The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Announces $1,070,865 in Grants
Two of the grants – a $153,500 grant to Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy and a $40,650 award to Greater MetroWest Day School Initiative Mental Health Partnership – are second-year renewal grants stemming from the Foundation’s 2024 initiative to strengthen the behavioral health supports available to adolescents in the Jewish community of Greater MetroWest, NJ. Under this campaign, organizations which serve children and teens in the local Jewish community were invited to apply for support. Between the initial first-year grants and second-year renewal grants, a total of $1,073,439 has now been awarded through this special initiative over two years.
“We are proud that our initiative to strengthen behavioral health of Jewish adolescents, which stemmed from conversations with the community in 2023, continues to provide critical support at this fragile moment in our community’s history” said Michael Schmidt, Executive Director and CEO of The Healthcare Foundation of NJ. “Our grants this quarter demonstrate that when HFNJ sees an important need, it remains committed with ongoing funding and support.”