JCO of Northern Bergen County

Not-for-profit registered 501(c)(3)

Charitable Kids Share Presents—and a Special Visit—with Woodcliff Lake Seniors

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Residents of Memory Care Living® at Woodcliff Lake spent a special time with generous youngsters Friday.

The men and women at the residence were the beneficiaries of this year’s Senior Holiday Gift Drive run by the JCO of Northern Bergen County.
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The JCO is a nonprofit organization serving the Northern Bergen County area. Activities are focused on raising much needed monies for local and national charities. More than 300 gifts were donated to the JCO gift drive this year, setting a new record, according to a statement from the facility.

Some young JCO members delivered gifts to residents at Memory Care Living®. The residents loved the gifts, but also appreciated their very special visitors.

2015 Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt

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In November, Stacy Davis and Faith Kaufman chaired our annual Thanksgiving Scavenger Event at the A&P in Allendale. This event is a fan favorite. The A&P graciously opens its doors to 65 excited (and loud) children and allows them to take over the aisles (shopper’s beware) to participate in a scavenger hunt and collect food for those in need.

IMG_2120The children “pay” for the food, bag the food and (this year) delivered the food ($1000+ worth), as a group, to the Center for Food Action in Mahwah, NJ. The children were given a tour by the Executive Director of CFA, and learned how important their collections are to so many needy people in the holiday season, who would otherwise have little to no food and no holiday meal. Fun + Charitable Lesson = Invaluable Opportunity.

Pack to School

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The JCO of Northern Bergen County kicked off its 2014-15 year by joining forces with Reynolds Elementary school in our “pack to school” initiative where we collected school supplies and backpacks for kids in the area. Our efforts were greatly appreciated by CASA for Children of Bergen County as we were able to donate more than $2500 worth of school supplies.