Members, please refer to the email you received at 7 a.m. on May 30 for information about voting. You should also have received your unique ballot via email on May 30. If you haven't received either of these (remember to check your spam folder) write to info@impact100gardenstate.
Organization Name: YWCA Northern New Jersey
Name of Program: Operation Sisterhood: Support for Servicewomen Returning to Civilian Life
Short Summary: Operation Sisterhood creates a safety net for female veterans as they return to civilian life. We improve health and financial stability by removing obstacles to employment, offering childcare alternatives, and providing therapeutic services, while re-creating the camaraderie female veterans crave.
Organization Website: https://ywcannj.org/
Organization Name: Sparta Community Food Pantry
Name of Program: Wheels to Waste Less: Food Collection and Distribution Program
Short Summary: The purchase of dedicated vehicles will optimize our food donation collection process. These vehicles will allow SCFP to rescue an additional 400 TONS of healthier foods for distribution to clients, an increase of 50%.
Organization Website: https://spartacommunityfoodpantry.org/
Organization Name: Disability Rights New Jersey’s Youth Justice Project
Name of Program: Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline in Passaic County
Short Summary: The Youth Justice Project aims to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline in Passaic County by providing legal advocacy to assist justice-impacted youth with disabilities - and those at risk- to access appropriate educational and community-based services that meet their unique needs.
Organization Website: https://disabilityrightsnj.org
Organization Name: After-School All-Stars New Jersey
Name of Program: Creative Spark: Introducing Arts Programming at ASAS NJ
Short Summary: Through Creative Spark, After-School All-Stars New Jersey provides scholars with transformative arts enrichment, fostering self-expression, confidence, and life skills. By connecting personal and community experiences to the arts, scholars gain career exposure, mentorship, and lifelong success pathways in safe, empowering spaces.
Organization Website: https://www.asasnj.family/
Organization Name: Freedom House
Name of Program: The Family Afterward for Mothers and their Children
Short Summary: The Family Afterward program will serve five women in recovery and their children and create transformational change opportunities for mothers to learn to live sober, be custodians of their children and become productive members of society.
Organization Website: https://www.freedomhousenj.org/
Organization Name: Great Swamp Watershed Association (GSWA)
Name of Program: GSWA Loantaka Brook Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan
Short Summary: GSWA will partner with Rutgers University, Morris County Park Commission, and local communities to develop a Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan for Loantaka Brook, a Passaic River tributary, and complete projects benefiting Morris County parks and improving water quality for 2,000,000 people reliant on the Passaic River for drinking water.
Organization Website: https://www.greatswamp.org/
Organization Name: Somerset Hills Learning Institute
Name of Program: A Growing Need to Grow
Short Summary: Three Meadows Farm is a hydroponic farm that provides job training and employment to individuals with autism through its Sustainable Futures Program. This expansion will double capacity, enhance infrastructure, and increase inclusive, skill-building opportunities in a supportive, real-world workplace.
Organization Website: https://www.threemeadowsfarmnj.com