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Impact 100 Garden State Announces 2018 Grant Finalists

The power of one multiplied by many creates an impact that can change lives.

Impact 100 Garden State is pleased to announce its 2018 Grant Finalists. Here are the seven finalists along with their program names:

Greater Bergen Community Action - Paterson Family Financial Empowerment

Literacy New Jersey, Inc. - Literacy 100

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Morris County Prevention Is Key, Inc. - Community Recovery Solutions Program

Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey - Trauma Transformation Initiative

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Prevention Resources, Inc. – Recovery Support Center for Somerset County

Samaritan Inn, Inc. - Emergency Shelter Program

Table to Table - Eat Fresh Passaic

Members of Impact 100 Garden State will vote at their Annual Awards Meeting on November 7 to determine which three of the seven finalists will receive $100,000 grants.

Impact 100 Garden State is a women-led philanthropic organization that provides high impact, transformational grants to local nonprofits that reach under-served populations in Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Sussex counties. Each member contributes $1000 a year and that donation is pooled for collective giving. This year Impact 100 Garden State reached 300 members and for the first time it will be awarding three $100,000 grants. For more information about Impact 100 Garden State, go to: http://impact100gardenstate.org/

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