Young people making a difference

Since our inception in 2017, we've included young people in our committee meetings and within our subcommittees, including the Community Garden, Creative Team and others.

While we believe building a greener, better and more sustainable community involves people of all ages, bringing young people into the process brings us a different perspective and it encourages them to become leaders in our town.

In 2017, the borough administration began to host several local high school interns to work on special projects over the summer.   The Green Team and other boards benefitted by having interns assist in data gathering, research and social media planning.

A spirit of volunteerism has empassioned our community youth to participate in Green Team sponsored clean-up events, Community Garden building, and planning murals for a pedestrian gateway downtown, among other things.  But, they want to do more.

In April, we added two Junior Members to our main public body.  They have asked a lot of questions, given us feedback and have worked on Sustainable Jersey certification items on our team.

This month, we will be creating a "Green Teens" subcommittee to bring even more fresh ideas and enthusiasm into greening our borough.  It will consist of our Junior Members and other high school students working collaboratively with the Green Team and other boards and commissions.

Have ideas? Want to get involved?  E-mail us or send a letter to us in care of the Borough Clerk's Office, 48 Washington Street, South River NJ 08882.

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