Cornerstone Collaborative
An Innovative
Socio-Economic Community Ecosystem
Eliminating Poverty & Violence
through Networked Community Development
Cornerstone Collaborative New Jersey network of caring individuals and committed organizations directly engages the most vulnerable populations and people most in need of support for education, training, employment, legal advocacy, housing, health, nutrition, wellness, and whose underserved communities need immediate and sustainable economic development.
Fort Lee
Newark
Teaneck
East Orange
Paterson
Jersey City
Englewood
Montclair State University’s Male Enrollment & Graduation Alliance (MEGA) Symposium II
Having delivered a successful workshop during the first MEGA Symposium in 2023, Cornerstone Collaborative New Jersey was invited to present as part of the 2024 event. Cornerstone Collaborative continued to provide support and offer solutions to Brown and Black and Latino young men through the critically important work hosted by Montclair State University.
Culinary Access Program
NJ is one of the wealthiest states in the US and, yet, hunger and stress from insufficient and inadequate food is found in all of the counties of the state. Hunger strikes your child's classmates, our elderly neighbors, and possibly people in your own family.
In urban areas, lack of food and nutritious options are an even a bigger problem. About 800,000 people in New Jersey face hunger every day. Approximately 200,000 of them are children. When they don’t have enough food to eat, they can suffer direct and dramatic effects on their physical development and mental well-being.
The Culinary Access Program is an initiative to enhance sustainable economic development, food security and nutrition in urban and peri-urban areas, and nearby rural spaces. It consists of a vast range of workshops, educational programs and initiatives developed and implemented in partnership with different stakeholders from academia, public agencies, and private individuals and entities.
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