The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey

HFNJ is dedicated to reducing disparities in the delivery of healthcare and improving access to quality healthcare for vulnerable populations in Newark and its environs and the Jewish community of Greater MetroWest NJ.

Our Mission Who We Are

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Our Focus Areas

Hospitals

Medical Care

Behavioral Health

Workforce Training

Public Health

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Grants in Action

Jewish Adolescent Behavioral Health Initiative

Across New Jersey—and the nation—adolescents are facing growing mental health challenges. Recognizing both the urgency and the opportunity to act, HFNJ launched a targeted initiative to strengthen mental health support systems for Jewish adolescents in the NJ Greater MetroWest community.

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VNA of Central NJ

Doula care is proven to promote healthy pregnancies, safe births, and positive experiences for mothers and families. That is why HFNJ supported a project by Visiting Nurse Association of Central NJ to create the Essex County Community Doula Initiative.

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Playworks

For more than a decade, the nonprofit Playworks has been providing trained Playworks coaches to public schools in Newark to empower children to play actively at recess and increase physical activity throughout the school day to support both physical and mental health.

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Grants in Action

Featured News

Lester Z Lieberman

February 9, 2026 HFNJ @30: Lester Lieberman and the Founding of HFNJ

January 20, 2026 HFNJ Announces Initiative Providing $1.5 Million in Core Operating Grants

January 13, 2026 The Healthcare Foundation of NJ: 30 Years of Healing, Hope, and Humanism

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