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Making an Impact
What We Do by the Numbers
Nearly 800,000 people
in the state of New Jersey
live in poverty. 800,000 people
BERGEN
52,980
HUDSON
90,976
PASSAIC
65,342
209,298 are residents of Bergen, Hudson,
and Passaic counties... are residents of Bergen, Hudson,
Making up 26% of all
New Jersey residents
living in poverty.
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Greater Bergen Community Action touches the lives of
50,000
Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic county individuals living in poverty every year.
Greater Bergen has
managed and invested
$350 million
in the communities we serve
over the past four years.
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52 POINTS OF ACCESS
17
Community
Service
Centers
9
Residential
Housing
Developments
4
Covid Vaccine Distribution
Sites
15
Early
Education
Schools
3
Adult Education
& Training
Centers
2
Redevelopment
Zones
1
Low Income
Designated
Credit Union
1
Federally
Qualified Health
Center
RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
$54.2
MILLION
IN GRANTS PAID DIRECTLY TO SMALL BUSINESSES
$1.5
MILLION
IN FORGIVEABLE LOANS PROVIDED TO SMALL BUSINESSES
241,707
MEALS DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES AND
INDIVIDUALS IN NEED
1,500
COVID-19 VACCINES
DISTRIBUTED
0
SERVICES INTERRUPTED BY ADAPTING & ADJUSTING
OUR OPERATIONS TO MEET COVID-19 SAFETY STANDARDS
Points of Access
Covid Response
IN 2020 WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE
EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION
1,976
Children ages 0-5
got a Head Start in our early childhood education programs
209
Immigrants Learned English to Improve their Communications in the United States in our
ESL Program
154
Immigrants progressed on their path to American citizenship
13,280
hours of training taken by
Greater Bergen Staff
to improve services
ECONOMIC SUPPORT
3,297
Under-Banked Households Were
Provided Quality Banking Services By 1st Bergen Federal Credit Union
$45,000
Given to local high school students through the Braithwaite Scholarship Fund to help pay for college
9,553
Small Business Employees benefited from Small Business Grant Program
2,173
Families Avoided Utility Shut off with Payment Assistance
STABLE HOUSING
359
Individuals Maintained Stable and Secure Housing Through Greater Bergen's Housing Programs
96%
of Men in Greater Bergen's Sober Living Housing Found Permanent Housing
75%
of At-risk Youth Housed by Greater Bergen PHASES Program moved onto Stable Independent Living
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
6,578
Hours of counseling provided to individuals in Greater Bergen Group Residences
257
Homes were weatherized and/or had lead paint removed creating a healthy environment for families to live in.
194
Head Start Families received Nutrition Counseling from Greater Bergen's on-staff Registered Dietitians
35%
Equal to or Greater than $50,000 but less than $70,000
8%
Equal to or Greater than $70,000
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$200,000
granted to small businesses in
Garfield's River to Rail district
to remain open and safeguard employees/patrons
during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
$100,000
In placemaking initiative and business improvements throughout the Garfield River to Rail Neighborhood District
Education
Economic Support
Stable Housing
Health & Wellness
Community Development
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