Grants

Category Children & Adults with Disabilities

Grants Made in 2024 $223,600

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, NJ Chapter

Amount
$3,530
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

Camp Oasis summer camp for children with IBD aimed at increasing their confidence, independence and peer relationships

Foundation for Morristown Medical Center

Amount
$11,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

New programming for ADHD, newly diagnosed autism, and high school and college students with autism

Good Grief

Amount
$4,600
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

Nights of Support – peer support group and interactive activities for grieving children and families

Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss

Amount
$25,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Nights of Support family bereavement program

Madison Area YMCA

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Recreational and social program for children with special needs

Matheny

Amount
$8,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

Arts Access Program for individuals with disabilities

Opportunity Project

Amount
$19,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Program and facility enhancements for adults with brain injuries to support reintegration into family, work, and community life.

Our House Foundation

Amount
$7,850
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

Security systems (replace door locks with keyless entry) for three group homes for adults with developmental disabilities.

Paper Mill Playhouse

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Fully adapted theater experiences for autistic children and their families

Summit Speech School

Amount
$45,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Parent-Infant program and early intervention for deaf and hearing-impaired children (ages 0-3)

The Connection for Women and Families

Amount
$40,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

Support staffing for youth special needs programming, sensory-friendly, and adaptive equipment and specialized mental health training for summer camp counselors

The Craig School

Amount
$22,120
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2024

FM system replacement for auditory assistance classrooms

YWCA of Eastern Union County

Amount
$12,500
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

PALS (Peace a Learned Solution) creative arts therapy for children of domestic violence

Grants Made in 2023 $183,870

Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Family support program for trauma

Foundation for Morristown Medical Center

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Social skills groups for children and teens with autism

Good Grief

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Nights of support for grieving families

Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Nights of Support for Spanish speaking children

Matheny School and Hospital

Amount
$8,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Arts Access Program enabling people with complex disabilites to participate in the arts

Our House Foundation

Amount
$13,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Renovation of adult group home for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

P.G. Chambers School

Amount
$18,470
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Audio enhancement equipment for children with learning disabilities

Paper Mill Playhouse

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Theater for Everyone autism-friendly programs

Second Street Youth Center Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions for preschool students

The Connection for Women and Families

Amount
$40,800
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Special needs programming and new ADA-compliant youth play equipment

The Midland School

Amount
$3,100
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Health Office equipment for students with disabilities

The Winston School

Amount
$7,500
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Speaker series on parenting children with ADHD and executive function challenges

YWCA of Eastern Union County

Amount
$13,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Art therapy and counseling for children who have witnessed domestic violence

Grants Made in 2022 $212,985

Boys & Girls Club of Union County

Amount
$12,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2022

After-school, trauma-informed club to implement Emotional Wellness Curriculum

Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation

Amount
$48,785
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2022

Sensory equipment for medically fragile children in LTC facility

Foundation for Morristown Medical Center

Amount
$15,200
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2022

Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy at Child Development and Autism Center at Goryeb Children’s Hospital

P.G. Chambers School

Amount
$23,453
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2022

Innova Rocker for playground for students with disabilities

Summit Speech School

Amount
$90,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2022

Two-year grant (2023-2024) for Parent Infant Program teaching listening and spoken language for babies up to age 3

The Craig School

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2022

Greenhouse to expand multisensory education for students with learning disabilities

The Midland School

Amount
$3,547
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2022

Ergo shower chair for children with mobility issues – school located in North Branch, NJ

Grants Made in 2021 $208,539

Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Expansion of long term care facilities in Mountainside for children with disabilities

Good Grief Inc.

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Nights of Support

Morris-Union Jointure Commission

Amount
$11,970
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Expand playground for students with disabilities with Omni Spinner

Our House Foundation

Amount
$8,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Summit residential safety and renovation project

Paper Mill Playhouse

Amount
$7,500
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Theater for Everyone: live performances for children with autism

PG Chambers School

Amount
$16,194
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Assistive Technology ActivPanel Boards for children with disabilities

Pillar Care Continuum

Amount
$10,500
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Build a student-run store for people with disabilities

Promly Support, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

APP development to decrease teen suicide

Summit Speech School

Amount
$45,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Parent-Infant program

The Connection for Women and Families

Amount
$54,375
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Speciality and therapeutic programs for children with special needs

Grants Made in 2020 $228,918

Boy Scouts Patriots Path Council

Amount
$4,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Special Needs Scouting Program

Connection for Women & Families

Amount
$36,334
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Community service programs, including those serving the adult and youth special needs populations in therapeutic programs

Connection for Women & Families

Amount
$31,334
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Fitness/movement and specialty classes for special needs youth

Connection for Women & Families

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Community service programs, including those serving the adult and youth special needs populations in therapeutic programs

Good Grief

Amount
$16,250
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Nights of Support program

IMAGINE, A Center for Coping with Loss

Amount
$16,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Imagine University: training for communities and school districts to support youth experiencing loss

Morristown Medical Center Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) training for families of autistic children

Our House Foundation

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Renovation of 4 residential facilities for developmentally disabled adults

Paper Mill Playhouse

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Autism-friendly theatre performances

Pillar Care Continuum

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Power wheelchair for students with disabilities

Summit Speech School

Amount
$50,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Parent Infant Program

Winston School

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Chromebooks to serve learning disabled students

YWCA of Union County

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

PALS Program: Creative arts therapy program for child/adolescent witnesses/survivors of domestic abuse

Total: $1,057,912