The Provident Bank Foundation (PBF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its Second Cycle 2016 Major Grants, totaling more than $102,500 for projects and programs across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Read More
The Provident Bank Foundation recently awarded Bayonne Education Foundation with a $5,000 Major Grant in support of their Proyecto Science Summer Program. Proyecto Science enables students from the Bayonne School District with the opportunity to continue their education in Science and Mathematics throughout the summer months. Read More
The Provident Bank Foundation recently presented Community Hope’s Valley Brook Village for Veterans with a $5,000 Community Grant check for use towards program support for homeless and at-risk veterans, and their families. Read More
The Provident Bank Foundation, which supports organizations that are dedicated to improving the lives of residents in the communities served by Provident Bank, recently awarded the South Orange Volunteer Rescue Squad with a $2,500 Community Grant to support the construction of the new training room in their headquarters. The state-of-the-art facility features an ambulance bay for three ambulances and a first responder vehicle, training and meeting rooms, a kitchen and bunk rooms. Read More
Today, the Provident Bank Foundation presented the Jewish Renaissance Foundation a $10,000 grant under its “Major Grant” category to support JRF’s “Building Healthy Communities” initiative. Jane Kurek, the Executive Director of The Provident Bank Foundation (PBF), led the presentation held at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Perth Amboy’s (BGCPA) Bayside Club. The Building Healthy Communities (BHC) initiative works from a “’social determinants of health’ framework to improve the well-being of low-income residents who live within the City of Perth Amboy and the Central Jersey region through integrated investments in healthy living, healthcare, healthy food options, and systems transformation”. The funding will specifically support BGCPA’s Triple Play Program, a key element of the BHC initiative. Read More