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We are grateful to be able to provide deserving students with scholarships towards their post-secondary education, and are immensely...
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Greater Bergen Community Action
Jul 28, 20212 min read
CHAMPIONING ON: How Greater Bergen is Revitalizing Garfield’s River to Rail Neighborhood District
Renewed hope and pride are palpable throughout Garfield’s River to Rail neighborhood district, thanks to current and ongoing...
Lynne Algrant, Vice President of Planning, Development and Communications
Jul 20, 20218 min read
"21st Century Leadership — Leadership in Action" by Lynne Algrant
I have had the privilege of delving into the study of “leadership” for the past 15 years with the amazing @Bergen LEADS program of the...
Greater Bergen Community Action
Jun 23, 20213 min read
COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Team: The Origins, The Pivot, An Active Approach & Next Steps
COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Team: The Origins Vaccines against COVID-19 like Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson – though clinically tried,...
Lynne Algrant, Vice President of Planning, Development and Communications
Jun 23, 20216 min read
"Standing In the Doorway—Looking Back and Looking Ahead" by Lynne Algrant
One of the strangest aspects of the pandemic is the bending of the space time continuum. Things that feel like they happened just moments...
Greater Bergen Community Action
Jun 14, 20211 min read
2021 Braithwaite Scholarship Recipient Ceremony
Congratulations to our 2021 Lois A. Braithwaite Scholarship recipients! And thank you to all of our sponsors who helped make this...
Greater Bergen Community Action
Jun 2, 20214 min read
CARES: How 1st Bergen Aided Thousands of Small Business Owners in Receiving COVID Relief Funds
"I remember when I got the email. It was a Friday. I was sitting in my son’s room watching, I don’t know, some kind of cartoon movie with...
Lynne Algrant, Vice President of Planning, Development and Communications
May 20, 20214 min read
"Toward Equity: Internet Access is a Right not a Privilege" by Lynne Algrant
Toward Equity: Internet Access is a Right not a Privilege In 2005, I was manager of the Cleveland Executive Fellowship for the Cleveland...
Greater Bergen Community Action
May 7, 20212 min read
Greater Bergen Community Action Cares for India
As a second wave of COVID-19 plagues the country of India, sadly leaving many families devastated by the outcome, Greater Bergen...
Greater Bergen Community Action
Apr 30, 20211 min read
Governor Phil Murphy talks Greater Bergen Partnership with the City of Garfield and the DCA
In his April 28th COVID-19 briefing, Governor Phil Murphy talks about Greater Bergen's partnership with the City of Garfield and the DCA,...
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