Devils Youth Foundation Inc

DEVILS YOUTH FOUNDATION (DYF), A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION,ENRICHES THE LIVES OF NEW JERSEY'S YOUTH BY CREATING LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES AND INSPIRING YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE FOUNDATION ADDRESSES ISSUES SUCH AS FOOD INSECURITIES, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SAFE PLACES TO PLAY, LEARN, AND GROW, AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION BY CREATING AND EXPANDING YOUTH PROGRAMMING THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

THE DEVILS YOUTH FOUNDATION INVESTS IN ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT IMPACT YOUTH THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY. FOUNDATION SUPPORTS SAFE SPACES FOR KIDS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, HOLIDAY DRIVES AND ENSURES KIDS ACCESS TO THE ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION FUNDED THE BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ESSEX, HUDSON, & UNION COUNTIES, JERSEY CARES, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NEWARK, COMMUNITY FOODBANK OF NJ AND BELIEVE IN NEWARK PROGRAMS.SAFE SPACES FOR KIDS:BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NEWARKPRIORITIES: EVERY YOUNG PERSON DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TOBUILD A GREAT FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES, BY ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, DEVELOPING A STRONG CHARACTER, AND LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.BGCN BELIEVES IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE "WHOLE CHILD" - THEY HOUSE A FREE DENTAL CLINIC, EYE CARE CENTER AND FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER AT THEIR CLUBHOUSE, AND THEIR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON CULTIVATING HEALTHY HABITS IN NEWARK'S CHILDREN. PREVIOUS FUNDING WENT TO "TECHNICAL SUPPORT" WHICH INCLUDED THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN. THE DEVILS YOUTH FOUNDATION IS DONATING $25,000 FOR THE BGCN'S TRIPLE PLAY PROGRAM. TRIPLE PLAY RESEARCH CONFIRMS THAT EXERCISE MAKES YOUNG BRAINS READY TO LEARN. CHILDREN IN OUR PROGRAMS EXERCISE AT LEAST 60 MINUTES A DAY, THREE DAYS A WEEK. THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SWIMMING, DANCE, AND FREE PLAY, ARE A VEHICLE FOR CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN TEAM ACTIVITIES, WHILE INCREASING ENDURANCE, STRENGTH, AND CONFIDENCE.NEWARK DAY CENTERNEWARK DAY CENTER IS A MULTIFACETED, INNOVATIVE, AND PACE-SETTING COMMUNITY AGENCY SERVING CHILDREN, YOUTH, ADULTS, AND SENIORS. NEWARK DAY CENTER IS THE OLDEST SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY IN NEW JERSEY. IT IS ALSO THE THIRD OLDEST IN THE NATION. NEWARK DAY CENTER'S MISSION IS TO CONTINUE THEIR LONG TRADITION OF TRAINING THE POOR OF ALL AGES IN THE GREATER NEWARK AREA TO HELP THEMSELVES. NEWARK DAY CENTER PROVIDES THIS HELP THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, FRESH AIR FUND, ADULT TRAINING, PARENT AIDE PROGRAMMING, AND SENIOR INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES. IT WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN 1803 AS THE NEWARK FEMALE CHARITABLE SOCIETY. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS, AND PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR OVER 200 CHILDREN AGED 3 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS.BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ESSEX, HUDSON, & UNION COUNTIES, NEW JERSEYBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS HAS OPERATED UNDER THE BELIEF THAT INHERENT IN EVERY CHILD IS INCREDIBLE POTENTIAL. AS THE NATION'S LARGEST DONOR- AND VOLUNTEER-SUPPORTED MENTORING NETWORK, BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS MAKES MEANINGFUL, MONITORED MATCHES BETWEEN ADULT VOLUNTEERS ("BIGS") AND CHILDREN ("LITTLES"), AGES 5 THROUGH YOUNG ADULTHOOD IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE DEVELOP POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT HAVE A DIRECT AND LASTING EFFECT ON THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE. FOUNDED IN 1904, 270 AGENCIES ACROSS 50 STATES, SERVED NEARLY 2 MILLION YOUTH IN JUST THE PAST DECADE. MORE THAN 400,00 YOUTH, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR MENTORS, AND OTHER MISSION-CRITICAL VOLUNTEERS ARE PART OF BBBS EVIDENCE-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM ANNUALLY. ENSURING ACCESS TO THE ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION:JAZZ HOUSE KIDSJAZZ HOUSE KIDS HAS GAINED A REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE NATION'S PREEMINENT ARTS EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATIONS. OUR MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM YOUNG LIVES AND OPEN DOORS TO THE FUTURE BY OFFERING PRE-PROFESSIONAL, YEAR-ROUND MUSICAL TRAINING ALONG WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR K-12 STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED JAZZ PERFORMERS TEACH ALONGSIDE OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, OFFERING STUDENTS A WIDE RANGE OF CREATIVE PROGRAMMING THAT DEVELOPS MUSICAL POTENTIAL, ENHANCES LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS, AND STRENGTHENS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. THROUGH MUSIC, MENTORING, EDUCATION AND APPRENTICESHIP, JAZZ HOUSE KIDS CULTIVATES TOMORROW'S GLOBAL CITIZENS SO THEY MAY BUILD VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. FOUNDED IN 2002, OVER 2,000 STUDENTS, IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSES, AND PERFORMANCES EXCLUSIVELY IN NEW JERSEY. WRITE ON SPORTSWRITE ON SPORTS HELPS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES DEVELOP WRITING SKILLS AND BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE USING THE LENS OF SPORTS AND THE TOOLS OF JOURNALISM. STUDENTS ENHANCE THEIR CRITICAL THINKING AND LEARN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY TELL STORIES. MOST OF ALL, THEY LEARN THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH PASSION, EFFORT, AND THE SUPPORT OF PEOPLE WHO CARE. FOUNDED IN 2005, OVER 2,000 STUDENTS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMPS ACROSS 40 COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE, 5:1 TEACHER/STUDENT RATIO.HEALTH AND WELLNESS:RWJBARNABAS HEALTH FOUNDATIONTHE RWJBARNABAS HEALTH FOUNDATION HAS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN WORKING WITH ITS COMMUNITY TO SECURE NEEDED FUNDING AND SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT TO UNDERWRITE IMPORTANT SYSTEM PROJECTS. AS NEW JERSEY'S HEALTH CARE LEADER, THE SYSTEM DEPENDS ON THE GENEROSITY OF INDIVIDUALS, AND PRIVATE AND CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS SUPPORT TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING THE QUALITY SKILLED AND COMPASSIONATE CLINICAL CARE TO THE MORE THAN 5 MILLION PATIENTS SERVED EACH YEAR. RWJBARNABAS HEALTH COMMITMENT TO BUILDING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES BY PROMOTING HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES AND WORLD-CLASS HEALTHCARE, AND HONORS RWJBARNABAS HEALTH'S 35,000 HEALTHCARE HEROES, WHO AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF NAVIGATING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL CARE TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.THE CANCER CENTER AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER/RWJ BARNABAS HEALTH FOR THE PAST SEVERAL SEASONS, WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT RWJBARNABAS HEALTH TO BRING TO LIFE OUR ANNUAL HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER NIGHT, WHICH HONORS, CELEBRATES AND RAISES AWARENESS AND FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL CANCER PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR, WE HAVE WORKED WITH RWJBARNABAS HEALTH TO IDENTIFY THE CANCER CENTER AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER AS A SPACE WITHIN THEIR SYSTEM IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND RENOVATION. THE CANCER CENTER AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER SEES THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS PER MONTH WHO ARE UNDERGOING TREATMENT. CREATING A WARM AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY DURING THEIR VISIT REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY. FUNDS FROM THIS YEAR'S HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER NIGHT WILL HELP UPDATE THIS SPACE TO PROVIDE THE BEST PATIENT CARE. SUMMER FUN IN THE CITYFOUNDED BY MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA, THE CITY OF NEWARK'S "SUMMER FUN IN THE CITY" OFFERS A VARIETY OF ATHLETIC, ARTISTIC, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE SAFER STREETS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. EACH THURSDAY IN THE SUMMER, NEW JERSEY DEVILS AND PRUDENTIAL CENTER EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME SETTING UP INFLATABLE HOCKEY RINKS, GIVEAWAYS AND OTHER ACTIVATIONS TO TEACH THE GAME OF HOCKEY TO OVER 1,000 NEWARK RESIDENTS.CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATIONIT IS THE MISSION OF THE CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION (CAF) TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES, SO THEY CAN PURSUE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES THROUGH PHYSICAL FITNESS AND COMPETITIVE ATHLETICS. THE CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT INVOLVEMENT IN SPORTS AT ANY LEVEL INCREASES SELF-ESTEEM, ENCOURAGES INDEPENDENCE AND ENHANCES QUALITY OF LIFE. FOUNDED IN 1994, 50 STATES, 70 INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES, 20 MILLION ATHLETES REACHED, 103 SPORTS SUPPORTED. HOLIDAY DRIVES: JERSEY CARESJERSEY CARES, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ESTABLISHED IN 1993, RECRUITS AND ENGAGES VOLUNTEERS IN REWARDING, EFFECTIVE EFFORTS THAT ADDRESS COMMUNITY-IDENTIFIED NEEDS. FOR THE PAST 24 YEARS, THE JERSEY CARES COAT DRIVE HAS MOBILIZED THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THOUSANDS OF NEW AND GENTLY USED WINTER COATS TO MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND INFANTS IN NEED. BELIEVE IN NEWARKTHE BELIEVE IN NEWARK FOUNDATION, INC. SERVES AS A VEHICLE TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FOSTER GREATER GIVING TO SUPPORT THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF NEWARK. THROUGH EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS, OUR OUTCOMES PROMOTE A HEALTHY AND HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. THE DEVILS YOUTH FOUNDATION IS PARTNERING WITH MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA, THE CITY OF NEWARK AND THE BELIEVE IN NEWARK FOUNDATION TO BRING THOUSANDS OF TOYS TO NEWARK'S KIDS DURING THE ANNUAL VIRTUAL TOY GIVEAWAY ON DECEMBER 19TH.COMMUNITY FOODBANK OF NEW JERSEYTHE COMMUNITY CENTER OF NJ FIGHTS HUNGER AND POVERTY IN NEW JERSEY BY ASSISTING THOSE IN NEED AND SEEKING LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS. THEY ENGAGE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY IN THE BATTLE.