Grantee Spotlight:  LUCY Outreach

Grantee Spotlight: LUCY Outreach

Impact100 South Jersey’s 2020 Core Mission grantee LUCY Outreach has grown in so many ways over the past few years. Their physical space, number of young people and families served, and their staff have all increased and are enjoying their 10,000 sq. ft. dream building! Check out the video to see the many ways LUCY, which stands for Lifting Up Camden's Youth, serves Camden children, families, and the community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GXe2LNju-I In order to make all of this happen, every day, year round, LUCY Outreach depends on individual volunteers to assist with afterschool homework support, meal prep/ cooking with young people,…
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BEYOND THE CHECK EVENT:  Mix & Mingle with  Our Grantees and Members

BEYOND THE CHECK EVENT: Mix & Mingle with Our Grantees and Members

Join IMPACT100 SJ members and grantees for our 2nd annual “Beyond the Check” event and learn about the organizations our grants have supported, their programs, and how you can be involved as a volunteer, mentor, or board member.  Meet Our Grantees Thursday, October 26th | 6 - 8 PM Collingswood Community Center 30 W. Collings Ave., Collingswood NJ 08108 This event is FREE and open to members and non-members. (RSVP below) This diverse group of nonprofits offer a variety of missions that will match IMPACT100 members who want to engage with causes that inspire them! Our grantee leaders will provide…
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BEYOND THE CHECK: Ways to Support Grantee Ronald McDonald House

BEYOND THE CHECK: Ways to Support Grantee Ronald McDonald House

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,…
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BEYOND THE CHECK: Grantee Cathedral Kitchen Needs Summer Volunteers

BEYOND THE CHECK: Grantee Cathedral Kitchen Needs Summer Volunteers

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…
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BEYOND THE CHECK: 1,000 Produce Bags As Good as Gold to Farmers Against Hunger

BEYOND THE CHECK: 1,000 Produce Bags As Good as Gold to Farmers Against Hunger

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…
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GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT:  2022 $100k Grantee Preparing to Build the Impact100 SJ Wing

GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: 2022 $100k Grantee Preparing to Build the Impact100 SJ Wing

Impact100 South Jersey’s 2022 Core Mission grantee, Boys & Girls Clubs of Cumberland County (BGCCC), has had a busy year since our 2022 Annual Meeting. In addition to rebuilding their post-pandemic, in-person youth enrollment, they have been working with their local government to secure permits and an architect to design an addition to the youth center that our $100,000 grant funded. The addition, to be called the Impact100SJ wing, will substantially expand the size of the Club's current Youth for Change Center, enabling them to serve a greater number of local children and teens. The Club’s main building in Vineland,…
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Members Visit Grantee Alice Paul Institute To Learn About The Local Legend

Members Visit Grantee Alice Paul Institute To Learn About The Local Legend

Alice Paul: In Pursuit of Ordinary Equality Written by Impact100 Member Ginny DeLong On May 6th, the Non-Profit Outreach Committee welcomed 20 Impact100 SJ members to Paulsdale, the ancestral home of women’s suffrage leader Alice Paul and now the headquarters of the Alice Paul Institute (API). The organization was the 2020 recipient of a $43,000 general operating grant that was used to help expand the national reach of its girl’s leadership programs by enhancing their digital presence.  During the brief lecture and slide presentation by volunteer Mary Kimport, Impact members learned about the life and work of Alice Paul, the…
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MEMBERS-ONLY EVENT: Tour & Lunch at Alice Paul Institute

MEMBERS-ONLY EVENT: Tour & Lunch at Alice Paul Institute

Join us on May 6th at 2020 Grantee Alice Paul Institute (API) for a tour the house and its beautiful grounds, and enjoy lunch with fellow Impact100 South Jersey members on the gorgeous wrap-around porch. API is located at 128 Hooten Road in Mt. Laurel. This 2023-2024 members-only event is FREE and takes place from 10 AM to noon. Learn about the history and childhood home of one of America's most influential suffragettes. The architect of some of the most outstanding political achievements on behalf of women in the 20th century was born and raised right in Mt. Laurel.  API's…
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GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT:  Alice Paul Institute

GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: Alice Paul Institute

As we close out Women’s History Month, it is timely that we shine our spotlight on the work of the Alice Paul Institute (API), a 2020 Impact100 SJ general operating grantee. API is located in Mt. Laurel at Paulsdale, a National Historic Landmark that is the birthplace and childhood home of suffragist and equality activist Alice Paul. Their mission is to honor the legacy of Alice Paul’s work toward gender equality through education and leadership development. The organization is committed to positively impacting the ongoing, intersectional struggle for gender equality. API offers leadership programs for teen girls and civic engagement programs…
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BEYOND THE CHECK: Farmers Against Hunger Delivers Despite Challenging Conditions

BEYOND THE CHECK: Farmers Against Hunger Delivers Despite Challenging Conditions

NJ Agricultural Society's Farmers Against Hunger program (FAH), a 2021 Impact100 South Jersey General Operating Grantee, has been working through a perfect storm of national challenges at the local level. Meeting the needs of struggling farmers, families, and community organizations facing a pandemic, inflation, and drought made their programs even more critical to the region. But they have shown up and flexed to meet the demand. New Jersey farmers faced so many obstacles this year and many were not able to offer the amount of surplus crops that they have in the past. Abnormal climate conditions, such as early spring…
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