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Two Lawrenceville Non-Profits Earn Grants from The Horizon Foundation
HomeFront and Special Olympics New Jersey are among 60 recipients across the state.
Two local non-profits have received grants form The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey in its fourth and final found of 2013 awards.
With these awards, the Foundation made more than $4.2 million in grants to 142 non-profits in 2013.
HomeFront in Lawrenceville received a grant of $25,000 to support the Health Maven Project. The project connects low-income or homeless parents and their children with providers for primary care services, offers assistance in navigating the subsidized health care system, and helps clients manage a medical crisis.
Special Olympics New Jersey in Lawrenceville received a two-year grant of $25,000 to support its Young Athlete Program. The program offers clinic-style, sport-specific instructions aimed at the physical and developmental needs of children ages 2 to 7 with an emphasis on sports skill development.
“The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey applauds the commitment and dedication of non-profit organizations because they help improve the health and quality of life of Garden State residents,” said Robert A. Marino, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Chairman & CEO and Foundation Board Chairman. “By addressing significant public health issues or contributing to the cultural richness of our state, the grantees we support are making a positive impact on the lives of the people they serve.”
The Foundation awarded the following 60 grants at its December 2013 Board meeting. Other recipients include:
- Aljira, Newark
- American Conference on Diversity, New Brunswick
- Art House Productions, Jersey City
- Art Pride, Burlington
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Newark, Newark
- Cape Assist, Wildwood
- Children’s Aid and Family Services, Paramus
- Children’s Futures, Trenton
- Christ the King Preparatory School, Newark
- Community Hope, Parsippany
- Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank
- Covenant House, Newark
- CPC Behavioral Healthcare, Eatontown
- Crossroads Programs, Willingboro
- Diabetes Foundation, Paramus
- Enright Melanoma Foundation, Summit
- Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck
- Family Guidance Center, Hamilton
- Garden State Discovery Museum Center for Learning, Cherry Hill
- Hispanic Family Center Southern New Jersey, Camden
- Hope House, Paterson
- La Casa de Don Pedro, Newark
- Lakewood Resource and Referral Center, Lakewood
- Literacy Volunteers of New Jersey, Metuchen
- Monmouth County Arts Council, Red Bank
- Moorestown Theater Company, Moorestown
- New Jersey Goals of Care, Princeton,
- New Jersey Theatre Alliance, West Orange
- Newark Boys Chorus School, Newark
- Newark Public Radio/WBGO, Newark
- Newark Renaissance House, Newark
- The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville
- Ocean Community Economic Action Now, Toms River
- Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown
- Philip’s Education Partners, Newark
- Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Madison
- Prevent Child Abuse- New Jersey Chapter, New Brunswick
- Puerto Rican Unity for Progress, Camden
- The Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township
- Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville
- Robins’ Nest, Glassboro
- Rowan University Foundation, Glassboro
- Rutgers University Foundation, New Brunswick
- St. Benedict’s Preparatory School, Newark
- Saint Vincent’s Academy, Newark
- Save Latin America, Union City
- Shiloh Community Development Corporation, Trenton
- Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth Convent of St. Elizabeth, Elizabeth
- Trenton Children’s Chorus, Trenton
- Twin Oaks Community Services, Mount Holly
- United Way of Essex and West Hudson, Newark
- UrbanPromise Ministries, Camden
- Valerie Fund, Maplewood
- Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey, Red Bank
- Volunteers of America, Collingswood
- West Bergen Mental Healthcare, Ridgewood,
- Youth Development Clinic of Newark, Newark
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