5 Nonprofits In Belleville-Nutley To Support This Holiday Season

BELLEVILLE-NUTLEY, NJ— If you’re like many of your neighbors in Belleville and Nutley, you may spend a good part of the holiday season with your credit card in hand buying gifts for family and friends. Coming up soon is a chance to give back to the local community.

Giving Tuesday, which in 2024 falls on Dec. 3, is a day dedicated to supporting nonprofit and community groups. Since 2012, nonprofits worldwide have used the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to galvanize fundraising, rally volunteers and add momentum to their causes.

Maintaining funding is a constant challenge for many nonprofits that fill gaps and meet other needs in the Belleville-Nutley area.

Here is a short list of local nonprofits to consider getting behind on Giving Tuesday (although there are many more that also deserve highlighting!)

NUTLEY FAMILY SERVICE BUREAU - The Nutley Family Service Bureau's mission is to strengthen the social and emotional well-being of individuals and families through affordable mental health counseling and social service programs. Learn more about this local nonprofit here.

1ST CEREBRAL PALSY OF NEW JERSEY (BELLEVILLE) - 1st Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey is a nonprofit private school for students with multiple disabilities ages 3-21. The mission of the 1st Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey School is to assist all students with special needs to lead more active and productive lives. Learn more about this local nonprofit here.

NUTLEY MUSIC BOOSTERS ASSOCIATION - The Nutley Music Boosters Association's mission is to arouse and maintain an enthusiastic interest in the various phases of the music programs of the Nutley Public School system and to lend all possible support, both moral and financial, to these music programs and student participants. Learn more about this local nonprofit here.

BRANCH BROOK PARK ALLIANCE - As stewards of Essex County Branch Brook Park, the Branch Brook Park Alliance's mission is to safeguard and enhance this remarkable 360-acre landscape masterpiece. Its members are dedicated to promoting equity, ensuring that individuals from underserved communities, especially people of color, have accessible and enriching experiences in the park. Learn more about this local nonprofit here.

YELLOW BRICK ROAD RESCUE (NUTLEY) - Yellow Brick Road Rescue NJ is dedicated to finding good homes for the many abandoned and unwanted cats and dogs in our community. Learn more about this local nonprofit here.

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