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TD Bank, through the TD Charitable Foundation, recently donated $9,500 to Children's Aid and Family Services to support the agency's Life Skills Youth Development Program.
(l. – r.): Liz Mason, executive vice president, Children's Aid and Family Services; Randy S. Meyers, assistant vice president, Ridgewood manager, TD Bank; Bob Jones, Ph.D., president & CEO, Children's Aid and Family Services; and Dennis McSherry, regional vice president, Northern Bergen, TD Bank |
(Paramus, NJ) January 22, 2009 TD Bank, through its charitable giving arm the TD Charitable Foundation, has given a generous $9,500 grant to Children's Aid and Family Services to help provide funding for the agency's Life Skills Youth Development Program. This program teaches critical skills to the foster children in the agency's care -- such as budgeting, money management, job search, interviewing and resume writing, in addition to providing them with valuable education and support -- helping them to attain self sufficiency and successfully transition to independent living when they become young adults.
"We're tremendously grateful for TD Bank's support," says Bob Jones, Ph.D., president & CEO of Children's Aid and Family Services. "This donation will help us to continue to teach the children in our care skills that are vital to their future success."
About TD Bank
Following TD Bank Financial Group's acquisition of Commerce Bancorp Inc. on March 31, 2008, TD Banknorth and Commerce Bank merged on May 31, 2008, to become TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank. Today, TD Banknorth and TD Bank form one of the 20 largest commercial banking organizations in the United States with more than $114 billion in assets, and provide customers with a full range of financial products and services at nearly 1,100 convenient locations from Maine to Florida. TD Bank is headquartered in Cherry Hill, NJ and Portland, Maine. TD Banknorth and TD Bank are trade names of TD Bank, N.A. For more information, visit www.TDBanknorth.com and www.TDBank.com.
About the TD Charitable Foundation
The TD Charitable Foundation is the charitable giving arm of TD Bank N.A., which operates under the trade names TD Banknorth and TD Bank and is one of the 20 largest commercial banking organizations in the United States. The Foundation's mission is to serve the individuals, families and businesses in all the communities where TD Banknorth and TD Bank operate, having made over $43.3 million in charitable donations since its inception in 2002. The efforts of the Foundation are coordinated locally through TD Banknorth and TD Bank's community relations departments and are focused on the areas of economic empowerment, youth development and community support. More information on the TD Charitable Foundation, including an online grant application, is available at www.TDBanknorth.com or at www.TDBank.com
About Children's Aid and Family Services
Children's Aid and Family Services is a leading nonprofit human services organization serving northern New Jersey. The agency is fully accredited and has served the community for more than 100 years. Its mission is to preserve, protect and, when needed, provide families. Motivated by compassion for vulnerable children, young adults, frail elderly and their families, it provides high-quality and innovative services that meet their social, educational and emotional needs.
For more information on Children's Aid and Family Services, call 201.261.2800 or visit www.cafsnj.org.
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