OCEANFIRST FOUNDATION AWARDS $13,000. TO DOTTIE'S HOUSE

Brick, NJ, October 8, 2015, – Dottie’s House is pleased to announce it has received a $13,000 grant from the OceanFirst Foundation. These funds will support the Play Therapy Program.

Deb Galletta, Executive Director, stated she is very excited that OceanFirst Foundation has given us a grant for Play Therapy as it is one of the most commonly and effectively used interventions with children, particularly those who have suffered complex trauma such as witnessing and/or experiencing domestic violence. This grant allows us to implement Play Therapy into our program and help our children in their healing process

Carol Wolfe, Founder and COO of Dottie’s House expressed her gratitude to OceanFirst for recognizing the plight of these children and for continuing their support of this program, which according to the U.S. Department of Justice is one of only two similar programs in the USA.

Since its founding in 1902, Ocean First Bank (www.oceanfirst.com) has built a solid reputation and legacy as a good neighbor and responsible corporate citizen. The Bank’s strong commitment to helping families, organizations, schools and communities throughout central New Jersey meet their financial needs has spanned several generations reaching new heights in 1996 with the creation of OceanFirst Foundation. The Foundation provides grants to organizations that meet community needs within the OceanFirst market area. Since its inception OceanFirst has contributed more than $26 million to over 600 local charities and schools in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. To learn more about OceanFirst visit www.oceanfirstfdn.org.

Dottie’s House a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, was founded in 2001. It is devoted to providing safe housing and support services to women and children who have survived domestic violence. Dottie’s House is not a shelter. It is the next step in helping victims rebuild their lives by providing a 2 year transitional housing program designed to empower women to gain emotional and financial independence and break the generational cycle of domestic violence. Please visit our website (http://www.dottieshouse.org) to learn more about us, volunteer opportunities or to make a donation. You can also contact: Samaris Tassinaro at 732 262 2009 or stassinaro@homes-now.org