Non Profit
Hunger won’t win in Ocean and Monmouth counties, thanks to Fulfill and its community partners
Not everyone has recovered. The demand for food at the Jersey Shore is still 22 percent higher than it was pre-pandemic. No one knows that better than Fulfill, a nonprofit that strives to alleviate hunger and build food security in…
Celebrating The Causeway Gazette’s 100th issue
What if we made a newspaper? That was the thought that Joe Stroffolino, Director of Advertising and Marketing for the Causeway Family of Dealerships, had in 2013 after receiving an ad in the mail that resembled a newspaper clipping.The idea…
People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos Announces Board & Staff News & 50th Anniversary Fall Highlights
"People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos is entering an exciting era as we ramp up our 50th Anniversary celebrations led by a talented and engaged Board, experienced staff members, and meaningful partnerships," Executive Director Cheyenne B. Wolf said recently. People &…
2022 Ocean County College Foundation Scholarship Celebration honors The Wintrode Family Foundation
Former President Calvin Coolidge once said, "No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the award for what he gave." A shining example of this is The Wintrode Family Foundation, an honoree at the 2022 Ocean…
Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton Distributes Grant Funds to 20 Nonprofits at Friday Club Luncheon
Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton presents 20 nonprofits with Service Above Self Grant funding at the Club's weekly membership luncheon meeting to support the organizations' health and wellness needs for those in their service community.During the weekly luncheon, now under…
The HOPE Center collects donations for Tools For School
The HOPE Center is sending students back to school with the supplies necessary for another great year of learning. The Toms River nonprofit is collecting backpacks, notebooks (three- and five-subject), folders, binders (one- and two-inch), loose leaf paper (wide- and…
Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity to build hope in Southern Ocean County with new set of wheels
Karen's roof was leaking. The water was coming through the bathroom ceiling. She called Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity for help. The Habitat team went to assess the roof and noticed that Karen needed other modifications to help her "Age…
Causeway CARes’ donates its 22nd vehicle through its CauseWheels Vehicle Donation Program
Causeway CARes donates its 22nd vehicle through the CauseWheels Vehicle Donation Program. The HOPE Center in Toms River graciously accepted the donation, which was funded in part through a grant from Fulfill.The CauseWheels Vehicle Donation Program began in 2020 following…
Joe Stroffolino and Causeway Family of Dealerships receives 2022 MODC Community Service Award
It was the moment that captured the room. Senator Bob Singer, Committee Chair of the Monmouth-Ocean Development Council (MODC) was about to invite Joe Stroffolino, Director of Advertising and Marketing for Causeway Family of Dealerships and Causeway CARes, to step…
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…
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…
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…