Category: Beyond The Check

2019 General Operating grantee Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey offers hope, help, and home for families of seriously ill children. They do this by providing accommodations for families and pediatric patients who receive treatment at local hospitals within the Philadelphia region. It is proven that children heal faster and parents experience less stress when they are together during times of critical illness or traumatic injury. In 2019, RMHSNJ applied for $100,000 to replace carpet throughout the facility with engineered hard wood floors that would be easier to clean and maintain. Although they were awarded a $27,500 general operating grant, a generous Impact100 South Jersey member whose family owned a flooring business completed the project for $27,500. [Read more.] Impact100 SJ members can help RMHSNJ “beyond the check” through volunteering,…

During the pandemic, our events were canceled while demands on organizations like Cathedral Kitchen (CK) were skyrocketing. In 2020, Impact100 South Jersey was proud to redirect event money to provide a special grant to Cathedral Kitchen contributing to their ability to provide meals at a critical time. But it's no secret that they provide meals for thousands of individuals and families year round. During the summer months, Cathedral Kitchen has an even greater need for volunteers for their meal service and for in-kind donations.  While many folks go on vacation, the work at CK continues and THEY NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SUMMER!!!!  You can sign up once or you can make it a part of your volunteer schedule. Volunteer opportunities are available for viewing and scheduling on their website, under…

Sophia Buckalew (pictured), Farmers Against Hunger (FAH) Logistics Director for the NJ Agricultural Society, was on hand on June 14th at the FAH headquarters site in Delran to unload an SUV packed to the hilt with cloth/canvas produce bags. FAH was one of our 2021 $50,000 General Operating Grant recipients. Impact100 South Jersey Nonprofit Outreach Committee member Karen Swartley coordinated a member-wide drive to collect the needed bags for FAH. Our Impact100 SJ members came through — and in a big way! Some 1,000 bags were donated that will be used to tote more than one half million pounds of fresh produce from FAH partner farms to families that are food insecure this growing season. That’s a lot of bags — and a lot of produce.  No longer having a ready…