Launching the A Community Thrives Challenge!

Launching the A Community Thrives Challenge!

The NJ Tree Foundation is very excited to let you know that we are a part of the A Community Thrives Challenge. It’s a friendly fundraising campaign launched by USA Today where organizations compete to raise the most money with the top teams winning weekly prize cash donations.
It starts Monday March 18th at 12pm and runs through Friday April 12th at 11:59pm. Each week the organizations with the most donations will get bonus matches of up to $5,000 from USA Today!

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“I never touched dirt before!”

“I never touched dirt before!”

Our Renaissance Trees Program, which traditionally has focused its tree planting efforts in Newark, held a community-based tree planting in Irvington in November. We planted 32 trees around the Chancellor Avenue Elementary School and Park Place Apartments. Principal Jackson, who coordinated a tree planting event at a Newark school with us in 2009, was very excited to work with the NJ Tree Foundation again! Read more

#GivingTuesday 2018

#GivingTuesday 2018
Today, Tuesday November 27th, we are celebrating #GivingTuesday, a global giving movement that has been built by individuals, families, organizations, businesses and communities in countries around the world! Millions of people have come together to support and champion the causes they believe in and the communities in which they live. Will you support your local community by making a donation to the NJ Tree Foundation today? Your contribution will green New Jersey with new trees.

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We are hiring!

We are hiring!

Open Position: Program Coordinator for Renaissance Trees Program
The NJ Tree Foundation, a statewide tree planting and educational nonprofit, is seeking a full-time Program Coordinator to work in multiple cities in New Jersey. The Program Coordinator will advance our community-based urban forestry efforts in New Jersey. Read more

#NJTrees20: Bruen Street, Newark

Continuing our #NJTrees20 series, please enjoy this video of Madeline Ruiz, Dave Robinson, and their son Parker. This family of activists and happy tree planters has planted trees on their block in 2011, and sparked more tree plantings in their neighborhood. Tune in to see how they have noted a renaissance on their block with the advent of trees!

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