The holiday season is upon us, and the RealSource Community Service Committee was spreading joy to many local charitable organizations. This past Monday, the committee distributed contributions to local charitable organizations working to help the community. The following organizations were contribution recipients:
RealSource Community Service Committee member Angela Ponticelli (L) and Co-Chair Juliana Sullivan (R) presenting a check to Bergen Family Promise (Center).
Family Promise of Bergen County - Since 1986, The Inter religious Fellowship for the Homeless of Bergen County, now Family Promise of Bergen County, has played a pivotal role in serving thousands of Bergen County's most vulnerable citizens - homeless, hungry, and needy families and individuals.
RealSource Community Service Committee member Nancy Price (L) and RealSource President Ed Thor (R) presenting a check to Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative (Center).
Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative - The Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Inc., is a volunteer nonprofit organization providing free primary and preventive medical care to low-income working people in Bergen County without insurance or the means to pay for care.
RealSource Community Service Committee members Kathy Fernandes (L) and Michele Grimstad (R) presenting a check to Pascack Valley Meals on Wheels (Center).
Pascack Valley Meals on Wheels - Pascack Valley Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit organization that provides meals to people in northern Bergen County who are unable to shop or cook for themselves due to age or disability.
RealSource Community Service Committee member Barbara Ostroth (L) with RealSource President-Elect Dorothea Bello (R) presenting a check to the Volunteer Center of Bergen County.
Volunteer Center of Bergen County - The Volunteer Center of Bergen County strengthens the community by connecting people through service and developing civic leaders.
RealSource Treasurer Jeanine Soderlund (L) and Community Service Committee member Angela Ponticelli (R) presenting a check to Roots & Wings (Center).
Roots & Wings - Roots & Wings provides a foundation for the high-risk population of disadvantaged young adults on which they can build - replacing dependency with self-sufficiency.
RealSource Community Service Committee member LeeAnn Dack (L) and Committee Co-Chair Lori Lettieri (R) presenting a check to Community Meals, Inc. (Center).
Community Meals Inc.- The Meals On Wheels Association of America is the national network solely dedicated to ending senior hunger in the United States. Community Meals, Inc. is one of 5,000 Meals On Wheels programs dedicated to providing nutritious meals to the homebound. Community Meals Inc is part of this organization.
RealSource Community Service Committee member Barbara Nudelman (L) and Tammy Roberts (R) presenting a check to Emmanuel Cancer Foundation.
Emmanuel Cancer Foundation - The mission of the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation is to provide a variety of specialized services, at no charge, to any New Jersey family facing the challenges of caring for a child with cancer.
RealSource Community Service Committee member Kathy Fernandes (L) and Committee Co-Chair Juliana Sullivan (R) presenting a check to Center for Food Action (Center).
Center for Food Action - The Center for Food Action provides emergency food, homelessness prevention and utility assistance to tens of thousands of individuals and families living in Northern New Jersey.
RealSource Community Service Committee member Charlene Barbetta (L) with RealSource Immediate Past President Teri Checki (R) presenting a check to Bergen CASA (Center).
Bergen Court Appointed Special Advocates - Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) volunteers are everyday people who are appointed by judges to advocate for the best interest of abused and neglected children living in the foster care system. A CASA volunteer advocates for one child's case until he/she is placed into a safe, permanent and loving home.
RealSource Community Service Co-Chair Lori Lettieri (L) with RealSource Treasurer Jeanine Soderlund (R) presenting a check to Ridgewood Social Services (Center).
Social Services - This part of the Department of Human Services serves seniors, individuals and families with low incomes; people with mental illnesses, addictions, developmental disabilities, or late-onset disabilities; people who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind; parents needing child care services, child support and/or healthcare for their children; and families facing catastrophic medical expenses for their children.
RealSource Community Service Committee members Richard May (L) and Ruth Blanco (R) presenting a check to Shelter Our Sisters (Center).
Shelter Our Sisters - Shelter Our Sisters is dedicated to assisting victims, and their children, of domestic violence by turning fear into safety, helplessness into strength, and isolation into hope.
RealSource Community Service Committee members Richard May (L) and Fran Blakely (R) presenting a check to Eva's Village (Center).
Eva's Village - Eva's Village is a uniquely progressive and comprehensive non-profit social service organization dedicated to fighting homelessness and poverty. Their mission is to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, treat the addicted and provide medical and dental care to the poor with respect for the human dignity of each individual.
RealSource Community Service Committee members Nancy Zambelli (L) and Fran Blakely (R) presenting a check to CAMP YDP (Center).
CAMP Youth Development Program - CAMP YDP is a registered non-profit organization seeking to provide holistic solutions to the complex needs of the Northside of Paterson by empowering families educationally, socially, economically, and spiritually.
Not pictured - Rebuilding Together - Rebuilding Together provides critical repairs and renovations for low-income homeowners across the United States, and has done so for almost 25 years. They believe that "Every Person Deserves to Live in a Safe and Healthy Home".
