The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation is pleased to announce that Samra Haider has been appointed as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.
Visit: New President and CEO, Samra Haider, to Lead the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Towards Vision of a Just and Equitable New JerseysThis has been a year of listening, grounding, learning, and charting a clear path forward. And it has also been a year of real progress and movement toward the kind of New Jersey where every family has the chance to build stability, build opportunity, and build wealth across generations.
Visit: A Year of Clarity, Momentum, and Partnership s
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation announced $1.6M in multi-year investments advancing economic stability, housing, and opportunity in the City of Paterson.
Visit: New Investments Announced to Support Economic Opportunity in Patersons
Community Spotlight
For more than four decades, Eva’s Village has been one of Paterson’s most trusted anchors and a comprehensive social service provider offering more than 20 integrated programs.
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At Rutgers–Newark, Braven is transforming what economic mobility looks like for first-generation and low-income college students. Their model is rooted in a simple but powerful truth: career readiness and degree completion are among the strongest predictors of lifetime earnings and wealth-building.
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Rising Tide Capital (RTC), a prominent New Jersey-based entrepreneurship training organization, has received a transformative three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation to catalyze the nonprofit’s programmatic expansion in Trenton and throughout New Jersey.
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We are proud to support One Square Mile (OSM), the hyperlocal, place-based initiative designed to revitalize a designated area of Paterson.
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Our organization remains steadfast in its vision for a just and equitable New Jersey, where people of all races and communities have opportunities to thrive. In this piece, we will examine issues related to housing justice and affordable housing initiatives, while also highlighting organizations who dedicate their work to advocating for these issues.
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SWEA was one of the organizations selected to join Dodge Foundation’s inaugural cohort of the Momentum Fund. In the vibrant South Ward of Newark, New Jersey, the South Ward Environmental Alliance (SWEA) has been tirelessly working since 2015 to address environmental justice issues that impact the community.
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Newark Community Street Team was one of the organizations selected to join Dodge Foundation’s inaugural cohort of the Momentum Fund. NCST was founded as Newark’s community-based violence reduction strategy.
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Amol Sinha, Esq., is executive director of the ACLU of New Jersey, which uses impact litigation, legislative advocacy, public education, organizing, and strategic communications to achieve its transformative policy goals.
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Ryan Haygood, Esq., is the President and CEO of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, which advocates to create wealth, transform justice and harness democratic power for people of color in New Jersey.
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Salvation and Social Justice advocates for policies that invest in Black people's health, humanity, and well-being.
