2016 and 2017 Grantees

    Learn about our first three grantees and the life-changing projects these grants funded. Read more about these organizations below.

     



    2016 Grantee
    Children & Families

    MISSION STATEMENT
    180 Turning Lives Around provides survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families with free and confidential programs and resources to process and heal from their experiences.

    THE PROJECT
    Impact’s inaugural grant of $145,000 to 180 Turning Lives Around funded the creation of a Family Justice Center (FJC) at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold. The FJC enables 180 Turning Lives Around to coordinate trauma-recovery, child and adult mental health services, and housing/financial/legal support services in a streamlined manner in one location. Based on a national model proven to reduce victim homicides and increase abuser conviction rates, the FJC will also strengthen prevention efforts, hold offenders accountable and reduce repeat offenses.

    Covenant House New Jersey


    2017 Grantee
    Children & Families

    MISSION STATEMENT
    Covenant House New Jersey provides comprehensive residential care and related services to help New Jersey’s youth who have suffered from abuse, neglect, abandonment, homelessness, and human trafficking build a life for themselves that is good.

    We journey with our young people from the streets, to our Residential Crisis Centers, to our transitional living homes, and on to independent living in the community to help them break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.

    THE PROJECT
    The Rites of Passage program provides clean, safe housing space in Asbury Park for homeless and at-risk youth while offering them the skills, habits and guidance they need to succeed on their own. The program helps them transition into a positive living environment.

    Mental Health Association of Monmouth County


    2017 Grantee
    Health & Wellness

    MISSION STATEMENT
    Mental Health Association of Monmouth County’s     mission is to promote mental health as a critical component of overall wellness, including prevention services for all, early identification and intervention for those at risk, integrated care and treatment for those who need it, with recovery as the goal. Our mission is accomplished through our strength-based programs, education, advocacy, community partnerships, and the shaping of public policy.

    THE PROJECT
    Deliver the Lifelines Program to 50 new Monmouth County schools to combat the growing epidemic of teen suicide. Lifelines trains faculty members, administrators, and the wider community using a proven model of youth suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention that builds resilience and creates safety nets for those at risk