What’s So Great About The Garden State

What’s So Great About The Garden State

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NOFA-NJ Promotes The Benefits Of Organically Grown Food [AUDIO]

The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey is marking it 27th of operation, promoting the benefits of organically, locally grown foods.

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POAC Prepares New Jerseyans For Autism’s Hardships [AUDIO]

POAC was founded in 1999 by a group of parents with autism to help improve the lives of children and adults with the disorder by providing training to parents, teachers and other direct service providers.

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A Journey For Foster Care [AUDIO]

Trenton-based charity, One Simple Wish, has stepped up its effort raise awareness and action for foster children by embarking on a journey across the country for their cause.

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Gloucester County Girl Creates Project for Military Families [AUDIO]

 

The process started last summer when a Gloucester County girl, Casey Kupcha was reading through a magazine, and found out about a prom dress project.

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New Jersey Non-Profit Makes Hunger A Year-Round Cause [AUDIO]

Neptune-based non-profit Move For Hunger has left its mark on the growing problem of hunger across the state and nation by creating a program that makes it easier and less expensive to feed more people.

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Pajama Program’s New Jersey Chapter Reaches Milestone [AUDIO]

The New Jersey Chapter of the Pajama Program is hoping to build on the milestones they reached in 2011.

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Autism New Jersey Sets Out To “Create Change”

Autism New Jersey is ramping up their efforts to bring attention to the disorder that affects so many children, especially in New Jersey, as part of April's National Autism Awareness Month.

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A Concert For Lakewood’s Tent City [AUDIO]

Long-time New Jersey jazz singer Rosemary Conte was looking for a way to punctuate a 65 year music career, when she was informed about Tent City, which is the homeless encampment in the woods of Lakewood.

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Brick Charity Fills In The Gaps [AUDIO]

Edward and Sally Buecker were dealt the toughest hand a parent could face, losing their son, Bobby, at the tender age of 15. Rather than fold, the Buecker family and their friends have organized their efforts to honor Bobby's memory, and help others in the process.

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Room Makeovers For Children With Life-Changing Illnesses [AUDIO]

The name of the group is Dream Room Makeovers, which was started by some friends last year that decided to pay it forward to these families going through a difficult time with an ill child.