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Horizon Foundation Awards $512K in Grants to NJ Nonprofits

The foundation is allocating a total of $512,250 in grants, including two from Newark.

The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey announced Tuesday awards of more than half a million dollars in grants to 25 nonprofit groups promoting health and the arts throughout the Garden State, including two from Newark. 

“The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey is proud to support nonprofit organizations that are making a positive difference in the lives of New Jersey residents every day,” said Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey CEO Robert A. Marino, who chairs the Horizon Foundation's board of directors.  “These grants fund a broad range of initiatives that improve personal health and enhance the cultural and arts experience in New Jersey’s communities.”
The foundation is allocating a total of $512,250 in grants during its second round of 2013 awards, which were made to a number of area groups:

•       Integrity House in Newark, received a grant of $20,000 to support its Depression Screenings and Treatment Program at its Newark and Secaucus campuses for clients who experience co-occurring disorders of substance abuse and depression.

•       Kids Corporation II in Newark, received a grant of $10,000 to support the Kids Health Clinic.  The grant provides for a pediatric nurse and health assistant to conduct asthma, obesity and medical screenings for 160 Newark schoolchildren.  Case management services will be provided for the children and connect parents and caregivers to free and comprehensive follow-up treatment and services for the children.

•       Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, received a grant of $15,000 to support the participation of Union County’s Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy in The Adopt-A-School Project.  The program provides the high school students underserved by the arts with a four-year, school curriculum-related arts education program.  The students will also work with an artist-in residence and create an original piece that will be performed on the Paper Mill stage at the Spring 2014 ArtsFest.

•       Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit, received a general operating support grant of $10,000 to fund its arts education program and exhibits that serve individuals of all ages.

Other groups winning grants include the American Diabetes Association, the Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey, Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton, Easter Seals New Jersey, the New Jersey Conservation Foundation and the Urban Healthcare Initiative Program in East Orange.


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