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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

The Provident Bank Foundation (PBF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its First Cycle 2016 Major Grants, totaling more than $170,000 for projects and programs across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. read more

The Provident Bank Foundation awarded a $5,000 Community Grant to the State Theatre Center for the Arts located in Northampton County for their 2016 FREDDY© Awards program. Modeled after the Tony Awards, the FREDDY© Award program is an arts education program that all local high schools are invited to participate in. The mission on the program is to recognize and reward exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theater in local high schools. read more