Jared's Fund

The Fund was established in memory of Jared Zimmerman, who died in 2016 as a direct result of mental illness.

Jed Foundation will work with MHS to strengthen support and training.

New Jersey will allocate $6 million to allow school staff to get training in Mental Health First Aid, to recognize and help students who may be in crisis.

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Beginning next school year, New Jersey schoolchildren will learn about topics like stress, anxiety, depression and self-esteem as part of their lessons. State legislators passed a law requiring schools to include mental health as part of their health and physical education curricula, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The murals on the Chestnut Street bridge are moving forward, one paint scrape at a time. Art to Action consists of Montclair High School students who want to re-paint the aging murals, which were painted almost 25 years ago under the trestle bridge...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Jared Zimmerman’s family and friends remember him as an adventurer who once convinced his siblings to go with him on a midnight hike on a family vacation, and who always had throngs of friends over after school. I...