Current List of Grantees

List of Grantees 2023

  • Newark Community Street Team, NCST’S Trauma Recovery Center, $408,756
  • JCC of MetroWest, Littman Memory Center for Seniors with Moderate Memory Impairment, $294,739
  • North Ward Center, Reintegrating Our Seniors, $225,000
  • Family Service Bureau of Newark, Bringing Hope to Individuals and Families, $157,600
  • Family Connections, Pride+ - Counseling and Supports for LGBTQIA+ Youth, Their Parents and School Communities, $154,190
  • Center for Family Services, Baby’s Best Start, $150,000
  • Kean University, Raising Families: Recharging Mental Health and Child Development Post-Pandemic, $123,804
  • Essex County Family Justice Center, Inc., Expanding Trauma-Informed Mental Healthcare for Greater Newark’s Most Marginalized Victims of Domestic Violence, $118,232
  • Jewish Community Housing Corporation, JCHC Assisted Living Program - Year 2, $103,950
  • New Jersey Performing Arts Center, The Art of Well-being: Leveraging the Arts for a Healthier Newark, $100,000
  • JCC of Central NJ, Holistic Disability Support, $94,950
  • Seton Hall University, Expansion of the Seton Hall Univ. College of Nursing Online Nurse Practitioner (Y2), $85,476
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology, A Campus Wellness Program at NJIT, $80,000
  • Jewish Family Service of Central Jersey, Program to Prevent Homelessness for Union County Older Adults, $70,000

List of Grantees 2022

  • Clara Maass Medical Center - Clara Maass Medical Center’s 128-slice CT scanner project, $1,001,767      
  • Jespy House - Aging in Place on Prospect, $281,040     
  • Main St. Counseling for Meeting Community Demand, $250,000 
  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center - Expanding Outpatient Geriatric Care Access in Greater Newark, $250,000
  • Bridge, Inc. - Irvington High School Substance Use Program,$242,500      
  • Clinton Hill Community Action for Transforming Clinton Hill from a Food Desert to a Food Oasis, $175,728
  • City Green - Good Food Buck SNAP Nutrition Incentives, $150,000    
  • Wynona's House - Prevention by Design, $124,100        
  • The Valerie Fund - Nurse Navigator for Valerie Fund Children's Center at Goryeb Children's Hospital, $115,000
  • NJCRI - Vaccine Task Force, $107,212
  • Caucus Educational Corporation - Mental Health: Access, Equity and Reducing the Stigma, $100,000        
  • YCS Foundation - YCS Institute Early Head Start/Head Start Partnership, $100,000
  • Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central and Southern New Jersey - Project One-STEP, $97,170   
  • Perinatal Health Equity Initiative - East Orange Black Maternal & Infant Health Community Needs Assessment, $75,000
  • Lifetown - UMatter @ Lifetown  $70,000  
  • American Cancer Society - Road To Recovery Transportation Program, $60,700
  • Sadie Nash Leadership Institute - Mental Health and Wellness Support for Newark Youth, $30,000        
  • Overlook Foundation - Family-Centered Maternity Care in an Advanced Clinical Environment, $1,000,000    
  • Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central, Southern NJ - Abortion Patient Navigators, $259,900  
  • Rutgers School of Dental Medicine -RSDM Veterans Smile Program, $186,165       
  • The Salvation Army - The Wellness Center at The Salvation Army Newark Area Services, $150,000  
  • New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund - Health Care for All Kids Education and Outreach Project, $130,000         
  • Opportunity Project - Post-Pandemic Needs, $123,780
  • Zufall Health Center - Expanding Access to Healthcare and supportive services for low-income Essex County Seniors, $120,000        
  • New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute - Mental Health Education for Perinatal Community Health Workers, $109,623
  • Youth Development Clinic of Newark - Recovery and Moving Forward with School-Based Mental Health, $102,140
  • Planned Parenthood of Metro NJ - Patient Navigator Support, $101,907 
  • Make the Road States / Make the Road NJ - Addressing Mental Health Challenges among Low Income Immigrants, $100,000    
  • Imagine A Center For Coping with Loss - Changing the Culture of Grief in Newark Schools, $75,000  
  • Family Service League - Promoting Mental Health Through Quality Counseling, $73,262 
  • Adler Aphasia Center - Expanding access to the Aphasia Therapeutics Life Skills Program (Year 2), $50,000  
  • Greater Newark Conservancy - Improving Access to Healthy Foods Through Sustainable Farmers Markets and Food Stands in Newark, $50,000
  • Jewish Family Services of MetroWest - Sustaining and Expanding Rachel Coalition's Legal Services, $50,000  
  • Kindersmile Foundation - Oral Health Program, $50,000
  • WNET - Establishing a Mental Health Beat within NJ Spotlight News, $50,000
  • Table to Table - Food Equity for Newark’s Most Vulnerable Populations, $40,000
  • Covenant House - Physical Wellness Advisor, $40,000
  • Bessie Green Community, Inc. - Full Belly Project, $25,000        
  • Jewish Community Housing Corporation - Lester Senior Housing Medical Suite Renovation and Expansion, $222,383 
  • Caldwell University - Upgrade of the Simulation and Nursing Skills Labs and New Interventions, $193,923
  • Golda Och Academy - Post Pandemic Expansion of Youth Mental Services, $187,500
  • Playworks - Revitalization of Healthy School Climate in 8 Newark Public Schools, $132,000
  • Prevention Links - Rutgers Infectious Disease Practice, $126,310
  • Irvington Counseling Center - Decreasing Wait Time for Psychiatric Evaluations, $111,550
  • New Jersey Y Camps - Year-Round Mental Health Support Staff to Address the Current MESH Crisis, $93,750
  • Connections at Home - Reducing Social Isolation by Bridging the Digital Divide for Seniors, Year 3, $49,512  
  • Morristown Medical Center - Pediatric Behavioral Health Emergency Department Expansion $500,000
  • Youth Build Newark - Preparing Youth for Postsecondary Success in Allied Health $160,000
  • Bridges Outreach - A Holistic Approach to Ending Homelessness $100,000
  • Helen Keller International - Clear Vision for Vulnerable Populations in Greater Newark $100,000
  • United Way of Greater Union County - Nurse Family Partnership $70,000
  • MEND - MEND on the Move $50,000
  • Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation - Ailey Dance for Active Aging (Newark) $50,000
  • Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey - Adult Day Care $50,000
  • Community Foundation of New Jersey - Working Kitchens $50,000
  • Seton Hall University - Enhancement of Seton Hall’s College of Nursing Online Curriculum $39,590
  • Fibromyalgia Care Society of America - Virtual Coordinated Care Program $25,001
  • Community Foundation of New Jersey - Branch Brook Park Alliance – Care of the Park $25,000

List of Grantees 2021

  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center - Emergency Services Pavilion $5,000,000
  • Trinitas Health Foundation - Interventional Radiology Suite $500,000 plus $250,000 challenge grant
  • University Hospital Foundation - Model Trauma Team $197,994
  • Playworks - Building Healthy School Climates Year 3 $186,877
  • Broadway House - Capital Improvements $160,315
  • Newark Community Street Teams - Trauma Recovery Center $153,475
  • Trust for Public Land - Healthy Equipment at Lincoln Elementary School $150,000
  • Clinton Hill Community Action - Building Food Security $148,045
  • NJCRI - Mental Health Support for LGBTQI Adolescents and Young Adults $141,500
  • Rutgers University Foundation - Nursing Emotional Well-Being $133,689
  • Gottesman RTW Academy - School-Based Health Year 4 $132,600
  • YCS Foundation - Infant & Preschool Mental Health Year 2 $121,200
  • JCC of MetroWest - Full-Time Nurse Year 2 $114,400
  • Planned Parenthood of Metro NJ - Clinician Support $109,051
  • Jewish Community Housing - Assisted Living Program $108,080
  • Community Food Bank of NJ - Truck Purchase $100,000
  • Make the Road States - Mental Health Program Year 3 $100,000
  • NJCRI - Capacity Building Integrated Licensing $100,000
  • Kessler Foundation - Home-Based Stroke Rehab $99,055
  • Easter Seals of NJ - Expanding Healthcare Availability $99,000
  • NJIT - Student Peer Wellness $89,420
  • JSDD - WAE to Connect Year 2 $85,000
  • Ironbound Community Corporation - Breaking the Cycle Year 3 $80,000
  • Adler Aphasia Center - Telehealth Program $50,000
  • Bridges Outreach - Capacity Building $50,000
  • JFS MetroWest - Capacity Building $50,000
  • Vision to Learn - Irvington Expansion Year 2 $46,900
  • Connections at Home - Reducing Social Isolation for Older Homebound Year 2 $40,316
  • Covenant House NJ - Physical Wellness Advisor $38,000
  • JFS Central NJ - Capacity Building Phase 2 $25,000
  • Planned Parenthood Northern, Central, and Southern NJ - Project One Step (Year 2) $97,170
  • NJ Performing Arts Center - Breaking the Fourth Wall Year 3 $95,000
  • Summit Health Cares - Food, Health & Hope – Essex County Expansion $60,000
  • All Stars Project NJ - Operation Conversation: Cops & Kids $25,000 
  • Clara Maass Medical Center - OArm & Stealth Station $450,000 
  • Main Street Counseling - Expansion of Accessible Treatment Options $170,000
  • Family Connections - Safe Space/Counseling & Support for LGBTQIA $148,895 
  • NJCRI - Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy $110,794
  • Lifetown - UMatter@Lifetown $50,000
  • FP Youthoutcry - The Hubb $110,000
  • Caucus Educational Corporation - Role of Non-profits Advancing Health Equity $100,000
  • City Green - Good Food Buck (SNAP) $100,000 
  • American Cancer Society - Patient Transportation $50,000
  • Montclair State University - Cardiac Risk Screening $75,000
  • Trinitas Health Foundation - HFNJ Center for Complex Psychiatric Disorders, $500,000 with up to $500,000 in matching funds
  • Sadie Nash Leadership - Physical Wellness Advisor $25,000 

List of Grantees 2020

2020 was the year of the COVID pandemic – the most serious and urgent public health crisis in generations.  To help keep the people in our community safe, HFNJ awarded Covid-19-related grants, which totaled approximately $3.5 million.  To see more detail, please click here.
  • Clara Maass Medical Center - MRI Suite $534,000 plus $250,000 matching grant
  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center - COVID Recovery $665,177
  • Clara Maass Medical Center - COVID Preparedness $507,050
  • Saint Barnabas Medical Center - COVID-19 Response $455,350
  • Trinitas Health Foundation - MRI Machine $250,000 challenge grant
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson and Union Counties - Trauma-Informed Mentoring Year 2 $150,000 plus $25,000 challenge
  • Playworks Education Energized - Team Up Year 2 Up to $172,075
  • Main Street Counseling - Expansion of Accessible Treatment $170,000
  • Fair Food Network - Double Up Food Bucks Year 2 $161,000
  • JSDD - WAE to Connect Online Learning $134,100
  • YCS Foundation - Infant and PreSchool Mental Health Early Head Start Partnership $121,200
  • Newark Department of Health and Community Wellness - Shani Baraka Women's Center Expansion Year 3 $116,026
  • Fp Youth Outcry - Youth Support and Mental Health Services Year 2 $108,576
  • JCC of MetroWest - Full Time Nurse $106,400
  • JFS MetroWest - Mental Health Education & Awareness Year 2 $104,478
  • Caucus Education Corp. - Confronting Racism $100,000
  • Irvington Counseling Center - Expansion of Counseling Care $100,000
  • JESPY House - Accessibility for All Up to $100,000
  • MD1 - Emergency Medical Response Vehicle $100,000
  • Newark Community Health Centers - Mobile Health Van $100,000
  • NJPAC - Breaking the Fourth Wall Year 2 $99,955
  • New Community Corp. - Cultivating Healthy Communities $95,000
  • Gottesman RTW Academy - School-Based Health and Wellness Year 2 $93,000
  • Opportunity Project - COVID-19 Essential Tools $83,490
  • Ironbound Community Corp. - Breaking the Cycle Year 2 $80,000
  • The Valerie Fund - Long Term Effects Follow Up Year 2 $76,050
  • Diabetes Foundation - Diabetes Is Hard $75,000
  • Newark Community Street Teams - Healing Journeys Year 2 $72,000
  • COPE, Inc. - Removing Recovery Roadblocks Year 2 $71,565
  • Make the Road NJ - Latino Health in Greater Newark Year 2 $70,178
  • Youth Development Clinic - Building Social & Emotional Competence Year 3 $69,368
  • Hetrick-Martin Institute - Healthcare Coordination for LGBTQ Youth Year 2 $65,000
  • Family Service League - Expansion of Mental Health Services $50,000 + $7,000 challenge
  • Rutgers University - Mindfulness Program $53,052
  • MEND - Fresh Food Hub $50,000
  • Wynona's House - Pandemic Response to Sustain Client Access $50,000
  • Family Connections - Veterans' Oasis Year 2 $47,457
  • Community Food Bank of NJ - Diabetes Care Year 3 $40,000
  • NJPAC - Breaking the Fourth Wall Year 1 Extension $35,475
  • Community Hope - Veterans' Mental Health Year 2 $35,000
  • Table to Table - Newark Fresh Produce Market Washington Park Year 3 $35,000
  • Fp Youth Outcry - HUBB Arts & Recovery Year 2 Extension $34,350
  • NJPAC - Breaking the Fourth Wall Extension $33,320
  • JFS of Central NJ - Project CEASSE Year 3 $30,089
  • Jewish Family Service of MetroWest - Mental Health Education Extension $25,595
  • Connections to Care - Reducing Isolation in East Orange Seniors $25,000
  • JFS of MetroWest - Mental Health Education Year 1 Extension Up to $21,713
  • Gottesman RTW Academy - School-Based Health Year 1 Extension $20,016
  • Greater Newark Conservancy - Lead Safety Year 1 Extension Up to $20,000

List of Grantees 2019

  • Clara Maass Medical Center - Clara Maass Medical Center’s 128-slice CT scanner project, $1,001,767      
  • Jespy House - Aging in Place on Prospect, $281,040     
  • Main St. Counseling for Meeting Community Demand, $250,000 
  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center - Expanding Outpatient Geriatric Care Access in Greater Newark, $250,000
  • Bridge, Inc. - Irvington High School Substance Use Program,$242,500      
  • Clinton Hill Community Action for Transforming Clinton Hill from a Food Desert to a Food Oasis, $175,728
  • City Green - Good Food Buck SNAP Nutrition Incentives, $150,000    
  • Wynona's House - Prevention by Design, $124,100        
  • The Valerie Fund - Nurse Navigator for Valerie Fund Children's Center at Goryeb Children's Hospital, $115,000
  • NJCRI - Vaccine Task Force, $107,212
  • Caucus Educational Corporation - Mental Health: Access, Equity and Reducing the Stigma, $100,000        
  • YCS Foundation - YCS Institute Early Head Start/Head Start Partnership, $100,000
  • Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central and Southern New Jersey - Project One-STEP, $97,170   
  • Perinatal Health Equity Initiative - East Orange Black Maternal & Infant Health Community Needs Assessment, $75,000
  • Lifetown - UMatter @ Lifetown  $70,000  
  • American Cancer Society - Road To Recovery Transportation Program, $60,700
  • Sadie Nash Leadership Institute - Mental Health and Wellness Support for Newark Youth, $30,000        
  • Overlook Foundation - Family-Centered Maternity Care in an Advanced Clinical Environment, $1,000,000    
  • Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central, Southern NJ - Abortion Patient Navigators, $259,900  
  • Rutgers School of Dental Medicine -RSDM Veterans Smile Program, $186,165       
  • The Salvation Army - The Wellness Center at The Salvation Army Newark Area Services, $150,000  
  • New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund - Health Care for All Kids Education and Outreach Project, $130,000         
  • Opportunity Project - Post-Pandemic Needs, $123,780
  • Zufall Health Center - Expanding Access to Healthcare and supportive services for low-income Essex County Seniors, $120,000        
  • New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute - Mental Health Education for Perinatal Community Health Workers, $109,623
  • Youth Development Clinic of Newark - Recovery and Moving Forward with School-Based Mental Health, $102,140
  • Planned Parenthood of Metro NJ - Patient Navigator Support, $101,907 
  • Make the Road States / Make the Road NJ - Addressing Mental Health Challenges among Low Income Immigrants, $100,000    
  • Imagine A Center For Coping with Loss - Changing the Culture of Grief in Newark Schools, $75,000  
  • Family Service League - Promoting Mental Health Through Quality Counseling, $73,262 
  • Adler Aphasia Center - Expanding access to the Aphasia Therapeutics Life Skills Program (Year 2), $50,000  
  • Greater Newark Conservancy - Improving Access to Healthy Foods Through Sustainable Farmers Markets and Food Stands in Newark, $50,000
  • Jewish Family Services of MetroWest - Sustaining and Expanding Rachel Coalition's Legal Services, $50,000  
  • Kindersmile Foundation - Oral Health Program, $50,000
  • WNET - Establishing a Mental Health Beat within NJ Spotlight News, $50,000
  • Table to Table - Food Equity for Newark’s Most Vulnerable Populations, $40,000
  • Covenant House - Physical Wellness Advisor, $40,000
  • Bessie Green Community, Inc. - Full Belly Project, $25,000        
  • Jewish Community Housing Corporation - Lester Senior Housing Medical Suite Renovation and Expansion, $222,383 
  • Caldwell University - Upgrade of the Simulation and Nursing Skills Labs and New Interventions, $193,923
  • Golda Och Academy - Post Pandemic Expansion of Youth Mental Services, $187,500
  • Playworks - Revitalization of Healthy School Climate in 8 Newark Public Schools, $132,000
  • Prevention Links - Rutgers Infectious Disease Practice, $126,310
  • Irvington Counseling Center - Decreasing Wait Time for Psychiatric Evaluations, $111,550
  • New Jersey Y Camps - Year-Round Mental Health Support Staff to Address the Current MESH Crisis, $93,750
  • Connections at Home - Reducing Social Isolation by Bridging the Digital Divide for Seniors, Year 3, $49,512  
  • Morristown Medical Center - Pediatric Behavioral Health Emergency Department Expansion $500,000
  • Youth Build Newark - Preparing Youth for Postsecondary Success in Allied Health $160,000
  • Bridges Outreach - A Holistic Approach to Ending Homelessness $100,000
  • Helen Keller International - Clear Vision for Vulnerable Populations in Greater Newark $100,000
  • United Way of Greater Union County - Nurse Family Partnership $70,000
  • MEND - MEND on the Move $50,000
  • Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation - Ailey Dance for Active Aging (Newark) $50,000
  • Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey - Adult Day Care $50,000
  • Community Foundation of New Jersey - Working Kitchens $50,000
  • Seton Hall University - Enhancement of Seton Hall’s College of Nursing Online Curriculum $39,590
  • Fibromyalgia Care Society of America - Virtual Coordinated Care Program $25,001
  • Community Foundation of New Jersey - Branch Brook Park Alliance – Care of the Park $25,000
  • Saint Barnabas Medical Center - Emergency Care Transformation $1,000,000
  • Zufall Health Center - Enhanced Access to Prenatal Suite Primary Care Facility $350,000
  • University Hospital Foundation - Center for Trauma Survivorship Year 2 $285,764
  • Foundation for Morristown Medical Center - Valerie Fund Children's Center Expansion $250,000
  • Main Street Counseling - School-Based Counseling Program Expansion $210,000
  • Clara Maass Medical Center - Hybrid Operating Room Project $198,476
  • Newark Department of Heath & Community Wellness - Improving Health Outcomes With Community Health Workers $184,728
  • NJ Citizen Action Education Fund - Greater Newark Connect to Coverage: State-Run Exchange $150,000
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters - One:One Mentors to Mitigate ACES Up to $150,000
  • Community Health Law Project - Medical Legal Demonstration Project Year 2 $150,000
  • Fp Youth Outcry - HUBB Healing and Empowering Life Purpose Center $147,755
  • Main Street Counseling - Short-Term Immigration Services $135,000
  • Gottesman RTW Academy - School-based Health and Wellness $128,729
  • The North Ward Center - Walking Wellness Path $125,000
  • Playworks Education Energized - TeamUp Plus: Newark Elementary Schools $123,725
  • Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central and Southern NJ - Project One-STEP $116,095
  • Bridge Inc. – Adolescent Education Substance Use Year 2 $110,000
  • NJPAC - Breaking the Fourth Wall, Trauma Informed Care in the Arts $110,000
  • Youth Development Clinic - Building DREAMers Year 2 $109,959
  • Caucus Education Corp. - Violence as a Public Health Issue $100,000
  • Northwest Essex Community Healthcare Network – Integrated Comprehensive Wellness for Adults Year 2 $95,000
  • JFS MetroWest - Mental Health Education & Awareness $91,715
  • Children's Specialized Hospital - Addressing ACES for Children on ASD $90,246
  • University Hospital Foundation - Violence Intervention Program Year 3 $83,350
  • Community Hope - Veterans' Mental Health Initiative Year 3 $80,486
  • Ironbound Community Corporation - Breaking the Cycle $80,000
  • NJCRI - Living Well Pediatric Primary Care and Behavioral Health Year 4 $78,843
  • Helen Keller International - Vision Program NJ $75,000
  • FAMILYConnections - Veterans' Oasis for Women Year 2 $68,854
  • Boys and Girls Club of Newark – READY Family Wellness Center Year 3 $65,000
  • Hetrick-Martin Institute - Health Care Coordination for LGBTQ Youth Year 4 $65,000
  • Susan G. Komen Foundation - Know Your Girls $63,750
  • Rutgers University Foundation - Education & Navigation to Reduce Opioid Use $63,300
  • Greater Newark Conservancy - Lead Safe Early Care Program $62,497
  • Center for Popular Democracy - Immigrant Access to Healthcare $61,100
  • IMAGINE: A Center for Coping With Loss - Fostering Resilience Year 2 $60,000
  • KinderSmile Foundation - Perinatal Health and Wellness Year 3 $52,155
  • All Stars Project of NJ - Operation Conversation Cops and Kids Year 2 $50,000
  • Community Food Bank of NJ – Food Help Hope $50,000
  • Vision To Learn – Free Eye Exams and Glasses $50,000
  • United Way of North Jersey – Assistive Technology Program for Caregiving Families $44,000
  • Family Service League - SAVE: Shani Baraka Women's Resource Center Year 2 $42,568
  • Jewish Family Service of Central NJ - Project CEASSE (Combatting Elder Abuse) Year 2 $41,223
  • Caldwell University - Art Therapy Graduate Program Year 3 $37,960
  • Table to Table – Newark Fresh Produce Year 2 $35,000
  • JFS of MetroWest - Care Consultation for Morris County Year 3 $30,175
  • NJCRI - Medically Ill, Dually Diagnosed HIV Negative Homeless Mental Health Program Year 5 $27,850
  • Kindersmile Foundation - New Special Smiles $26,000
  • NJCRI - Crossroads Access & Prevention Year 10 $24,418