New Jersey American Water’s 2025 Community Grants Echo North End’s Call for Repairs, Not Redevelopment
Published: November 26, 2025 As New Jersey American Water and its charitable foundation roll out a new round of community grants across the Garden State, residents in an Illinois “North End” neighborhood are fighting a familiar battle: how to repair and preserve vulnerable housing without handing their community over to outside redevelopers. Business Wire+2mail.vermilionweather.com+2 Taken together, these stories show how much is riding on relatively modest pools of philanthropic and public money—and how sharply communities are insisting that investment translate into real, tangible repairs on the ground. New Jersey American Water’s 2025 Community Advancement Grant Program On November 25, the