{"id":648650,"date":"2023-07-27T21:07:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T01:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/?p=648650"},"modified":"2023-07-27T21:07:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T01:07:11","slug":"the-community-chest-awards-grants-totaling-124950-to-nonprofits-responding-to-increased-need-in-the-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/648650\/","title":{"rendered":"The Community Chest Awards Grants Totaling $124,950 to Nonprofits Responding to Increased Need in the Area"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bergen Family Center, a grant recipient of The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County, provides services to senior citizens. Photo Credit: Jake Topolosky<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; July 27, 2023) — The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County awarded 24 grants, totaling $124,950, to nonprofit agencies responding to increased need in the community in Bergen County, New Jersey. Founded in 1933 during the Great Depression, The Community Chest, a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, supports local nonprofit organizations serving people in need in eastern Bergen County, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Grant Recipients<\/p>\n

The 2023-2024 grant recipients are:<\/p>\n

\u2022Bergen Family Center
\n\u2022Bergen Performing Arts Center
\n\u2022Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative
\n\u2022Bloom Empowerment
\n\u2022Center for Food Action
\n\u2022The Center for Hope and Safety
\n\u2022Encounters in Black Traditions
\n\u2022Englewood Health
\n\u2022Englewood Neighborhood Pantry
\n\u2022Family Promise of Bergen County
\n\u2022Flat Rock Brook Nature Center
\n\u2022JCC Thurnauer School of Music
\n\u2022Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Northern NJ
\n\u2022Metropolitan Community Center
\n\u2022Office of Concern Food Pantry
\n\u2022POP Program
\n\u2022Rotary Club of Englewood
\n\u2022Spectrum for Living
\n\u2022Tenafly Nature Center
\n\u2022Vantage Health System
\n\u2022Volunteer Center of Bergen County
\n\u2022West Side Infant and Teen Parent Program
\n\u2022Women’s Rights Information Center
\n\u2022YWCA of Northern NJ<\/p>\n

The nonprofit agencies will use their grant awards to provide services that meet The Chest’s 202343-2024 priorities in these areas:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mental Health services,
\n\u2022 Food Insecurity and Healthy Eating,
\n\u2022 Home Care (Health Care Staffing and Services),
\n\u2022 Educational Enhancement\/College and Career Prep, and
\n\u2022 Racial Justice Education.<\/p>\n

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The Center for Food Action’s volunteers distribute food at West Side Infant and Teen Parent Program. Photo Credit: Jake Topolosky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The grant recipients will provide services to residents in need from these communities: Alpine, Bergenfield, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan, Rockleigh and Tenafly.<\/p>\n

Requests Exceed Funds Available<\/u><\/p>\n

With a mission to strengthen the community through partnership, leadership and philanthropy, The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County awarded the grants to local nonprofits through a competitive process managed by the organization’s Allocations Committee and approved by the Board of Managers.\u00a0 During the organization’s 90th year, funds were raised through an annual campaign and fundraisers to address increasing needs in the areas of food insecurity and mental health in eastern Bergen County.\u00a0 This year, the nonprofit agencies’ requests reached $267,900, exceeding the budget for grant awards.<\/p>\n

“This year, The Chest’s Allocation Committee focused specifically on maximizing our finite resources to support the increased demand for services in the priority areas of mental health, food insecurity, educational enhancement and racial justice education.\u00a0 Agencies that provide services to people in need in our region, especially in the areas of mental health and food insecurity, were prioritized,” said Dr. Shelly Wimpfheimer, Executive Director, The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County.<\/p>\n

Neighbors Helping Neighbors<\/u><\/p>\n

Since the organization’s founding 90 years ago, The Chest has raised over $12 million and served over 100 nonprofit organizations.\u00a0 The Chest supports area nonprofits addressing a range of issues, including health and mental health, hunger, arts programming, the environment, and volunteerism for approximately 50,000 people annually.<\/p>\n

For further information about The Chest or to make a contribution, visit\u00a0www.communitychestofenglewood.org<\/a>\u00a0or contact (201) 568-7474.\u00a0 Stay updated about the organization’s activities on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.<\/p>\n

About The Community Chest<\/u><\/p>\n

Founded in 1933, The Community Chest, a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, has supported local not-for-profit agencies for 90 years.\u00a0 The Chest leads initiatives and supports nonprofits that make our communities stronger and benefit people in need in eastern Bergen County.\u00a0 Each year, The Chest raises funds and allocates them to agencies demonstrating the capacity to provide services to local citizens.\u00a0 The organization also provides coordinating and planning services in its communities, serving as a bridge between agencies and organizations and investing in the stability and quality of the service network.<\/p>\n

The Community Chest’s Board of Managers is comprised of community leaders dedicated to improving the lives of neighbors in need.\u00a0 People interested in being considered for board membership may contact Executive Director Dr. Shelly Wimpfheimer at (201) 568-7474.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; July 27, 2023) — The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County awarded 24 grants, totaling $124,950, to nonprofit agencies responding to increased need in the community in Bergen County, New Jersey. Founded in 1933 during the Great Depression, The Community Chest, a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, supports local nonprofit organizations serving people in need in eastern Bergen County, New Jersey. Grant Recipients The 2023-2024 grant recipients are: \u2022Bergen Family Center \u2022Bergen Performing Arts Center \u2022Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative \u2022Bloom Empowerment \u2022Center for Food Action \u2022The Center…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":648652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47748],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-648650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648650"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":648654,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648650\/revisions\/648654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/648652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}