Welcome Home Jersey City is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides educational, employment, and material support to refugees, asylees, and asylum-seekers in the Jersey City area. With schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students are forced to depend on online and distance learning strategies. Welcome Home has made it a priority to provide students […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – April 3, 2020
Local As of last night, Jersey City has 902 cases and 26 fatalities, the most confirmed cases in any NJ city. New Jersey has received an additional 4,372 positive test results. This brings the statewide total to 29,895. There are 113 additional deaths, bringing the statewide total to 646. These numbers are not overnight deaths […]
Advocating to Support Essential Workers in the Age of Staying in
written by Amanda Prior For most of us, Covid-19 has leveled our relationship with the world and those around us. For many, it has highlighted the previously imperceptible (ignored) actions by the people in our lives who are essential to maintaining public hygiene and wellbeing. As a result of this, those of us who live […]
Jersey City Introduces Local Relief Program
Following Mayor Steven Fulop’s announcement that he will introduce an ordinance with the Jersey City Municipal Council to freeze rent increases within rent controlled buildings, Mayor Fulop is unveiling a program of local grants to support small businesses that are facing financial hardships due to the current Covid-19 crisis. The small business grant program will […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – April 2, 2020
Local Jersey City currently has 841 cases. You can track cases, deaths, and other stats through their dashboard: https://public.tableau.com/profile/jersey.city#!/vizhome/COVID-19CasesinJerseyCity/COVID-CasesinJerseyCity New Jersey has received an additional 3,489 positive test results. This brings the statewide total to 25, 590. There are 182 additional deaths, bringing the statewide total to 537. View this post on Instagram A post […]
Resources for immigrants during the current pandemic
Updated April 2, 2020 at 12:45 PM – Techqueria, a 501c3 nonprofit that serves the largest community of Latinx in Tech, recently launched a fund to support undocumented members who are negatively impacted by COVID-19 since they are being left out of most initiatives, legislation (like the trillion-dollar stimulus plan) and support systems. They are […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – April 1, 2020
Don’t forget to fill out the 2020 Census, now available until August 14, on https://my2020census.gov/. Local New Jersey has reported 3,649 new positive cases, bringing the state total to 22,255. These numbers may include results from tests administered 7-12 days ago. An increase is expected in the coming weeks. 91 fatalities have been reported, bringing […]
Raising money for the Castano family
On Monday, March 30, Hector Castano unfortunately passed away. Family friends have put together a GoFundMe page to help the family cover necessary expenses. The family is born and raised in Guttenberg, and daughter Melissa is a Jersey City NICU nurse. As she prepares to continue working, her friends would like to provide some comfort […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 31, 2020
Local Jersey City now has 820 positive cases and 6 fatalities. The percentage of positive tests has decreased over the past three days. facilitate + help the front line workers. Call the number to schedule 3) We are seeing a decrease in positives day over day from our testing sites. This is a good trend […]
Financial assistance for businesses and employees
If you are a small business owner or if you’ve been temporarily laid off as a result of a closing business, here are some grants and loans available to help. NJEDA’s Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program The NJEDA recently created this grant program for small and medium-sized businesses. This program would provide up to […]
Ani Ramen Relaunching As Non-Profit Restaurant
Local favorite ramen chain Ani Ramen House has announced that they are relaunching as a non-profit restaurant as of April 24th to help feed those in need and to provide a paycheck to their employees. As a way to give back to the community and remain open as a takeout restaurant, they will be reopening […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 30, 2020
Continue to practice social distancing when you go outside, and try to stay home as often as possible. The absolute number one weapon at our disposal is STAYING AT HOME. Practice social distancing. Period. — Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) March 30, 2020 Local New Jersey currently has an additional 3,347 cases. The statewide total is […]
Letters from the Hoboken Fire Department
The following pieces are anonymous letters from the Hoboken Fire Department regarding issues within the city, specifically with receiving helpful information and being put at risk. We write to you during this difficult and surreal time that we all find ourselves in. This global pandemic is, as we should, hopefully, all know by now, a […]
Tips for online learning for high school + college students
For many, online learning is now going to become the new normal as schools close and move toward home/online instruction. This might be ideal for some students who prefer working independently and perform better when working at their own pace. For other students, especially for those who enjoy collaborative environments and perform better in a […]
The COVID-19 “Cocktail”
My friend and I met for some casual drinks and snacks at a downtown JC restaurant on March 7 and discussed our upcoming weekend trip to Austin, TX that was supposed to happen that following week. On Tuesday, March 10, I started to feel a little bit of a scratchy sensation in my throat. I […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 27, 2020
Local New Jersey has 1,982 new positive tests, bring the state total to 8,825. 27 more deaths are reported, bringing the total to 108. Hudson County currently has 594 positive test results. Jersey City councilman Rolando Lavarro has tested positive for COVID-19. Councilman Michael Yun is currently awaiting his results. Three ICE inmates held at […]
COVID-19 Social Media Poll
Up until today, Jersey City hasn’t had an official COVID-19 testing site so the numbers reported are going to change dramatically. I’ve been getting a lot of messages on my social media of people exhibiting some symptoms so I decided to run a poll on my social media to get a sense of how many […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 26, 2020
Local Murphy reported an additional 2,492 new positive cases. The statewide total is now 6,876. Hudson County has 158 additional cases, bringing the total to 441. There are 19 additional deaths in NJ. The total is now 81. Jersey City announced an increase in police community presence and emergency response with the rebirth of the […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 25, 2020
Jersey City is hosting a virtual Municipal Council meeting tonight at 6PM. Please visit www.jerseycitynj.gov/vcm to stream. Local New Jersey reported 736 new positive test results. The statewide total is now 4,402. 18 more COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the total number of casualties to 62. The number of Jersey City cases is reportedly over 100. Hudson County […]
Jersey City Braces for Economic Impact: Projected Financial Loss of $70 million Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Mayor Fulop shared details on Wednesday around Jersey City’s projected financial exposure amid the COVID-19 health crisis with the anticipated budget impact totaling $70 million – $50 million in revenue loss coupled with $20 million in added expenses in response to the health crisis. As cities large and small all across the nation can expect […]
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