Investors Foundation Awards $5,000 to Collier Youth Services for Kateri Day Camp

Collier Youth Services, a non-profit organization that empowers at-risk youth to grow toward their potential in an environment of belonging, dignity, and hope, is proud to announce that Investors Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to Collier for Kateri Day Camp.

Located on Collier’s property in Marlboro Township, Kateri Day Camp serves approximately 175 underprivileged children each summer. These children, ages 5-13, journey to Kateri Day Camp from all parts of Monmouth County.

Depending on financial need, all children at Kateri Day Camp are eligible for a full, seven-week, camp scholarship. Collier’s “camperships” (valued at $2,500 per child) cover tuition, on-site activities, off-site field trips, daily swim lessons, healthy meals, books, and round-trip transportation for Monmouth County youth growing up in severe poverty. Kateri Day Camp proudly celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2016.

According to Russell Gartz, Director of External Relations at Collier Youth Services, “Collier is thrilled that Kateri Day Camp has been granted $5,000 from Investors Foundation. Every summer, Kateri Day Camp welcomes approximately 175 underprivileged children from 25 Monmouth County towns into their full-day summer program. Here, our campers learn how to swim, improve their reading, make new friends, and are able to have the ‘traditional’ summer camp experience. With partners like Investors Bank, we can ensure that Kateri Day Camp will have a significant, positive impact on the local children who are having the time of their lives at our camp.”

For nearly 90 years, Collier Youth Services has focused on improving the lives of underserved youth with academic, developmental, and emotional challenges. Collier operates an array of programs, including Collier High School, Collier Middle School, Extended School Year programs, Collier Group Home, and Collier House, in addition to Kateri Day Camp. Collier’s mission is built on an unwavering belief in the worth and potential of all individuals and their capacity for change. For more details, please visit www.collieryouthservices.org or call 732-946-4771.

Investors Bank, headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, is a full-service community bank that has been serving customers since 1926. With over $18.7 billion in assets and a network of 130 retail branches, Investors delivers personalized services and products tailored to the needs of its customers. Investors’ banking services include complete deposit, loan and cash management products for consumers and businesses. The Investors Foundation supports non-profit organizations that enrich the quality of life in the communities the Bank serves. Since 2005, the Foundation has dispensed more than $12 million to support initiatives ranging from community and civic improvements to the fight against diseases.