Union County Office
of Community
Engagement & Diversity
[meteor_slideshow slideshow=”community-engagement”]Contact
Nathalie Hernandez, Coordinator
10 Elizabethtown Plaza, 3rd Floor Elizabeth NJ 07207
908-527-4880 nahernandez@ucnj.org
Mission
To identify volunteer opportunities, coordinate events, and create a network of organizations to build relationships with the County’s diverse communities.
Initiatives
[su_icon_text color=”black” icon=”icon: users” icon_color=”black” icon_size=”36″]Provide outreach to local community based groups and volunteer organizations to create a network and directory of same.[/su_icon_text] [su_icon_text color=”black” icon=”icon: bullhorn” icon_color=”black” icon_size=”36″]Coordinate countywide community events and programs which foster and promote volunteerism in Union County.[/su_icon_text] [su_icon_text color=”black” icon=”icon: bar-chart-o” icon_color=”black” icon_size=”36″]Reinforce strategies for building relationships with the County’s diverse communities to include culture, lifestyle, ethnicity, and race.[/su_icon_text] [su_icon_text color=”black” icon=”icon: comments” icon_color=”black” icon_size=”36″]Bring communities together on issues important to them and find creative & innovative solutions to ensure inclusion and collaboration on a multi-faceted vision for the County’s diverse communities.[/su_icon_text][su_icon icon=”icon: users” background=”#ffffff” color=”black” size=”20″ shape_size=”20″ text_size=”18″ margin=”0px 0px 0px 0px”][/su_icon][su_icon icon=”icon: users” background=”#ffffff” color=”black” size=”20″ shape_size=”20″ text_size=”18″ margin=”0px 0px 0px 0px”][/su_icon][su_icon icon=”icon: users” background=”#ffffff” color=”black” size=”20″ shape_size=”20″ text_size=”18″ margin=”0px 0px 0px 0px”][/su_icon]
194
Volunteers
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4,594 Volunteer
Hours Served
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$115,197.01 Volunteer
Time Value
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2,748 Pounds of Food Donated to Community Food Bank
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355 Families we Delivered Toys to across the County
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Interactive Data from Feeding America
The Healthcare Costs of Food Insecurity – Many families experiencing food insecurity face multiple hardships that exacerbate the challenges to maintaining good health. Research using data from Map the Meal Gap and other national datasets indicate that food-insecure households face additional healthcare costs in every county in the U.S., totaling $52.9 billion in healthcare costs in 2016 – but this varies substantially around the country. July 2019, Feeding America, DataBlick, Dr. Hilary Seligman, and Dr. Seth Berkowitz
Children are food insecure in every state of the U.S. – Child food insecurity remains prevalent across the U.S. While federal nutrition programs are one solution to the problem, the number of children eligible and served varies drastically across state lines. September 2018, Feeding America and DataBlick
Poverty and unemployment impact food insecurity – Food insecurity is driven by poverty and financial resources at both the national and local levels. When underlying economic factors change, data visualization tools can predict how food insecurity rates will react. November 2018, Feeding America and DataBlick
Walk in the shoes of a person living with hunger – Hunger does not discriminate. While food insecurity is often boiled down to a single number, there are many faces and stories that live behind the data point. 2015, Feeding America and Nice & Serious
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