5 Nonprofits Earn Grants From Jewish Women’s Foundation Of New Jersey

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New Jersey. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.

The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New Jersey (JWF-NJ), a giving circle of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ, recently awarded $117,000 to five local nonprofit organizations that are working to positively impact women and girls.

Since its formation in 2007, JWF-NJ has awarded grants to more than 85 organizations, totaling more than $1.4 million.

Pam Greenwood, the foundation’s director, said, “Less than 2% of all U.S. philanthropic funding goes to support women and girls. The members of JWF-NJ hope to address this crying need, transforming the lives of women and girls in Northern-Central New Jersey by funding these important programs.”

Grants awarded include:

• Barat Foundation - $25,000 to teach engineering and utilization of 3D printers, arts, and entrepreneurship skills to girls in Newark
• Girls Helping Girls. Period. - $17,000 to introduce the use of menstrual cups to women/girls and provide support
• KinderSmile (Community Oral Health Center Bloomfield) - $25,000 to provide free dental care to perinatal and postpartum women
• Montclair State Foundation's Global Center on Human Trafficking - $25,000 to gather teen survivors for workshops on self-sufficiency, college and career readiness
• Sharsheret - $25,000 to send free, customizable support kits to women facing breast or ovarian cancer.

JWF-NJ will award five $5,000 Impact grants to local nonprofits this coming November.

For more information about joining the women of JWF-NJ in giving together/granting for change, visit www.jwfnj.org.

Send local news tips and correction requests to eric.kiefer@patch.com. Learn more about advertising on Patch here.