Two Lawrenceville Non-Profits Earn Grants from The Horizon Foundation

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