Community Food Bank of New Jersey	$35,000
Hillside, NJ Kathleen DiChiara,Executive Director
The Schumann Fund's grant to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey supports the Kids Division which provides food, clothing, school supplies and books to children from low-income families.
Link Community School	$20,000
Newark, NJ Maria Pilar Paradiso, Head of School
Our grant provides operating support to Link Community School, an independent high-performing middle school for 130 Newark seventh and eighth graders. Almost every Link student increases his or her standardized test scores by an average of two grade levels each year.
Newark Emergency Services for Families	$30,000
Newark, NJ Damyn Kelly, Executive Director
Newark Emergency Services for Families is one of Essex County's most comprehensive social services agencies. Its cooperative arrangements with more than 60 local service providers make it the �go to� place when it appears there is no other place to go. Schumann provides operating support.
Northern New Jersey Maternal Child Health Consortium	$25,000
Paramus, NJ Irvington Family Development Center Irvington, NJ Elyse Zimmerman, Executive Director Marielle Pratts, IFDC Project Director
The Schumann Fund supports the Northern New Jersey Maternal Child Health Consortium's Irvington Family Development Center � a health and social service resource center dedicated to supporting the well-being of children and families in that city.
Unified Vailsburg Services Organization	$30,000
Newark, NJ Robert M. Farley, Executive Director www.uvso.org
Unified Vailsburg Services Organization offers social services, preschool and after-school programs, senior citizens services and housing rehabilitation and development services to area residents in Newark's West Ward. Our grant provides operating support.
Youth Development Clinic	$30,000
Newark, NJ Dr. Patricia Connors, Executive Director
The Youth Development Clinic's cadre of diverse behavioral health practitioners offer wide-ranging mental health supports to children, adolescents, and the professionals who work with them. Our grant provides operating support.