Hackensack, New Jersey – The Hackensack Environmental Justice Alliance (EJA), a community group that focuses on helping people hit the hardest by environmental issues, seeks the public’s input with the completion of a survey about their experiences with flooding and their knowledge of green infrastructure. The short survey is anonymous and participation is voluntary. Participants’ responses are confidential. The survey may be completed online by August 30 in English at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EJ24ENGL or in Spanish at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EJ24SPAN.

The EJA offers participants the opportunity to meet and connect with others interested in making the City of Hackensack greener, cleaner, and healthier for everyone. The EJA is co-produced by the Hackensack Environmental Justice Alliance and the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF).

The survey’s results will help the EJA to develop a plan to reduce flooding and to use green infrastructure. The results will also assist the EJA and the NNJCF in their efforts to seek and obtain federal funding to address flooding and other environmental issues in the area.

For further information about the survey, contact Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP, Executive Director of the NNJCF, at [email protected] or call 201-568-5608 extension 2.

Green Infrastructure for Environmental Justice

The survey is part of the NNJCF's Green Infrastructure for Environmental Justice project. This project seeks to reduce flooding and improve environmental conditions for residents in central Hackensack and other parts of the city affected by flooding. More information about this project may be found at http://tinyurl.com/heja24.

The Green Infrastructure for Environmental Justice project is produced by the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation in partnership with Greater Bergen Community Action, City of Hackensack and Hackensack Public Schools, along with other community-based organizations and residents in Hackensack. The project is supported in part by The Funders Network, AARP, Valley Bank Foundation, M&T Bank Foundation, PSEG Foundation, The Rotary Club of Hackensack, TD Charitable Foundation, and other supporters.

Donations Are Appreciated

The NNJCF seeks donations to support the Green Infrastructure for Environmental Justice Project. Donations of any size are welcome. All donations received will be used to help create environmental projects benefitting the community. Donations may be made online at http://tinyurl.com/SupportGreenInfrastructure. Contributions may also be sent by check made out to 'The Northern N.J. Community Foundation' and enter ‘Hackensack Green’ in the memo line. Send checks to the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation, 1 University Plaza, Suite 102, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601. For further information about the NNJCF, call 201-568-5608 or send an e-mail to [email protected].

About Northern New Jersey Community Foundation

Founded in 1998, The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 organization based in Hackensack, New Jersey, works with local governments, school districts, businesses, non-profit organizations, and citizen groups to improve community life.  Through collaborative partnerships, regional problems are identified and resolved. Opportunities are discovered and explored by talking and learning from each other and sharing ideas, best practices, services, and resources. The Foundation works to grow more creative and inspiring places, greener and healthier places, and more places of belonging and opportunity. For more information, visit www.nnjcf.org, send an email to [email protected], or call 201-568-5608.