Scarpa Foundation Donates Masks to Vineland First Responders

The John F. Scarpa Foundation donated 1,000 KN95 respirator masks for the City of Vineland’s police officers, firefighters, public works employees and Emergency Medical Services personnel. Scarpa also donated 1,000 KN95 masks to Inspira Health. KN95 respirator masks form a protective seal around a wearer’s mouth and nose. According to the Centers for Disease Control

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Community Foundation of South Jersey Announces First Round of Grants

More than 20 nonprofits serving South Jersey are receiving grants aimed at helping these critical organizations weather the devastation caused by COVID-19 and serve families across the region. The Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ) today announced its first round of grantees since launching the COVID-19 Response Fund in late March. The grants total $100,000

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Spring Home Improvement

One positive development that’s taken place during our Public Health Emergency is that area residents are discovering that they’ve had a Ms. or Mr. Fix-it, hibernating beneath their professional career exteriors. Area residents are using this challenging moment in time to start that garden they’ve long dreamed of planting, paint that wall that’s been gradually

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Pearls of Wisdom

A visit to your local Hallmark card store can bring you to tears this time of year. It’s Mother’s Day, and you are facing it without your mother. Even if your mother passed many years ago, the loss and grief can overwhelm you. Regardless of how old you are, or how long it has been,

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State’s Recovery Plan Includes Six Principles to Guide Re-Opening

Governor Phil Murphy has announced his vision, “The Road Back: Restoring Economic Health Through Public Health,” to restart New Jersey and put the state on the road to recovery. Governor Murphy outlined six key principles and benchmarks to guide the process for restoring New Jersey’s economic health by ensuring public health. “Our priority is to

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What is Stigma?

The definition, derivation, and origin of the word “stigma” seems very matter-of-fact. Beyond these plain, cold facts, however, “stigma” is a powerful, ugly word. Why do I say that and why is it especially insidious when it comes to mental health and addiction? The forces of stigma cast a spell that prevent people from getting

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