Impact Stories

In Nov. 2021 after ten years of our evolving mission and impact, we changed our name to Gathering Ground. You may still find reference to our old name Creative New Jersey in posts created prior to Nov. 2021.

Neighborhood Revitalization

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Community members, entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders connect during the Atlantic City Call to Collaboration to form the Ducktown Neighborhood Group. They subsequently secured funding for the development of the area’s first Neighborhood Revitalization Plan. 

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“Walls came down, bridges were built, inspiration was shared, challenges were tackled, hope was renewed because people who care took the time to come together to have meaningful conversation.Thank you for creating the environment to make this possible. We are stronger together.”

– Doug Goulding, Chief Serving Officer at NCS Paterson and the Paterson Health Initiative