ALPOL, CJI Give Back to Brooklyn

On Wednesday, December 8th, CJI and our partners at A Little Piece of Light—a CJI grantee, the Brooklyn Nets, and Salon 718 hosted a holiday toy drive in Brooklyn’s historic Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. More than 100 attendees cheerfully gathered to make our community’s holiday season a little warmer.   The event featured raffles, free haircuts, makeovers,…

CJI Passes $2 Million in 2021 Grants

By all accounts, and despite a second year of pandemic-related restrictions on work and travel, 2021 has been a banner year for CJI, our Circle Members, and grantees. CJI met its goal of making $1 million in Leadership Circle grants, and was able to disburse 25 Strategic Opportunities Support (SOS) Rapid Response Circle grants in…