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BEAM survey: What do you need?



BEAM (Building Essex Area Mutuality) is launching in 2026. We’re an all-voluntary, non-money, free group – aiming to build connections among people in Essex County NJ towns, and between local mutual aid groups. We hope to help change the culture, and to let people feel more connected to and supported by one another.

We’re asking what do you and other people need, to improve community, neighborhood, and family life? Use your imagination!

Please answer these short questions. For each question, you can choose more than one option:


1. How would you like BEAM to help you feel more connection, belonging, and empowerment in our local community?
2. What community activities would you like to participate in, if they were in your neighborhood?

Cooking

Crafts

Bystander intervention/de-escalation

Community organizing/activism

Digital literacy/coding

First aid/CPR

Food gardening

Healthy eating

Sewing/hemming/mending

Strength training

Skills for new moms or dads

3. How often would you want to meet?
Town (and nearby streets intersection)
5. (OPTIONAL) BEAM can …
Please provide at least one way for us to contact you.

Let’s do this!

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Building Essex Area Mutuality (BEAM) · 2026
Essex County area, New Jersey, USA
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