Merri-Makers Gives Back

Allaire Community Farm is a sanctuary where passionate people make an impact on their community by creating an encouraging environment that fosters healing and hope. Our gardens and greenhouses support local families battling cancer with weekly free produce, and we are an animal rescue and farm with a mission of inclusion. Our goal is to utilize our rescued animals and the working farm environment to nurture through nature: special needs adults and children, at risk population, veterans with PTSD and families battling cancer.

Team Shamrock, through founder Kathleen Robertson Cunningham, honors her brother Donald Robertson, who was killed in the September 11 attacks while working in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Now more than 400 members strong, Team Shamrock is dedicated to raising funds to build technologically advanced “smart homes” for catastrophically injured service members through the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

Since 2011, the Jersey Shore Rescue Mission has been reaching out to the impoverished, homeless, addicted and marginalized of Asbury Park in the name of Jesus Christ. The Mission runs several programs such as the Life Change Recovery Program, a Thrift Store that provides Work Therapy, as well as Emergency Services, which include shelter and food, along with drug abuse and mental health counseling. Many graduates go on to the longer term Life Change Program at the Market Street Mission.

Our mission is to support families dealing with pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors, as well as support research so one day no other family will have “go home and make memories”.

The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded in 1945 to care for the community’s homeless, neglected and abused animals. Our Mission is to protect, care and advocate for all animals. We are dedicated to enforcing animal cruelty laws; providing a safe haven for homeless, abused and abandoned animals while they await adoption; reducing over-population through spay/neutering; and cultivating their humane treatment through education and advocacy services as a valuable community resource.