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(Paramus, NJ) March 2, 2011 – Children's Aid and Family Services recently received several grants. The Medically Needy Infants and Toddlers Foster Care Program benefitted from grants from the Getrude E. Skelly Foundation ($25,000) and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($5,000). The Carlson Family Foundation donated $10,000 toward foster care and adoption recruitment efforts. Additionally, the Baby Basics program, which provides free nutritional formula, diapers and other baby essentials to low-income families in Bergen County, received a $5,000 grant from the NYMEX Foundation.
"We're tremendously appreciative of the generous contributions from these organizations," says Bob Jones, Ph.D., president & CEO of Children's Aid and Family Services. "These grants make an enormous difference in our ability to help vulnerable children and families in our community."
Children's Aid and Family Services is one of the leading nonprofit human services organizations serving northern New Jersey. The agency is fully accredited and has served the community for more than 110 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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