Interfaith Neighbors announced this week that it will once again be the recipient of a Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Planning Grant. According to a news release sent to the Asbury Park Sun on Wednesday afternoon, the award continues a decade of the bank’s charitable support for economic stability, affordable housing, and youth opportunity on Asbury […]

Mayor John Moor announced via social media that Asbury Park was granted a Transit Village designation and it immediately went viral [locally that is]. “…I am pleased to advise you that the City of Asbury Park has been designated New Jersey’s next Transit village. This is years of policy decisions and staff work that is […]

Local restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach and Joe Leone Introna, of Joe Leone’s Italian Specialties & Catering of Point Pleasant Beach and Sea Girt, have vowed to sleep on the Asbury Park boardwalk until they raise $50,000 in support of the soon to be constructed Rights of Passage home in Asbury Park. A partnership between Covenant House […]

A Charity Challenge was elevated Thursday morning when Interfaith Neighbors announced a one-day fundraising initiative in support of Kula Cafe, located at 1201 Springwood Ave. Executive Director Joe Marmora announced OceanFirst Foundation will sponsor the Bonus Challenge, running through 5 p.m. only. Kula Cafe opened its doors in April 2013. Since then, a host of […]

Three teams of budding entrepreneurs went before a panel of local sharks last week to pitch for investment in products they hope to debut at the Made in Monmouth event on Saturday at Monmouth University. The budding entrepreneurs are 7th and 8th graders participating in the 15-week Asbury Park Junior Entrepreneur Training [JET] program founded […]

After five years of serving the homeless and at risk youth in Asbury Park, Covenant House will break ground on a home next week aptly named Rights of Passage. Made possible through a partnership with Interfaith Neighbors who owns the land, the five-bedroom home will help homeless young men on the way to independence. “The […]

The recent approval for a Covenant House program in Asbury Park has ramped up the fundraising efforts of Brooklyn resident Kirsten Corley, a Freehold native. “To me, everyone deserves a chance at a better life and if you weren’t born lucky, Covenant House is where you make your own luck and things can change for […]

Two new developments aimed at addressing a gap in housing needs and creating a more stable future for its residents will be constructed by Interfaith Neighbors in the city’s west side community. The first is Turf Club –  a phased project named for the once popular entertainment venue set to begin construction this spring along […]

With a goal to build a community for an under served population while attracting a high tech skilled population at the city’s southern gateway, Junction Hall came into fruition this past year. Behind the scenes, the collaboration between Second Life Bikes’ owner Kerri Martin and Cowerks owners Bret Morgan, Danny Croak and Gregory Edgerton was […]

City native Karen Murphy strives for energy and balance, not for herself but for the eldest members of the community. In her role as Supervisor of the Asbury Park Senior Center on Springwood Avenue, Murphy and her team amped up the social and recreational programs this year, and have a goal to further grow them […]