ELIZABETH, NJ - Summit's Lori Leiter was one of nine individuals sworn in by Superior Court Judge James Hely to become Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Union County. Leiter was joined by residents of Cranford, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Linden, Roselle, Union, Westfield and Winfield in the latest class of community volunteers to complete child advocacy training and take ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Moms Helping Moms Foundation founder and executive director Bridget Cutler has been named a recipient of a New Jersey State Governor’s Jefferson Award for public service. The New Jersey State Governor's Jefferson Awards highlight the spirit of civic engagement among New Jersey's 1.5 million volunteers and provide Jefferson ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Summit-based national nonprofit Family Promise recently celebrated the 500th sale of 'Houses for Change' collection boxes, an arts and crafts project aimed at engaging children of all ages -- kids with homes helping kids without. 

The Vacation Bible School at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach, FL, made the landmark purchase. More than 50 ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Hilltopper senior Dorian 'DJ' Jackson has been named the recipient of the Summit Police Benevolent Association Local #55's (PBA) scholarship. This 2108 award was presented by Summit Police Officer Ruddy Garita, himself a former recipient of the same award.

As a recipient, the scholarship helped Officer Garita to attend Fairleigh Dickinson ...

SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Junior Fortnightly Club's (SJFC) 2018 Provisional Class will host a roller skating fundraiser, entitled 'Roll with Us', to benefit UIH Family Partners (UIH). The event will be held at the Florham Park Roller Rink on June 23, from 6 - 7:30 p.m., and will include roller skating, complimentary refreshments and ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Leonard Prentice has been the overnight host for Family Promise Union County’s shelter program at Calvary Episcopal Church for about four years, consistently spending the night with families experiencing homelessness. While all the volunteers at Calvary Episcopal Church serve Union County guests with grace and hospitality, Prentice -- as he is known -- ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Summit High School senior Leila Esposito is one of two students who have been named recipients of the Junior League of Summit's 2018 'Shirley Wright Keeney Voluntarism Scholarships'. Esposito is joined by Katie Zimmermann of Governor Livingston High School. In addition, the Junior League of Summit has awarded its inaugural 'Continuing ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Family Promise, the Summit-based national nonprofit that engages communities across the country to address family homelessness, recently announced several changes to its National Board of Trustees. These changes include:

Kevin Barrett, current Trustee and former CEO of Altegra Health, has been elected Vice Chair of the Board, replacing Cassandra A. Hardman, ...

SUMMIT, NJ - "Justify" was the first pony to the finish line, but The Connection’s Scholarship Fund was the big winner on the day at Canoe Brook Country Club -- taking "win, place, and show for a third year in a row" -- as the Hilltop City's landmark community service organization raised more than $100,000 at its annual Kentucky Derby-themed party.

Even ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Reinforcing an essential tenet of philanthropy -- that making a difference in the lives of others makes a difference in one's own life -- New Jersey First Lady Tammy Snyder Murphy visited Reeves-Reed Arboretum, where she spoke to a group of women affiliated with the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) about the changing role of women in ...