Tag: Princeton Area Community Foundation

  • Thirty area nonprofits receive grant funding from Princeton Area Community Foundation

    Thirty area nonprofits receive grant funding from Princeton Area Community Foundation

    The Princeton Area Community Foundation has announced its initial round of COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund grants, totaling nearly $700,000 to more than 30 nonprofits. “This crisis is having a devastating impact on our most vulnerable communities,” said Jeffrey M. Vega, president and CEO, in a prepared statement. “As a philanthropic leader in this region, we knew we had to…

  • The Rise Pantry: Follow that Milk

    The Rise Pantry: Follow that Milk

    Milk is a favored but sometimes limited commodity at the Rise Pantry. The USDA provides milk to be distributed to Rise-registered families who meet the in-need requirements.  Whenever there is extra, additional clients at the pantry benefit, but lately, an unexpected windfall of milk has appeared. How? Repurposing. Approximately 40% of students enrolled in the…

  • Princeton Area Community Foundation announces two new members to its Board of Trustees

    Princeton Area Community Foundation announces two new members to its Board of Trustees

    Princeton Area Community Foundation officials have appointed two new members to its board of trustees. Those two new members are Jeanne Besser and Michelle Everman. According to PACF officials, the organization promotes philanthropy and builds community across Mercer County and central New Jersey. Besser, who is from Princeton, is an author, a former syndicated newspaper…

  • Two foundations award grants to nonprofit organizations

    Two foundations award grants to nonprofit organizations

    Finding a steady job that pays well is a challenge. And for individuals who have been released from jail it can be almost impossible. There are many obstacles facing people who want to leave prison behind them and move ahead, but they often lack job skills. That is where the Lawrenceville Job Training Partnership steps…