5 Woodbridge Nonprofits To Support This Holiday Season

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — If you’re like many of your Woodbridge neighbors, you may spend a good part of the holiday season with your credit card in hand, buying gifts for family and friends. Coming up soon is a chance to give back to the local community.

Giving Tuesday, which in 2024 falls on Dec. 3, is a day dedicated to supporting nonprofit and community groups. Since 2012, nonprofits worldwide have used the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to galvanize fundraising, rally volunteers and add momentum to their causes.

Maintaining funding is a constant challenge for many nonprofits that fill gaps and meet other needs in the Woodbridge area.

Here are five local nonprofits to consider getting behind on Giving Tuesday:

1. Woodbridge Animal Shelter: Cares for the homeless and abandoned animals in our area. They are always looking for monetary donations, volunteers or item drop-offs. Here is a perennial list of items they are always in need of: https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj....

2. We Feed Woodbridge: A list of all the food pantries in town and in the area, and how you can help.

3. Rotary of Woodbridge-Perth Amboy: They are always seeking volunteers; learn more here: https://rotarywpa.org/page/vol...

4. Woodbridge American Legion Post 87 Auxiliary: Help support American military veterans in the Woodbridge area.

5. First Presbyterian Church of Avenel: Currently creating Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets. How you can help: https://avenelpresbyterianchur...