Adler Aphasia Center receives $50,000 grant

Adler Aphasia Center receives $50,000 grant

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Adler Aphasia Center has been awarded $50,000 from the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey. This grant will be used for the center’s aphasia telehealth program in the Greater Newark & MetroWest region to serve more stroke and brain injury survivors with aphasia, enabling them to regain communication skills and return to […]

JESPY House receives grant to purchase accessible van, upgrade Judi House

JESPY House receives grant to purchase accessible van, upgrade Judi House

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — JESPY House received a grant from The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey that allowed the South Orange–based nonprofit organization to make accessibility upgrades to its main program site, The Judi House, and purchase a fully accessible Ford van. Established in 1978, JESPY House supports 260 clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities, […]

Clara Maass receives $534,000 grant for in-house MRI machine

Clara Maass receives $534,000 grant for in-house MRI machine

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Clara Maass Medical Center, a facility of RWJBarnabas Health, opened a new MRI machine to better meet the needs of the communities it serves with a $534,000 grant received from the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, according to a May 14 press release. The funding comes with a challenge grant of up […]

Mindfulness tools for children returning to school

Mindfulness tools for children returning to school

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The transition back to school this fall is a difficult one for many children and adolescents, whether it is in-person, virtual or a hybrid schedule. JFS recognizes that families are anticipating so much change and uncertainty with the school year ahead. It is important, now more than ever, to teach and […]

Healthcare Foundation of NJ funds project at Clara Maass

Healthcare Foundation of NJ funds project at Clara Maass

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey recently awarded a grant to Clara Maass Medical Center, a facility of RWJBarnabas Health to support the development of a hybrid operating room. The grant will provide funding in the amount of $198,476 and will be used to fund additional imaging capabilities in the hybrid operating […]

Healthcare Foundation of NJ sponsors indoor sensory playground

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey is sponsoring a new indoor sensory playground that serves individuals with special needs and their families at LifeTown, a new immersive educational, therapeutic and recreational center. The recent grand opening event featured LifeTown CEO Rabbi Zalman Grossbaum and HFNJ Director/CEO Marsha Atkind, whose organization is sponsoring […]

DOI activities specialist wins award

DOI activities specialist wins award

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Pamela Oglesby, an activities specialist at Daughters of Israel in West Orange, received a 2019 Lester Z. Lieberman Humanism in Healthcare Award from The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey on July 15. From left are HFNJ Executive Director and CEO Marsha Atkind, Oglesby and HFNJ Chairwoman Beth Levithan.

Rachel Coalition social worker receives Humanism in Healthcare Award

Rachel Coalition social worker receives Humanism in Healthcare Award

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Sabrina Stuart, a licensed clinical social worker with the Rachel Coalition, was selected as a recipient of the Lester Z. Lieberman Humanism in Healthcare Award. Sponsored by the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, this award recognizes the contributions of professionals who work in local direct service health care organizations. Those who are […]