Greater Bergen Nutrition Department Gleans to Combat Food Insecurity
Increased food insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is a national crisis which, based on statistics, will only worsen in the...
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Greater Bergen Community Action
Jul 28, 20211 min read
Hear From Our 2021 Braithwaite Scholars
We are grateful to be able to provide deserving students with scholarships towards their post-secondary education, and are immensely...
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
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Greater Bergen Awards its Annual Scholarship to Local Youth Despite COVID Crisis
Hackensack, NJ – Annually since Lois A. Braithwaite’s passing in 2015, Greater Bergen Community Action awards scholarships in her name: a...
Greater Bergen Community Action
Jul 6, 20212 min read
Greater Bergen Receives RWJF Grant to Support Continued COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Efforts
Hackensack, NJ – Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc., Bergen County’s federally-designated anti-poverty Agency, which in recent years...
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 22, 20211 min read
Northjersey.com: Need home repairs and struggling to pay? This new Bergen County program might help
Some Bergen County residents who were adversely affected by the pandemic can apply for up to $10,000 for home repairs through Greater...
Greater Bergen Community Action
Jun 20, 20212 min read
Greater Bergen Launches Emergency Housing Rehabilitation Assistance Program
Hackensack, NJ – Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc. (GBCA), Bergen County’s federally-designated anti-poverty Agency, which in recent...
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 20, 20216 min read
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Teacher
Title: Teacher Tier I Reports to: Head Teacher,Master Teacher and / or Education Specialist FLSA: Exempt Position Summary: The teacher...
Greater Bergen Community Action
May 12, 20211 min read
Regional Mobile COVID-19 Testing & Vaccinations - Throughout the Month of May
The County of Bergen in partnership with Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is providing Regional Mobile COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations,...
Greater Bergen Community Action
May 12, 20211 min read
Hackensack, NJ COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic - May 18th
Hackensack Meridian Health is hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic in Hackensack, NJ at the M&M Building, 116 Holt Street on Thursday, May...
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,...
Greater Bergen Community Action
Apr 26, 20211 min read
COVID-19 Community Corps Events
Community Corps is hosting events to help vaccination efforts. You can help our communities get vaccinated and by doing so stop the...
Greater Bergen Community Action
Apr 22, 20211 min read
Covid Vaccine Appointments Available - Register for April 25th
If you are a person of color who resides in Northern, NJ we invite you to register for a vaccine appointment through our vaccine equity...
Greater Bergen Community Action
Apr 22, 20211 min read
Testing and COVID Vaccine Registration by NJ Black Women Physician Association - April 24th
New Jersey Black Women Physician Association is coming to Englewood to test/register people for the vaccine, provide information, help...
Greater Bergen Community Action
Apr 22, 20211 min read
Truths About COVID-19 Vaccines - Wed., April 28th
Greater Bergen's VP of Planning, Development and Communications, Lynne Algrant, is joining Hackensack Meridian Health experts to discuss...
Greater Bergen Community Action
Apr 22, 20212 min read
Recommendations for Fully COVID-19 Vaccinated People
After you are fully vaccinated You can: 1. Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or social distancing 2....
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