The following is a list of the grants approved at the October meeting of the Outreach Committee. For each grant, a committee member "researcher" visits the agency, obtains a copy of the grant request, the latest financials for the agency and comparative bids from vendors. Awards are made by committee vote.

 

CPC Behavioral Healthcare, Eatontown - provides treatment and services designed to improve mental and emotional health for the more than 8,000 people served each year through its programs. The Agency's three counseling centers, located in Aberdeen, Freehold and Red Bank, provide thousands of people with outpatient behavioral health services and include individual and group therapy, substance abuse treatment and specialized mental health therapies. A grant was approved for $750 for the purchase of bike helmets for 30 children who are in the after school program.

 

Family Promise, Middletown - as one of 10 host churches, St. George's provides food and shelter for temporarily homeless families from Monmouth County on a rotational basis. A grant of $1,250 was approved for the operation funds for their shelter program. This brings the total grants to Family Promise for 2015 to $5,000.

 

Shore House, Long Branch - is a membership organization dedicated to providing resources and supportive services for people with mental illness to have a fulfilling life, including access to employment, education, housing and health care, and opportunity to be productive, contributing members of their community. A grant request of $1,476 was approved for seven members to go to a cook and carry instruction (how to grocery shop on a fixed budget, prepare meals and safety skills), purchase of a PowerShot ELPH camera, 300 microwave containers and 500 storage labels.

 

St. Clare's, Neptune - they help children and families who are impacted by HIV/AIDS or who have other serious medical conditions. They provide transitional care for medically fragile children, supportive housing for individuals and families infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, enrichment programs for children and families, case management and supportive services and advocacy to ensure optimal policies, funding and support for the population they serve. A grant request of $782 was approved for the purchase of a projector for their sensory room.

 

Volunteer opportunity in the afternoons in Neptune, for those 18 and over, to read books, play games, play catch. Contact Annie Chen info@aidsresource.org.