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Labor, HHS, Education
9/11 Living Memorial Digital Archive
Voices of September 11th
84 Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ
Funds used to therapeutically support and empower 9/11 families and the 9/11 community to digitally document the lives of those lost on 9/11 and other stories for future generations. The events of 9/11 touched us all and was a defining moment in history. Voices of September 11th has embarked on an exciting project called the 9/11 Living Memorial digital archive which is documenting the stories of 9/11 as told by family members and first-hand accounts. Located at www.911livingmemorial.org, when completed the content will leave an understanding of the victims, how the nation responded and the wonderful acts of philanthropy that followed. This valuable content will serve multiple uses - historic, research as well as educational. Participants find the process very important in their healing journey.
Request: $500,000
Asbury Park Street Outreach Project
Covenant House New Jersey
330 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Funds for operational funds to conduct street outreach to homeless and at risk youth in Asbury Park. Increasing numbers of youth and young adults in Asbury Park and in the surrounding area of Monmouth County are becoming homeless as a result of poverty, abuse, neglect, or a combination of all three. Many of these individuals are homeless and living on the streets, drug addicted, involved in crime and often in and out of detention centers. This project will reach homeless and at risk youth and connect them to healthy, positive alternatives.
Request: $150,000
Asbury Park/Neptune Enrichment and Student Success Center
Brookdale Community College
765 Newman Springs Rd.
Lincroft, NJ 07738
Funds for a pre-college program to assist high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve academically. The program is a valuable use of taxpayers’ funds by providing 200 at-risk juniors and seniors from low performing schools with pre-college preparation and enrollment in credit bearing college courses including a college success seminar and dual enrollment courses. Participation will increase students’ enrollment and persistence in college, consistent with the national focus of the American Graduation Initiative. The project will also prepare students to become more productive and active members of their communities.
Request: $400,000
Center for the Study of Veterans in Higher Education
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
83 Somerset Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Funds to develop clinical and academic services and programs to aid veterans’ transition to college and the workforce. The Post 9-11 GI Bill is bringing more veterans into higher education – 260,000 veterans applied for benefits in the fall of 2009. However, little research has been conducted and few programs have been developed to address the issues and concerns presented by this new generation of student veterans. The Center’s work in this area will help to meet the nation’s commitment to provide access to higher education for veterans so they can successfully become a part of the highly skilled workforce and compete in a 21st century global economy.
Request: $1,000,000
Digital Bridge To Literacy
New Jersey Talking Book & Braille Center
2300 Stuyvesant Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
Funds to connect New Jersey's wounded and disabled veterans to digital talking book machines, talking books, assistive technologies; keeping them connected to NJ VA resources critical to their vocational rehabilitation and training activities, also increase employability and education. According to the State of New jersey Department of treasury, 195,000 New Jerseyians check “blind and/or “disabled” and “Veteran” on their state tax return. In addition, there are approximately 19,000 disabled veterans’ association members in New Jersey. However, of the 12,000 patrons on the New Jersey Talking Book & Braille Center, less than 1,000 have identified themselves as veterans. Therefore, Digital Bridge To Literacy will identify and connect thousands of New Jersey Veterans to free goods and services available to introduce literacy reintegrate them into the workforce via assisted technology and support their continued education.
Request: $150,000
Dunellen DREAMS Provides for our Disabled Community
Dunellen DREAMS
319 South Madison Avenue
Dunellen, NJ 08812
Funds to purchase books, computers, and adaptive technology to further the educational and social opportunities of our disabled community. Under our Federal Constitution, all citizens have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that is, all citizens except the disabled who in times of economic crisis are all too often the first to suffer loss of vital services. Federal funds should be used for this project in order to ensure that the disabled community in Central New Jersey will continue to receive educational, recreational, and socialization opportunities, and that their caregivers can get respite from their daily burdens of looking after their disabled relatives.
Request: $100,000
Edison Branch YMCA Building for a Better Tomorrow
YMCA of Metuchen
483 Middlesex Ave.
Metuchen NJ 08840
Funds to construct an addition to the Edison Branch YMCA of approximately 6,400 square feet containing additional child care and wellness space to serve the 8,000 children and adults who are members as well as other community groups. Adult and Childhood Obesity have now been recognized as a critical public health issue in the United States and the YMCA has partnered with First Lady Michelle Obama to take steps to reduce the prevalence of obesity in this country. This project will have a significant impact on the health of thousands of Edison area families through the creation of a Wellness Center designed to positively engage all ages and diverse populations. The YMCA provides membership regardless of the ability to pay and serves all income levels. As part of our current outreach, every 7th grade student receives a free YMCA membership in order to help influence healthy behaviors.
Request: $500,000
Emergency Food Relief
Family Food Relief of New Jersey
212 2nd Street, Suite 403
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Funds to provide basic kosher food necessities for needy families and individuals, a significant number have many children. Many NJ residents have difficulty availing themselves of traditional food bank and pantry services due to cultural kosher dietary needs. FFR is the single largest kosher food pantry in NJ that accommodates the cultural needs of kosher dietary law observers. They are the primary statewide option for those who keep kosher and have nowhere else to turn.
Request: $450,000
Eric B. Chandler Health Center Capital Repair Projects
UMDNJ – Eric B. Chandler Health Center
227 George St.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Funds to remediate/improve the physical plant of Chandler Health Center to ensure continued quality care. Chandler Health Center serves the medically underserved populations of greater New Brunswick. Its user base of 13,000 individuals generates 60,000 encounters annually. The client base is 73% Hispanic and 16% Black. Economically, 91% of the patient base has an income below 200% of the federal poverty level; the payer mix is 49% uninsured and 44% Medicaid beneficiaries. The planned renovations ensure the user base will continue receiving high quality care in a safe environment.
Request: $460,500
Family to Family Health Information Center of New Jersey
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network of NJ (SPAN)
35 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Funds to help families of children with special needs access health/mental health/community services for their child(ren). Because it will help improve performance on US DHHS outcomes for children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN), including ensuring access to screening to identify needs, quality primary and specialty care in a “medical home,” community resources, adequate insurance, and effective transition to adult life; it is cost-effective ($200,000 represents less than 80 cents for each of the 254,000 CSHCN in NJ, and only $2 for every family who received information or help last year) and it is effective (based on follow-up surveys with families and family testimonials, attached).
Request: $200,000
Hip Seniors Highland Park – A Community Life Continuum
Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County
230 Old Bridge Turnpike
South River, NJ 08882
Funds to maintain independence and enhance the quality of life of senior adults in their natural environment. Research reports that senior adults live healthier, longer, and more independently through access to services in their familiar environment. Transitioning senior adults away from their community and social network is disruptive and often counterproductive. Anxiety and depression often develop which interfere with the overall well-being of the senior adult. When asked, senior adults prefer to remain at home in their familiar environments. The provision of community-based services is more cost-effective than other housing/care options and saves taxpayer dollars.
Request: $303,968
Integrated STEM Education Programs for Students and Teachers in NJ’s At-Risk Schools
Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City Boulevard
Jersey City, New Jersey 07305-4636
Funds to provide educational programs in STEM disciplines for New Jersey students in grades 6-12 onsite, offsite, and online and to provide professional development for New Jersey teachers of grades 6-12. This project will be a valuable use of taxpayer funds as it will include the hiring of full-time Science Educators for the development and delivery of project curriculum. Additionally, participants will gain in-depth exposure to career options in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics at an age when their academic and personal life courses have yet to be determined. In participants will understand specific requirements for entering those fields, such as required degrees.
Request: $500,000
JFK Medical Center Emergency Room & Acute Care Expansion
JFK Medical Center – Solaris Health System
65 James Street
Edison, New Jersey 08818
To fund the rehabilitation of the emergency department at JFK Medical Center in order to better meet the growing healthcare needs in Middlesex, Somerset, and Union Counties. JFK’s outdated emergency department desperately needs to expand in order to service the projected growth in patient volume. A 2009 study, which utilized nationally recognized program benchmarks and Census data/market projections, concluded that JFK will require a total of 68-71 emergency beds and 38 additional medical/surgical beds by 2014 to accommodate its growing service area.
Request: $500,000
Meridian Health Medical Home Model Demonstration Project
Meridian Health
Monmouth Shores Corporate Park
1350 Campus Pkwy
Neptune, NJ 07753
Funds for a medical home project to acquire HIT database, analysis systems, and medical team participation. 2,000 chronically ill patients, with 4+ conditions, will have a “medical home” that avoids inconsistent treatment, increases preventive care, and improves patient adherence. This is achieved by coordination of primary care physicians in an interdisciplinary environment with emphasis on HIT. This project demonstrates the effectiveness of a Medical Home across the continuum of care, and lowers costs. Improving outcomes while reducing cost is consistent with the goals of HHS, CMS, AHRQ and HRSA.
Request: $2,885,000
Monmouth Counseling Service/Child Behavioral Health Collaborative Project
Catholic Charities, Diocese
383 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08618
Funds to bring cost-effective mental health services to low-income children in under-resourced communities. Local and State human services/mental health plans state that there is a growing need to provide mental health services to children. Early intervention save parents and children emotional pain in the future and is also more cost-effective than treating more serious problems later. Catholic Charities has identified a significant unmet mental health need for children living in low-income areas of Monmouth County, including Asbury Park and Keansburg. The project also helps improve the employability of the students by equipping them with the supervision required for State licensure.
Request: $95,000
Moving Beyond Abuse
Women Aware, Inc.
250 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
To strengthen long-term solutions to domestic violence with counseling and permanent housing for battered women and their children. For many of the women and children we serve, Women Aware is all they have and our emergency shelter is their only means of escape. They find a safe haven, a place to heal physically and psychologically, to find strength and hope. Most women come to us without assets, no income of their own, or they are low wage earners; 60% have incomes of $10,000 or less. However, three months in shelter is not always enough to strengthen life skills and the challenges faced by these families are further compounded by the lack of affordable housing, forcing many to return to their abusers.
Request: $550,000
New Jersey Caregiver Wellness Program
DAI Foundation, Inc.
83 Somerset Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Funds to provide caregivers with information, emotional/family support, and legal/financial assistance. The caregiving issue is recognized as a national priority. Families balancing work with caring for elderly relatives need help managing multiple responsibilities. Caregiver wellness and effectiveness involves providing care for an elderly loved one while also taking good care of one’s self. The New Jersey Caregiver Wellness Program will greatly alleviate the growing pressure on family caregivers, communities and local service providers.
Request: $750,000
New Jersey 6th District Eye Care Initiative
Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation
1983 Marcus Avenue, Suite 111
Lake Success, NY 11042
Funds to provide free glaucoma screenings for at risk groups including Senior Citizens, African Americans, Hispanics, people with diabetes and/or high blood pressure or a family history of glaucoma. This program is designed to detect early eye disease and prevent blindness. It is a leading example of one critical “prevention” aspect of the current health care reform initiative now underway by the Congress. Glaucoma attacks the optic nerve, causing irreversible blindness if not diagnosed early. It is the leading cause of preventable blindness in the United States. If detected early, glaucoma can be treated and vision preserved. More than 3,000,000 Americans have glaucoma. Equally challenging is that as many as 1.5 million Americans are losing their sight because they are unaware that they have the disease. Those at greatest risk include Senior Citizens, African Americans, Hispanics, those with diabetes and/or high blood pressure. A new aspect of the program will include the ability to screen for diabetes using retinal cameras. The no-cost screenings offer thousands of people, who might not otherwise receive evaluation and care, an opportunity for early detection through screenings, follow-up, treatment services, thus preventing irreversible blindness. This is an extremely cost effective program. The National Eye Institute has estimated that the cost to society of someone going blind at 45 years of age is approximately one million dollars over the remainder of that person’s life.
Request: $150,000
New Jersey Works: Partnership between public libraries and One-Stop Career Centers to provide resources for successful job referrals and placement
New Jersey State Library
185 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
Funding will be used for mapping assets (resources) for job seekers and small businesses by county; database licensing and partnering programs with One-Stop Career Centers; and training of library staff to assist residents with unemployment and other government forms. This comprehensive project will greatly increase the tools available and accessibility of necessary information, through the One Stop Career Centers directly to the unemployed. It will also extend the reach of the One-Stop Career Centers into every public library in New Jersey.
Request: $500,000
Recover, Sustain and Expand CASA Services for NJ's Abused and Neglected Foster Children
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Jersey
945 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
Funding will recover lost jobs and restore CASA services to New Jersey’s foster children. Abused and neglected children who are living in out-of-home placements (foster homes, group homes, residential treatment facilities, and shelters) will have their best interests represented in court by a professionally trained and supervised CASA volunteer. As a court-authorized investigator, reporter/recommender, and case monitor, the CASA volunteers supported by this project will not only ensure that these vulnerable children receive the services they so desperately need, but also provide critical and objective information to Family Court judges, DYFS caseworkers, and others involved in the cases that determine these children's futures.
Request: $500,658
Saint Peter’s Expansion of Community Health Services
St. Peter’s Healthcare System
254 Easton Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Funding to provide expanded pediatric, women’s health and adult out-patient primary and sub-specialty medical services to low-income, uninsured and underinsured patients. The ARRA provides funding for healthcare provided by FQHC’s, but excludes faith-based community health centers such as St. Peter’s. The demand on FQHC’s is great, resulting in waiting lists of up to six months. Saint Peter’s works in partnership with FQHCs. We deliver quality healthcare in our community and provide charity care to a low-income, minority based community without the federal reimbursement FQHC’s receive. In 2008, Saint Peter’s received just under $2M in state subsidies and provided over $18 M in charity care.
Request: $1,646,000
Subspecialty Clinic Expansion Project
Monmouth Medical Center
300 Second Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
For renovation and equipment costs associated with relocating three subspecialty clinics to a free standing center. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will allow MMC and MFHC to more effectively serve the growing number of patients who utilize these subspecialty clinics, will improve access to care for the most vulnerable and medically indigent populations in Long Branch and surrounding New Jersey communities, and allow for growth. These clinics are also where medical residents gain valuable clinical experience and exposure to different populations, furthering MMC’s mission as a teaching hospital and helping retain providers who then stay in the area to practice medicine.
Request: $750,000
Veterans Coming Home Initiative
Monmouth University
400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Education and training to serve the men and women returning from active combat duty and their respective families. There is a need to train existing social service providers on how to best serve veterans and their families. Veterans who do not access veterans services for fear of mental health issues being documented on their service records may go to private providers in the community for help. However, many social service agencies are not equipped to work with veterans and do not understand military culture, military benefits, and military lifestyle. Therefore it is necessary for social service agencies and their staff to receive training on how best to work with veterans and their families.
Request: $500,000
Zimmerli Museum Family Center and Special Exhibition Galleries
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
83 Somerset Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Funds to expand the family learning center aimed at developing 21st century skills and expand public access to collections. The project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it addresses the needs of New Jersey families as well as those of the university, surrounding community, and local schools. By serving as a vital resource for lifelong learning, the museum not only engages visitors today, but uniquely equips them for future success and fulfillment. Vital to our mission is the belief that the arts help students gain the 21st century skills they will need to succeed in higher education and the global marketplace–skills that increasingly demand creativity, perseverance, problem solving, and teamwork.
Request: $500,000
Program Requests:
Community Health Centers
The Health Centers program supports over 7000 federally-qualified health center sites nationwide which provide affordable, accessible, high quality, and comprehensive primary health care services to all, regardless of ability to pay. Located in medically underserved areas, they serve over 20 million patients. In these difficult economic times, existing health centers have seen a surge in their patients and the pressing need for health care access in areas without a health center is even more acute.
Request: $2,560,000,000
National Trauma Center Stabilization Act
The National Trauma Center Stabilization Act authorizes 2 programs for trauma centers at $100 million each to help operating costs and compensate for losses from uncompensated care, and other shortfalls.
Request: $200,000,000
Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act
Would provide funding for no fewer than four multi-year pilot projects to design, implement and evaluate innovative models of regionalized emergency care systems.
Request: $24,000,000 |
