Fifteen Asbury Park sixth, seventh and eighth graders are signing on to participate in Interfaith Neighbors’ new Junior Entrepreneur Training (JET) program that will begin in February. The 15-session course will see students collaborate as they learn business-related skills that can help them with their current studies and future plans to graduate from high school […]

The inaugural Asbury Park Harvest Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at the northwest corner of Springwood and Atkins avenues, according to a news release from Interfaith Neighbors. The day starts with the construction of 28 raised beds on the Kula Urban Farm project site at 8:30 a.m. Volunteers […]

Interfaith Neighbors’ plan to put an urban farm on a lot adjacent to the Kula Café was approved Tuesday by the Asbury Park zoning board of adjustment. The Kula Urban Farm Project will consist of a 20 x 84 square foot greenhouse with hydroponic and aeroponic growing systems and 15 raised beds built on the […]

Four years ago, Frank’s Deli & Restaurant at 1406 Main Street began to donated unsold bread, pastries and rolls to Interfaith Neighbor’s Need to Feed program — that practice continues today. Need to Feed provides soup and pastries in the winter and sandwiches in the summer to residents in need. Franks is a longtime Asbury Park […]

Interfaith Neighbors, Inc. and New Jersey Natural Gas [NJNG] announced the completion of two new homes on the West Side of Asbury Park as part of their long-standing collaboration to provide affordable housing opportunities to deserving families and individuals in Monmouth County, according to a news release from NJNG. The two new energy-efficient homes are located on the first block […]

Interfaith Neighbors is in the planning stages of an urban farm, their newest social enterprise on the city’s West Side following the success of the Kula Café. The concept is to erect the Kula Urban Farm Project, comprised of a year-round greenhouse and a few outdoor raised beds where individuals can work, learn, and have access […]

Nonprofit group Interfaith Neighbors is hosting an informational program on April 30th at the Asbury Park Senior Center. Anyone who wants to find out how easy it is to become a Meals on Wheels volunteer is invited to attend, according to an announcement from the agency. Attendees will learn about the nonprofit group’s nutrition program and have the […]

A possible land swap between the Asbury Park Housing Authority and redevelopers at the Springwood Avenue Project site is on the table. The Springwood Avenue Project is a multi-structure redevelopment venture slated for Springwood Avenue between Atkins Avenue and Memorial Drive. Terms and conditions of the redevelopers’ agreement are still being worked out and sources tell […]

The second annual silent charity auction for Interfaith Neighbors’ Kula Café takes place this evening from 7 to 11 p.m. at the 709 restaurant in Point Pleasant Beach Al Holmes and the Tribe will shift their Thursday night “deep blue blues” set, which usually takes place at the Café, over to the Point Beach restaurant for […]

The terms and conditions of the redevelopers’ agreement have been drafted for a major development project slated for Springwood Avenue between Atkins Avenue and Memorial Drive, and should be finalized by year’s end. City officials met with members of the two organizations selected to redevelop the area earlier this week. The agreement includes stipulations for the phasing […]