In 2023, The Food Brigade Inc. fed 77,908 North Jersey residents from its three existing pantry locations in Bergen and Hudson Counties. With the Lowe's Hometowns grant, the facility will be upgraded with flooring, wall repairs, paint, lighting, signage, ADA ramps and furniture, enabling The Food Brigade to help even more of their neighbors in need.
For over 70-years, ArcMorris has provided support to individuals in Morris County with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Renovations through Lowe's Hometowns will be made to the supervised apartment facility including a full kitchen and bathroom remodel, laundry room flooring replacement, exterior improvements and new flooring throughout the facility. The upgrades will make services like recreational programs and summer camps possible for the community.
The Borough of Fort Lee would like to create a new space for a community garden. The Borough currently has two community gardens, all of which have reached maximum capacity. This new garden will provide garden space to those residents who are seeking to use a community garden but have not been able to do so yet. Most residents do not have access to personal outdoor space or backyards, so this project will provide new access for residents to plant their own plants and vegetables.
The Cancer Support Community New Jersey at Gilda's Club proposes a community improvement project to address necessary building maintenance - from cleanliness to repairs - for the clubhouse where support groups meet for people impacted by cancer. This will allow the organization to create a thrift store which will provide a steady source of income. The nonprofit provides all programs and support groups and free of charge.
The Montclair Ambulance Unit needs to make major renovations to its facility, including floor structure and flooring refurbishments, joist replacement and new flooring, upstairs bathroom improvements for increased use and convenience and painting throughout to preserve and maintain the building's interior.
Stand Up for Salem’s mission is to stimulate local business opportunities, champion historic preservation and cultivate positive community growth to improve the lives of those who live and work in Salem City, New Jersey. SUFS would like to reabilitate a vacant building owned by the City of Salem to provide a community space for residents' programs and extend the Salem Free Public Library's programs and events. Currently the western part of the city lacks any community space for children, teens and adults.