Kicking off the 10th anniversary of The Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton (RCDBR), the Club held its annual installation of the 2022-2023 President and Board of Directors at Boca Lago Golf & Country Club. Bringing laughter and smiles to dinner…
Ocean County YMCA nears its goal for “Making Waves” initiative thanks to matching donation
The Ocean County YMCA is closing in on its goal of raising $185,000 for the "Making Waves for the Next Generation" initiative – thanks to a generous matching donation from The Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Inc."The Hirair and Anna…
San Francisco Black Film Festival XXIV Presents First Kali O’Ray ‘My Dad Is My Hero’ Award
Posted Courtesy of Wright Enterprises San Francisco~Dallas Community Spotlight~~~The San Francisco Black Film Festival "Continues Healing the World One Film at A Time" as it announces the awardee of the inaugural "Kali O'Ray 'My Dad is My Hero' Award." The…
Paul S. Bracy, Founder of the Dock C. Bracy Center, Delivers Remarks at the Juneteenth Flag Raising
The Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation celebrates Juneteenth with Bridgewater Communities for Civil Rights (BCCR) in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.The following remarks were given by Paul S. Bracy, Founder of the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation on Wednesday,…
The SF African American Chamber of Commerce Presents Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted Courtesy Of Wright Enterprises San Francisco~Dallas Community Spotlight~~San Francisco- With heavy hearts the leadership and members of The San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce (SFAACC (https://www.sfaacc.org/)) are sad to announce Linda Crayton has died."We extend our deepest condolences…
The Long-Awaited McDonough Caribbean Cultural Festival is Back & Expected to be Better than Ever
The Caribbean Association of Georgia, Inc., (CAG) will celebrate the 10th Annual McDonough Caribbean Cultural Festival, Saturday, June 25th, 2022, at Avalon Park, 1068 Industrial Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 from 1:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. The family-friendly event is free and open…
HOPE Sheds Light to host Cultivating Calm Conference
HOPE Sheds Light, a family-focused, non-profit organization, will host Cultivating Calm in the Storm of Family Addiction, a family wellness conference organized by families for families, on Saturday, June 11 from 8:30am to 3pm at Sheraton Eatontown, 6 Industrial Way…
The HOPE Center receives vehicle donation to further its mission
HOPE on wheels? Yes, please! The HOPE Center in Toms River graciously accepted a vehicle donation last week that was made possible by Causeway CARes' (https://causewaycares.com/) CauseWheels Vehicle Donation Program and funded in part through a grant from Fulfill (https://fulfillnj.org/)."The…
The HOPE Center in Toms River to distribute Easter baskets and meals to community members in need
Some bunny loves you at The HOPE Center in Toms River! The local nonprofit will be distributing Easter meals and children's Easter baskets to community members in need. Easter meals will consist of ham, sweet potatoes and all the fixings.…
HOPE Sheds Light presents 100 in 30 campaign to achieve its vision for the future
The catalyst for its inception was tragedy. The vision for its purpose is recovery. HOPE Sheds Light (HSL), a family-focused non-profit organization that offers education, resources, support and hope to anyone impacted by substance use disorder, has unveiled its 100…
Nonprofits unite at 3rd Annual Summer in Winter Carnival
Smiling faces, boardwalk treats and games for all. This was the inspiring result of the local community coming together to support 31 nonprofit organizations at the 3rd Annual Summer in Winter Carnival, hosted by The Causeway Family of Dealerships and…
Causeway CARes donates $250,000 to Hackensack Meridian Southern Ocean Medical Center
In the summer of 1969, David C. Wintrode purchased the original Ford dealership on Bay Avenue in Manahawkin, which is now part of The Causeway Family of Dealerships. At the time, Wintrode was growing a family business while being a…
Causeway Family of Dealerships and Causeway CARes to host its 3rd Annual Summer in Winter Carnival on
Beat the winter blues! Causeway Family of Dealerships and Causeway CARes will host their annual "Summer in Winter Carnival" on Sunday, March 20 from 12pm-4pm at The Mainland Kitchen & Pub located at 151 NJ-72 in Manahawkin.The public event will…
The HOPE Center in Toms River sees increased need for services and programming in 2022
Where there is a need, The HOPE Center is determined to find a way. Looking back on the last seven years, inclusive of a pandemic crisis that the world has not seen before, The HOPE Center in Toms River has…
HOPE Sheds Light addresses the increased need for recovery services in Ocean and Monmouth Counties
The numbers may be part of the narrative, but HOPE Sheds Light, a family-focused nonprofit organization, hopes to tell a new story in 2022. Rates of substance use have been on the rise for youth and adults, even prior to…
Acts 4 Ministry Fundraiser Event March 10 At Ponte Club’s La Bella Vista In Waterbury
A dinner to raise funds for the non-denominational non-profit organization Acts 4 Ministry, Inc., serving the Greater Waterbury region, will be held by the Pontelandolfo Community Club, well known as the Ponte Club, at La Bella Vista Banquet Facility at…
Causeway CARes unveils new vision
Empower. Collaborate. Impact. Causeway CARes stands firmly by these three words as it seeks to help its neighbors and positively impact the community. Founded in 2004 and funded by the Wintrode Family Foundation, Inc., Causeway CARes recently unveiled its new…
125th Boston Marathon enlists runners to raise over $27.1M, powered by GivenGain
n incredible $27.1 million was raised for charities at the historic 125th Boston Marathon in October, with over $12.1 million raised through global online crowdfunding pioneer GivenGain, the preferred charity fundraising platform of the Boston Marathon.Exceeded expectationsThe $27.1 million is…
The HOPE Center in Toms River celebrates a Season of Giving
It is the Season of Giving. For many of us, that means draping our homes in sparkling lights, adorning our front doors with wreaths, placing a beautiful tree in the center of the living room and filling it with the…