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Bergen County Office of Food Secuirty Receives National Association of Counties Achievement Award
Bergen County Office of Food Secuirty Receives National Association of Counties Achievement Award
Bergen County Office of Food Secuirty Receives National Association of Counties Achievement Award
Jul 31, 2024
HACKENSACK NJ— “This NACo Achievement Award is a testament to the collaboration of our community partners and our team at the Office of Food Security,” said Commissioner Tracy Zur, who initiated the Bergen County Food Security Task Force in 2020. “Our ‘No Wrong Door’ approach ensures that every resident has access to the resources they need without unnecessary barriers. This recognition underscores our commitment to addressing food insecurity and the broader social issues that impact our community.”[...]
Here's What's On Bergen County's New Tourism Website
Bergen County Office of Food Secuirty Receives National Association of Counties Achievement Award
Bergen County Office of Food Secuirty Receives National Association of Counties Achievement Award
Jul 31, 2024
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ— Commissioner Tracy Zur said, “This new website serves as a wonderful gateway to the exciting experiences that make Bergen County special, from our scenic parks and historic sites to vibrant cultural events and family-friendly activities."[...]
County Commissioner Receives "Commissioner of the Year Award"
Bergen County Office of Food Secuirty Receives National Association of Counties Achievement Award
Bergen County CANSTRUCTION Kicks-offs at American Dream With Four Student-led Teams From Bergen Coun
July 7, 2024
HACKENSACK, NJ— Commissioner Tracy Zur of the Bergen County Board of Commissioners was awarded the prestigious Maurice Fitzgibbons County Commissioner of the Year Award at the 73rd annual New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) Convention held in Atlantic City in early May. [...]
Bergen County CANSTRUCTION Kicks-offs at American Dream With Four Student-led Teams From Bergen Coun
Bergen County CANSTRUCTION Kicks-offs at American Dream With Four Student-led Teams From Bergen Coun
Bergen County CANSTRUCTION Kicks-offs at American Dream With Four Student-led Teams From Bergen Coun
March 6, 2024
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ – Teams of students in Bergen County will compete through Thursday to build the best "can-struction" at the mall in an effort to fight hunger.
Canstruction is an international charity competition where teams compete to build giant structures from full cans of food, which are donated to local food banks and pantries at the end of the competition. [...]
Yes We Can: Roadrunners Win Bergen County CANSTRUCTION Competition
Bergen County CANSTRUCTION Kicks-offs at American Dream With Four Student-led Teams From Bergen Coun
Bergen County's food pantries database will bring more services to those in need
March 2024
BERFEN COUNTY— What can you do with 2,860 cans of food? Well, you can stock the food pantry on campus. But before that, you can build a sculpture. A winning sculpture.
And that is what Ramapo College students did overnight on February 29 for the Bergen County Office of Food Security Canstruction contest. At the American Dream Mall, a team comprising physics engineering club students and classmates built a sculpture that existed only on paper for months before then.[...]
Bergen County's food pantries database will bring more services to those in need
Bergen County CANSTRUCTION Kicks-offs at American Dream With Four Student-led Teams From Bergen Coun
Bergen County's food pantries database will bring more services to those in need
May 26, 2023
HACKENSACK, NJ — The Oasis Insights database software allows pantries to digitize client management and assistance records. It will provide scheduling tools for appointments at pantries and operates as a network allowing them to communicate and work collaboratively with the ability to request needed items and notify pantries about volunteer opportunities and events.[...]
Bergen Seeks To Turn This Food Desert Town To 'Oasis' With New Pantry
Bergen Seeks To Turn This Food Desert Town To 'Oasis' With New Pantry
Bergen Seeks To Turn This Food Desert Town To 'Oasis' With New Pantry
April 26, 2023
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Several local partners are helping turn this Bergen borough from a food desert to a purported oasis, with the opening of a newly renovated pantry, the director of the pantry's lead organization said. [...]
Bergen Innovation Center Brings Real-World into Classroom
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Cuts Ribbon on Center for Comprehensive Addiction Treatment (CCAT)
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Cuts Ribbon on Center for Comprehensive Addiction Treatment (CCAT)
November 29, 2023
LYNDHURST, NJ– Anchored by newly renovated Bloomberg Finance, cybersecurity and gaming laboratories that will provide students with comprehensive experiential learning opportunities, The Innovation Center at Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands has opened. [...]
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Cuts Ribbon on Center for Comprehensive Addiction Treatment (CCAT)
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Cuts Ribbon on Center for Comprehensive Addiction Treatment (CCAT)
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Cuts Ribbon on Center for Comprehensive Addiction Treatment (CCAT)
November 01 , 2023
PARAMUS, NJ- Bergen New Bridge Medical Center cut the ribbon on its Center for Comprehensive Addiction Treatment (CCAT) which provides patients with individualized, evidence-based, and stigma free care. CCAT offers programs and services for all the stages and phases of a patient’s journey to address their substance use disorder and establish a supportive recovery plan. [...]
Volunteers Help Distribute Thanksgiving Supplies to Those in Need
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Cuts Ribbon on Center for Comprehensive Addiction Treatment (CCAT)
Volunteers Help Distribute Thanksgiving Supplies to Those in Need
November 14, 2022
DUMONT, NJ - "People think the pandemic's over, the need's not there to the same extent, and donations are down," said Tracy Zur, Bergen county commissioner and chair of the Bergen County Food Security Task Force. [...]
Fairview Pantry Kicks off Collaborative Construction Project
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Celebrated Its Five-Year Anniversary Event
Volunteers Help Distribute Thanksgiving Supplies to Those in Need
October 20, 2022
(Fairview, N.J.) – Today Bergen County officials joined the Franciscan Community Development Center (FCDC) for the kickoff of an important construction project to revitalize the food pantry that serves approximately 3000 clients in the Fairview area. The FCDC has been in operation since 2006 and continues [...]
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Celebrated Its Five-Year Anniversary Event
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Celebrated Its Five-Year Anniversary Event
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Celebrated Its Five-Year Anniversary Event
October 5, 2022
PARAMUS, NJ - Bergen New Bridge Medical Center celebrated five years since the inception of its dramatic transformation, which has been a credit to Bergen County and the northern New Jersey community. [...]
Bergen County Opens New First Responder Training Annex
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Celebrated Its Five-Year Anniversary Event
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Celebrated Its Five-Year Anniversary Event
October 13, 2022
MAHWAH, NJ – Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, the Board of County Commissioners, and the Bergen County Department of Law and Public Safety celebrated the grand opening of the new Bergen County Training Annex at the County’s Law and Public Safety Institute [...]
Bergen County Installs 2 New EV Charging Stations
Bergen County Thanksgiving Food distribution gives away 2,500 boxes of produce
Bergen County Thanksgiving Food distribution gives away 2,500 boxes of produce
August 8, 2022
Bergen County has installed two more electric vehicle charging stations in the county, as the transition to electric vehicles continues. The two stations are the first of 10 to be installed and will be specifically for county vehicles. "Lowering our carbon footprint to safeguard the environment for future generations is an urgent priority,” [...]
Bergen County Thanksgiving Food distribution gives away 2,500 boxes of produce
Bergen County Thanksgiving Food distribution gives away 2,500 boxes of produce
Bergen County Thanksgiving Food distribution gives away 2,500 boxes of produce
November 15, 2021
DUMONT, NJ — The Bergen County Food Security Task Force, spearheaded by County Commissioner Tracy Zur, held a Thanksgiving food distribution with the Community Food Bank of New Jersey giving out 2,500 fresh produce boxes to agencies and pantries across Bergen County. [...]
Feed the Frontlines Team Receives $2 Million From State
Bergen County Thanksgiving Food distribution gives away 2,500 boxes of produce
Bergen County Technical Schools Launches Recipe Book for Food Pantries
August 24, 2021
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Feed the Frontlines will once again be feeding hungry families and helping local businesses, this time with double the funds and double the meals. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) fully granted HealthBarn’s $2 million grant request today [...]
Bergen County Technical Schools Launches Recipe Book for Food Pantries
New Bergen County Diaper Distribution Program Helps Struggling Local Families
Bergen County Technical Schools Launches Recipe Book for Food Pantries
June 16, 2021
HACKENSACK, NJ - This week, the Bergen County Technical Schools launched a website in partnership with the Bergen County Food Security Task Force featuring recipes and instructional videos on how to make creative meals out of food commonly received in the boxes provided by food pantries. [...]
New Bergen County Diaper Distribution Program Helps Struggling Local Families
New Bergen County Diaper Distribution Program Helps Struggling Local Families
New Bergen County Diaper Distribution Program Helps Struggling Local Families
April 3, 2021
More than a million donated diapers will be supplied to Bergen County families over the next four months.
The youth and adult diapers were purchased in bulk by the county, with help from the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, for $200,000 from federal CARES Act funding [...]
Commissioner Zur Gathers Over 400 Kids to Engage in Community Service Activities
Bergen County Food Insecurity Task Force Forms to Help Food Pantries and Food Suppliers
Over 40,000 Pounds of Food Delivered by Bergen County Food Insecurity Task Force
January 22, 2019
Letters to service members overseas, dog toys for shelter animals, blankets for the elderly and goody bags for pediatric cancer patients were just some of the good deeds done during a day of service [...]
Over 40,000 Pounds of Food Delivered by Bergen County Food Insecurity Task Force
Bergen County Food Insecurity Task Force Forms to Help Food Pantries and Food Suppliers
Over 40,000 Pounds of Food Delivered by Bergen County Food Insecurity Task Force
September 29, 2020
HACKENSACK, N.J. — To close out Hunger Action Month, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and Freeholder Tracy Zur, liaison to the Bergen County Food Security Task Force, along with the Board of Chosen [...]
Bergen County Food Insecurity Task Force Forms to Help Food Pantries and Food Suppliers
Bergen County Food Insecurity Task Force Forms to Help Food Pantries and Food Suppliers
Bergen County Food Insecurity Task Force Forms to Help Food Pantries and Food Suppliers
July 23, 2020
Across Bergen County, nonprofits are stepping up to find sustainable ways to meet the needs of residents struggling with food insecurity. A room that used to be used for counseling is now filled with snacks from [...]
Commissioner Zur Confronts Food Insecurity in Bergen County
Food Insecurity Task Force is Formed To Make Sure No One is Hungry in Bergen County
Bergen County Food Insecurity Task Force Forms to Help Food Pantries and Food Suppliers
July 22, 2020
“I’ve talked to so many people who are on the front lines,” said Bergen County Freeholder Tracy Zur. “The needs in our community are really profound, and it’s heartbreaking." [...]
Food Insecurity Task Force is Formed To Make Sure No One is Hungry in Bergen County
Food Insecurity Task Force is Formed To Make Sure No One is Hungry in Bergen County
Food Insecurity Task Force is Formed To Make Sure No One is Hungry in Bergen County
July 14, 2020
HACKENSACK, N.J. – The County of Bergen announces the formation of a new Task Force to tackle hunger and food insecurity issues affecting Bergen County residents. The Bergen County Food Security [...]
Bergen County Commissioner’s Non Profit Hosts MLK Day of Service
Food Insecurity Task Force is Formed To Make Sure No One is Hungry in Bergen County
Food Insecurity Task Force is Formed To Make Sure No One is Hungry in Bergen County
February 4, 2020
PARAMUS – On Monday, January 20, 2020 “We the People,” a non-profit organization founded by Bergen County Freeholder Tracy Silna Zur, hosted its 4th annual MLK Day of Service at Bergen Community [...]
Grants for Renewable Energy Curriculum in Schools is Presented by BCUA
Bergen County Commissioner Attends Mental Health Training for 10th Grade Students
Bergen County Commissioner Attends Mental Health Training for 10th Grade Students
November 19, 2019
The Bergen County Utility Authority held an Environmental Awareness Challenge Grant Check Ceremony at Bergen Community College on October 28, 2019. Dr. Fay Sharit, associate [...]
Bergen County Commissioner Attends Mental Health Training for 10th Grade Students
Bergen County Commissioner Attends Mental Health Training for 10th Grade Students
Bergen County Commissioner Attends Mental Health Training for 10th Grade Students
November 13, 2019
HACKENSACK, NJ — On November 1, CBH Care provided mental health first aid (MHFA) training to over 100 10th grade students at Fort Lee High School, as part of Bergen County’s pilot program [...]
Commissioner Zur Advocates for Disabled Young Adults Through Project SEARCH
Bergen County Commissioner Attends Mental Health Training for 10th Grade Students
Commissioner Zur Advocates for Disabled Young Adults Through Project SEARCH
March 1, 2019
Bergen County Freeholder Tracy Zur said she strongly advocated to pilot Project SEARCH in the county, in large part because of how effective it has been, she said. An average of nearly 75 percent of participants [...]
Gay Straight Alliance Summit is Organized to Uplift LGBTQ+ Voices
Commissioner Zur’s Non-Profit Donates 500 Hygiene Kits to the Homeless
Commissioner Zur’s Non-Profit Donates 500 Hygiene Kits to the Homeless
October 25, 2018
PARAMUS, NJ -- The Tech Center at Bergen Community College opened its doors for a brand new, inspiring day of leadership and activism at the first county-wide High School Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) summit [...]
Commissioner Zur’s Non-Profit Donates 500 Hygiene Kits to the Homeless
Commissioner Zur’s Non-Profit Donates 500 Hygiene Kits to the Homeless
Commissioner Zur’s Non-Profit Donates 500 Hygiene Kits to the Homeless
January 25, 2018
HACKENSACK -- In celebration of Martin Luther King Day and the spirit of helping those in need, a local non-profit founded by a member of the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders arranged the [...]
Bergen County’s Public Hospital to Extend Addiction Treatment
Commissioner Zur’s Non-Profit Donates 500 Hygiene Kits to the Homeless
Bergen Commissioner Speaks At Women’s Grassroots Advocacy Meeting
July 14, 2017
Executives of the nonprofit chosen to run Bergen County’s public hospital outlined their vision Friday for the 1,000-bed facility, saying they plan to extend addiction treatment beyond detox [...]
Bergen Commissioner Speaks At Women’s Grassroots Advocacy Meeting
Project SEARCH Internship Program for High School Students with Disabilities Presented at Holy Name
Bergen Commissioner Speaks At Women’s Grassroots Advocacy Meeting
February 17, 2017
While working on the postcard campaign, they also heard from guest speaker, Bergen County Freeholder, Tracy Silna Zur, who spoke passionately about women coming together for the change [...]
Disabled Students Excel in Bergen County Internship Program
Project SEARCH Internship Program for High School Students with Disabilities Presented at Holy Name
Project SEARCH Internship Program for High School Students with Disabilities Presented at Holy Name
October 31, 2016
Tracy Zur, Vice Chair of the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders said the key here is identifying abilities and matching the person with the proper job. “This has been a passion for me. I have a nephew [...]"
Project SEARCH Internship Program for High School Students with Disabilities Presented at Holy Name
Project SEARCH Internship Program for High School Students with Disabilities Presented at Holy Name
Project SEARCH Internship Program for High School Students with Disabilities Presented at Holy Name
October 18, 2016
Project SEARCH – a one–year, business–led internship program for students with disabilities in their last year of high school that teaches students portable job skills that can be used in any number of careers. [...]"
Bergen County Celebrates First Annual Israeli flag-raising
Bergen County Celebrates First Annual Israeli flag-raising
Bergen County Celebrates First Annual Israeli flag-raising
May 8, 2015
Guests at the flag-raising included the deputy consul-general of Israel’s consulate in New York, Amir Sagie; Assemblyman Tim Eustace; County Executive Jim Tedesco; Freeholder Chairwoman [...]
Garden Established to Teach Gardening to Homeless
Bergen County Celebrates First Annual Israeli flag-raising
Bergen County Celebrates First Annual Israeli flag-raising
September 07, 2013
HACKENSACK — It's a modest garden tucked behind a county-run homeless shelter, but officials are hoping to yield crops — and job skills for the county's homeless. Bergen County officials cut the ribbon [...]