| New Jersey SHARES Receives Technology Grant From The Verizon Foundation
Ewing, NJ — June 25, 2003 — Anna Lustenburg, Director of
External Affairs at Verizon, presented the New Jersey Statewide Heating
And Referral for Energy Services, Inc. (NJ SHARES) Board of Directors
with a $5,000 technology grant for the organization to upgrade technology
used to process grants for middle and fixed income households in need
of temporary utility assistance.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff and
our 63 non-profit human service agency partners, we want to thank the
Verizon Foundation for supporting New Jersey SHARES and the middle and
fixed income households that we assist”, said Jim Jacob, executive
director of NJ SHARES. “The Verizon Foundation’s contribution
of $5,000 will allow us to improve our intake process and provide more
timely assistance to New Jersey households in need. Responsible corporate
citizens like the Verizon Foundation make the challenging task of providing
crisis assistance to families and individuals struggling to meet all
of their financial obligations much easier.”
The Verizon Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Verizon
Communications. It is a privately endowed charity that funds nonprofit
grant proposals on behalf of Verizon and administers the Verizon Volunteers
program. The foundation supports nonprofits in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia and administers all domestic and international
philanthropic grants on behalf of the corporation. Verizon is dedicated
to addressing the social and economic needs of the communities they
serve. Among other recognitions, Verizon has been recognized in two
consecutive years by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and the Department of Energy (DOE) with their most prestigious award
in recognition of Verizon’s industry-leading energy efficiency
program.
NJ SHARES is an energy assistance program that assists
those people who do not otherwise qualify for utility bill assistance
through traditional programs. NJ SHARES helps households with a temporary
financial hardship that could have resulted from a job loss, an illness
or other misfortune. Each client fills out an application with the assistance
of a local community- based organization. Eligibility is determined
by the NJ SHARES
staff based on individual need. New Jersey SHARES grants
are distributed year-round. To donate or apply for the NJ SHARES program,
please call our toll free number (1-866-657-4273) or visit our website
at www.njshares.org.
New Jersey SHARES is a statewide, non-profit 501(c) (3)
organization which provides grants to pay the utility bills of households
in need through a statewide network of 63 community-based social service
agencies. The New Jersey SHARES Board consists of New Jersey’s
seven natural gas and electric utilities (Conectiv, NUI Elizabethtown
Gas, Jersey Central Power and Light, New Jersey Natural Gas, Rockland
Electric, South Jersey Gas and Public Service Electric & Gas), six
non-profit agencies (AARP, the Salvation Army, Association for Children
of New Jersey, New Jersey Community Action Agencies, Catholic Charities
and the Community Health Law Project), and three at-large members Verizon,
PNC Bank, and Mr. Michael Swayze of Montclair.
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