Updates

These are crazy times. I could start by detailing the threats to our communities and the impact of proposed federal funding cuts on our work, but that’s not my message …

Dear Friends, Greetings! I’m pleased to share some good news about an upcoming residency at the Bellagio Center in Italy. As you know, I currently split my time between Trenton …

Become a part of Isles’ history by sponsoring a fruit tree at Isles’ Tucker Street Urban Orchard. Isles is pleased to announce that more than 60 fruit trees have been …

Dear Friend,  A few days ago, I sat down with an old friend who had just read Isles’ 2016 Annual Report.  “This is very impressive work,” he said, “but as …

In November, Isles and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs held a first-of-its-kind conference on Lead and Education. Speakers explored the impact of lead exposure on a …

  On Thursday, April 12, a team of horses and staff from Howell Living History Farm arrived at Chestnut Ave Community Garden for Isles’ Annual Horse Plow. This year marked a special milestone …

Dear Friends, The news from Washington, D.C. is unsettling for us too. Since we created Isles 36 years ago in the early days of the Reagan administration, we’ve weathered lots of …

This month, the NJ Climate Adaptation Alliance Advisory Committee—of which I am a member—released a Climate and Health Profile Report as a draft. It outlines how climate change is expected …

Isles is pleased to announce five new members to our Board of Trustees. Marty Johnson, Isles’ President and CEO says, “These trustees guide and support Isles, while also representing those …

When Joy Ingram-Robinson’s 2-year-old daughter starting showing signs that she was sick, her mother thought it was because she was a premature baby. “Her fingernails came off but she wasn’t …