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New Brunswick’s Emergency Food System Pantry Profile
The study of New Brunswick’s food pantries is the product of a partnership between the Feeding New Brunswick Network, a coalition of emergency food providers in New Brunswick, and the Ralph W....
Challenges Facing Aging Adults in Northern NJ
A study to better understand the aging population (aged 55 and up) in northern NJ: where they live, existing services and service gaps, cultural and religious needs, and to consider challenges facing aging adults into the future.
Improving Community Food Security in New Brunswick
The Fellows’ research provides insights about how organizations and individuals define community food security in New Brunswick, what activities they employ to improve it, and what barriers persist.
Materials Management and Manufacturing in Newark
The Spring 2014 community development studio explored Newark’s manufacturing waste stream and potential opportunities for reusing durable manufacturing discards and shipping materials to generate new jobs.
Lending and Foreclosure in New Jersey
The RWV Center compiles information about foreclosure from a variety of sources to better understand the problem of foreclosure in NJ.
Impact of Paterson’s Environment on Children
The Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement, in a study funded by the Taub Foundation, strove to understand non-school barriers to children doing well in Paterson, New Jersey.
Federally Assisted Housing in Greater Newark
Kelly Timmes prepared a guide to federally assisted housing in the Greater Newark area in partnership with the Greater Newark Federally Assisted Housing Coalition. The guide includes property-level...
Manufacturing Byproduct and Shipping Material Reuse: Newark
In partnership with the City of Newark’s Office of Sustainability, the Fall 2013 Community Development Studio began a yearlong exploration of Newark’s industrial waste stream.
Farm-to-Freezer: An Institutional Guide to Saving Summer’s Bounty
The 2013 Voorhees Fellows worked with Elijah’s Promise to prepare a farm-to-freezer guide. Elijah’s Promise asked the Fellows to create a guide to illustrate how and why Elijah’s Promise processes...
New Jersey Urban Indicators Project
Individual report links below. Camden Trenton Newark - Upper Clinton Hill Weequahic Newark - Mount Pleasant East Orange Irvington Jersey City Asbury Park
Community Food Hub II
The Fall 2012 Rutgers Bloustein Community Development Studio worked with Elijah’s Promise, the New Brunswick Food Alliance, and New Jersey Community Capital to think about how they might build on...
Community Food Hub I
The Rutgers Bloustein Spring 2012 Community Development Studio worked with Elijah’s Promise, the Rutgers University Food Innovation Center, and New Jersey Community Capital to explore the potential...
Planting Change: Growing a Healthy City
Rutgers Filmmaking with the Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement. Planting Change: Growing a Healthy City from Rutgers Filmmaking on Vimeo.
Rutgers Food Innovation Center
The Spring 2012 Rutgers Bloustein School Community Development Studio conducted a study of the Rutgers University Food Innovation Center (FIC) in Bridgeton, New Jersey. The FIC is a full service...
Urban Agriculture Field Trips
Elijah’s Promise and the Ralph W. Voorhees Center partnered to enhance community food security and food-related community economic development. With a Rutgers University Community University...