Labor, HHS, Education
Aging in Place
Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County
230 Old Bridge Turnpike
South River, NJ 08882
The funds will be used to address increasing needs of the burgeoning aging population by developing and reinforcing comprehensive, coordinated, community-based services to assist seniors and increase quality of life, independence, wellness, socialization and dignity. The program would improve service coverage, access and monitoring.
Request: $300,000
Asbury Park/Neptune Enrichment and Student Success Center
Brookdale Community College
765 Newman Springs Rd
Lincroft, NJ 07738
The funds will be used to expand and enhance the college's very successful Asbury Park/Neptune Enrichment and Student Success Center, a comprehensive pre-college academic and enrichment program designed to assist high school students from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds overcome obstacles to academic achievement.
Request: $400,000
Client Services and Case Management
Sephardic Bikur Holim of Monmouth County
200 Norwod Ave.
Oakhurst, NJ 07723
The funds will be used to operate a wide range of human service programs (family preservation and stabilization, mental health, elderly, employment) based on a unique staff structure that mostly uses volunteers.
Request: $280,000
Complete Full Field Digital (FFD) Mammography
JFK Medical Center
65 James Street
Edison, NJ 08820
The funds will go towards the purchase of a complete Full Field Digital (FFD) Mammography system for the Breast Center at JFK Medical Center. The technology takes clearer electronic images of the breast, which leads to improved screening for young women and women with dense breast tissues.
Request: $500,000
Diabetic Retinal Imaging Program
Interactive Medicine, Inc. (statewide)
9 Clifton Court
Pikesville, MD 21208
The funds will be used for the purchase of a unique non-mydriatic ophthalmic camera and complementary equipment, as well as the ability to access HIPAA compliant software. These cameras will be placed in federally qualified health centers throughout New Jersey.
Request: $325,500
Emergency Department Expansion
Monmouth Medical Center
300 Second Ave
Long Branch, NJ 07740
The funds will be used to significantly expand and enhance the hospital's Emergency Department and to improve the delivery of emergency services to a community with a substantially underserved population. The expansion will include a sophisticated suite of health information technology that will improve quality by making a patient’s information available, allowing more personalized care and avoiding errors.
Request: $500,000
Eric B. Chandler Health Center Capital Repairs Projects
UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
125 Paterson Street, Suite 1400
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
The funds will be used for immediate remediation and improvements to the Eric B. Chandler health center plant in order to continue uninterrupted operation in a safe and comfortable environment. The Chandler Health Center serves the medically underserved population of the greater New Brunswick, NJ community.
Request: $842,000
Individual, Couple and Family Counseling
Women Helping Women
224 Mail Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
The funds will be used to provide women with mental health counseling services, regardless of their income or ability to pay. The project will help women become better parents, employees and citizens, resulting in a strengthened community.
Request: $150,000
Mammalian Biology Resource Center
Rutgers University
83 Somerset Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
The funds will be used for the construction of a major new research facility in the Department of Life Sciences on the Piscataway campus of Rutgers University. The facility will be outfitted to carry out containment level research in such critical areas as the pathogenesis of disease and the safety and protection of the food supply – making it the only such facility in central New Jersey.
Request: $1,000,000
Meridian Health Institute for Evidence-Based Care
Meridian Health
1350 Campus Pkwy.
Neptune, NJ 07753
The funds will be used to establish the Institute for Evidence-Based Care in order to improve patient outcomes through the establishment and promulgation of scientifically supported best practices and protocols. The Institute provides health services across the entire continuum of care and will integrate all aspects of the system into evaluating and developing best practice standards in order to deliver the highest possible standard of care.
Request: $750,000
Piscataway Community Center Project
Township of Piscataway
455 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854
The funds will be used to build and operate a community center to make a positive impact on the overall health and wellness of the residents and workers in the community, especially families, youth and seniors.
Request: $1,000,000
Sister’s Village
New Jersey Women and AIDS Network
T103 Bayard Street, 3rd Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
The funds will be used to support Sister’s Village (SV), a health and wellness program that addresses the needs of women who are living with HIV/AIDS. It is beneficial to fund SV because it costs less than treatment, prolongs health, increases quality of life, increases re-entry into the workforce and reduces the reliance on taxpayers dollars.
Request: $309,000
Statewide Health and Education Evaluation Project
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Jersey, Inc.
945 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08618
The funds will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of CASA in their advocacy for children's educational and health needs. The project will benefit abused and neglected children in New Jersey who are living in out-of-home placements.
Request: $600,000
VNA of Central Jersey Telehealth Expansion
Visiting Nurses Association of Central New Jersey
176 Riverside Ave
Red Bank, NJ 07701
The funds will be used to double the scope of an existing, successful telehealth program in Central New Jersey for patients with congestive heart failure, diabetes and/or obesity. Telehealth is an increasingly successful and cost-effective way to advance long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration.
Request: $250,000 |
