Project Porchlight Blog

The Hightstown Blitz on August 7 in Hightstown, New Jersey, was nothing less than remarkable. A small but energetic group of volunteers fanned out through the borough to educate their friends and neighbors about the energy savings offered by compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs as well as the energy efficiency programs

Eric J. Fuchs-Stengel lives in Mahwah, New Jersey, but he’s not spending much time at home this summer.

Eric, 18, is serving as a summer intern with the Rockland County AmeriCorps community service program

The Morristown Neighborhood House (MNH) was founded in 1898 as a settlement house that helped Italian immigrants become acclimated to life in Morristown, New Jersey. More than a century later, MNH continues to provide invaluable services to immigrants in the Morristown area

The annual African Diaspora Festival in Newark, New Jersey, helps affirm the legacy of the Diaspora by increasing the quality of relationships and dialogue between the communities. This year’s festival, held on August 8 at Lincoln Park, included people of African descent from Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean Islands, and beyond.

Project Porchight’s Lawrence Blitz on August 3 in Lawrence, New Jersey, was a real community event.

A group of 20 volunteers—families with children as well as individuals—gathered at the Liberty Green Clubhouse for training before fanning out throughout the township