New Jersey VOAD
Building Resilient Communities
When I think about
Empowering Resilience…
I think of empowering people.
…to work with communities
…give them the tools for them to be empowered
…to be able to be resilient, themselves, in their local community.
~ Araif Yusuff, Former NJVOAD Vice Chairperson
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NJOP Community Mtgs
If you’re a Hurricane Ida survivor in New Jersey, the New Jersey Resource Project and New Jersey Organizing Project are hosting a series of community meetings. At these community meetings, attendees can meet other Ida survivors, learn about grant money that’s on its...
COPEWELL
As we start recovery from COVID-19 and Hurricane Ida and reimagine resilience, we are pleased to partner with Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in deploying the COPEWELL tool. The Composite of Post-Event Well-Being (COPEWELL) is an evidence-based model and...
State of Climate 2021
A new report by researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, the Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist, and the University of Delaware summarizes the current scientific information on climate trends and projections in New Jersey. The report details...
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Caring for loved ones before, during, or after a disaster can be overwhelming, but planning ahead helps protect their safety & mental well-being 💛 Talk to kids calmly & honestly, keep routines, make a family emergency/mental health plan & use caregiver-specific resources. #MHAM
Join us next week for our Housing & Urban Justice Briefing, led by Professor Miguel Robles-Durán. Though this topic may not be one that all are well-versed in, it is one that affects us all and the communities that surround us. Register at http://bit.ly/GGUrbanJusticeBriefing to join us!
Join us for a #webinar later today that takes a closer look at hunger in the U.S. and what funders can do to reduce it. Hunger affects 14% of households and about 1 in 5 children in the U.S. Last chance to register:
