Haddonfield – The Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ) has awarded grants to 14 organizations in Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem, Atlantic, Cape May, and Ocean Counties. These grants, totaling $97,500, were made possible through funding from the Ford Foundation, The Mildred Stiles Michael Fund and two anonymous Cumberland County donor funds. This grant allocation – which included grants to The Center for Civic Responsibility Citizens Campaign, Camden County’s Boat People SOS Inc., and Burlington County’s Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton and others – is the first by CFSJ since it began operating in 2009.
The CFSJ grantmaking committee received 68 proposals and selected 14 (see below)based on their ability to address two focus areas. According to Kim Warker Ayers, CFSJ’s Grantmaking Committee Chair, this first round of grants targeted family stability and social equity. “We were looking for programs that contributed to a cohesive, supportive and flexible family system as well as a nurturing and stimulating home environment. With social equity we sought organizations impacting the fair, just and equitable access to opportunity to achieve and sustain self-sufficiency.”
The Citizen’s Campaign project received $10,000 to support the training and recruitment of citizens to participate in their communities throughout Camden and Gloucester County. Boat People SOS, Inc. received $5,000 for their Road to Independence and Success program that help Vietnamese families integrate into society and achieve self-sufficiency. In Burlington County, Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton received $5,000 to support the Peace: A Learned Solution program which uses creative arts therapies to serve children that are witnesses to domestic violence.
“It is critical to CFSJ’s mission that the entire region we serve benefit from our grant investment,” said Sidney Hargro, CFSJ Executive Director. “Simply put, our grantmaking goal is to increase the level of philanthropic investment in South Jersey. To that end, we are pleased that we could use seed funds from a national foundation to leverage funds from donors who also care about family stability and social equity.”
The Community Foundation of South Jersey is a nonprofit, public charity that enables a broad cross-section of donors to easily and effectively support causes they care about, immediately or through their wills. Created by and for the people of South Jersey, CFSJ is the first community foundation dedicated to the people and communities in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and Salem counties. http://www.communityfoundationsj.org
For more information, contact (856) 216-8150 or info@communityfoundationsj.org
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Organization
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Purpose
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COUNTY
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A Place for US Atlantic County Women’s Center
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To support the Home to Work program serving families at-risk due to abusive situations, offering a variety of services including life skills development, career, and educational programs.
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Atlantic
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Catholic Charities. Diocese of Trenton. Providence House Domestic Violence Services of Catholic Charities
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To support the PALS program uses creative arts therapies to serve children that are victims of domestic abuse between the ages of 3 and 12 and foster the integrity of the family.
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Burlington
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Food Bank of South Jersey, Inc.
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To support Cooking Matters: a national nutrition education program that teaches families in Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester County how to make healthy and budget-wise food choices with a cooking-centered approach to nutrition education.
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Camden
Gloucester
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Camden Area Health Education Center, Inc.
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To support the LGBT Youth Program which works with parents/guardians and schools to create safe spaces and a climate in which bullying is not tolerated.
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Camden
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Hispanic Family Center Southern New Jersey Inc.
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To support the youth afterschool program which offers events designed to help parents get involved in the lives of the students in the program.
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Camden
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The Cathedral Soup Kitchen, Inc.
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To support the Cathedral Kitchen meal program which serves nutritious meals to impoverished residents of Camden and surrounding communities.
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Camden
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BPSOS – Delaware Valley. Boat People SOS, Inc.
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To support the Road to Independence and Success through Education program which helps Vietnamese families achieve self-sufficiency, improve their economic and social well-being, and integration into society.
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Camden
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Cape May County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Inc.
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To support the Strengthening Families Program which teaches family management and life skills that parents and youth can work on at home.
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Cape May
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South Jersey Hospital Inc.
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To support the S.T.E.P.S. health intervention program which helps families improve their physical endurance, diet, and nutrition.
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Cumberland
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Bethel Development Corporation
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To support the Family Enrichment Program that offers employment and training assessments; job readiness programs; and other services to low-income families.
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Cumberland
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Robins' Nest, Inc.
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To support the Nurse-Family Partnership program, a home visitation program offering parenting education, supportive services to low-income, first-time parents in Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties.
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Salem
Cumberland
Gloucester
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Appel Farm Arts and Music Center
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To support HeART and Health Program which is targeted to at-risk families in Salem County to foster improved interaction, communication, and socialization skills through a holistic approach in which the art is used to reinforce and expand conventional family services.
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Salem
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Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties
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To support the Mobile Pantry Program which provides emergency food to areas of Ocean County which have large numbers of people living in poverty, which are not adequately served by existing pantries.
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Ocean
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Citizen’s Campaign
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To recruit and train citizens in Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester Counties on how to participate in the legislation development, community planning, and citizen journalism in their community.
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Camden
Gloucester
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