Princeton NJ Non-Profit Press Releases

The Crisis Ministry Awarded Grant of $40,000 by the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation

(TRENTON)—The Crisis Ministry was awarded a grant of $40,000 by the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation. Carolyn Biondi, Executive Director of the Crisis Ministry, said the funds would support the organization’s Hunger Prevention program, AmeriCorps staffing, and new initiatives.

“The Bonner Foundation is a steadfast and influential partner in our efforts to reduce hunger among Mercer County’s low-income households,” said Biondi. “We are grateful for this support of our efforts.”

A program of the 501(c)3 non-profit Princeton Outreach Projects, Inc., the Crisis Ministry partners with the community to achieve stability for neighbors in need, serving some 1,300 households each month with programs in hunger prevention, homelessness prevention, and workforce development. In addition, with Capital Health System, it holds free, bi-monthly health screenings hosted by First Presbyterian Church of Trenton. The Crisis Ministry counts among its active partners more than 60 congregations of different faiths, businesses, private foundations, schools and colleges, hundreds of volunteers and individual donors, and the public sector. Visit thecrisisministry.org or call 609-396-9355.

The Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation supports anti-poverty programs in the area of hunger and education, and concentrates many of its efforts in central New Jersey through support of 25 community-based and educational institutions combating poverty, especially in the area of hunger. The Foundation also supports the Bonner Scholar and Bonner Leader Programs, four-year, service-based college scholarship programs at more than 75 colleges and universities across the country, providing access to education, and an opportunity to serve to more than 3,200 students annually.