CFNJ: Svetlana Stalin Welcome to New Jersey Grant

The CFNJ: Svetlana Stalin Welcome to New Jersey Grant aims to support recent immigrants in their transition to life in New Jersey. This grant focuses on providing essential resources such as language acquisition, cultural integration, legal assistance, and economic empowerment. With funding ranging from $5,000 to $15,000, the grant encourages community-driven initiatives that address the needs of underserved populations, ensuring equitable access to resources and support.

Grantmaking Philosophy
The Community Foundation of New Jersey considers regularly how we as an organization and civic community leader can effect lasting change that leads to greater equity. To that end, our discretionary grantmaking is informed by many of the below criteria and grounded in the associated values.
Criteria
We seek to support initiatives that:

• Pilot a good idea and have a realistic path toward broader uptake
• Have an achievable public policy objective
• Promote a public systems fix that CFNJ and partners have the tools/standing to influence
• Reach a New Jersey community or group of people who are not being served or have historically been underserved.
• Leverage other private or public resources
• Values
• The work we support is:
• Community-driven, with input that comes from the community and take into account the expressed needs and plans of the community.
• Equity-informed, directly addressing racial, economic and/or social inequity in New Jersey.

Diversely-led, drawing from a greater diversity of organizations that people of color, different ages and perspectives lead and/or serve, and that may or may not have proven track records but show promise in future work
Broad-based, serving more than one community.
Inspired by her own immigration journey, this grant opportunity is designed to provide support to recent immigrants in adjusting to life in New Jersey, including providing essential services and resources to help newcomers navigate the challenges of settling into their new homes and communities. Key focus areas for funding consideration include: language acquisition and literacy, cultural orientation and integration, legal assistance and immigration services, social services and support networks, employment readiness and economic empowerment.
Funding
One to three grant awards will range from $5,000 to $15,000.

Eligibility

The Community Foundation of New Jersey is pleased to share grant opportunities for area non-profit organizations.