Foundation Activities
Whom Do We Serve?
The Affinity Federal Credit Union Foundation is proud to support a variety of community organizations. Below is a sampling of the groups with whom we work closely, and descriptions of how the Foundation helps to make a difference.
| Group | Activities |
|---|---|
| Matheny Medical and Education Center | Located in neighboring Peapack, NJ, the Matheny Medical and Education Center is a residential facility for children and adults with multiple disabilities. Affinity contributes to Matheny financially, and is also very actively involved with their signature event, "Miles for Matheny." Affinity is also a proud supporter of Matheny's outstanding and culturally creative Arts Access program. |
| The Midland School | Located in North Branch, NJ, The Midland School is a comprehensive special education program serving the individual social, emotional, academic, and career education needs of children and adults with developmental disabilities. Affinity is a corporate supporter of the Midland Foundation which contributes to the success of Midland programs. |
| Affinity Scholarship Programs | The foundation sponsors three scholarship programs. The first provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are members of Affinity. The Richard A. Romano Scholarship is open to a student either entering Rutgers University as a freshman, currently attending Rutgers, or is transferring into Rutgers from another college. The third financial award is a non-traditional student scholarship gifted to an institution of higher education that will be selected by the foundation each year. |
| Making It Possible to End Homelessness (MIPH) | Affinity's foundation reaches out to MIPH's three programs - Amandla Crossing, a one-year transitional housing program that provides a community setting for homeless, single-parent women and their children; Imani Park a transitional housing program that offers individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS a beautiful apartment setting and support services; and MIPH's newest program opened in 2007, Irayna Court, a permanent supported housing program for young women ages 18 to 21 who are aging-out of the child welfare system. |
| Community Hope - Hope for Veterans | Hope for Veterans is a two-year transitional housing program to help veterans break the cycle of homelessness. In addition to providing our vets with the shelter they need, this program offers employment opportunities and recovery programs in order for them to rebuild their lives. |
| Bonnie Brae | Bonnie Brae, established in 1916, is located on a beautiful campus in Basking Ridge, NJ. It remains one of the nation's preeminent therapeutic learning environments for troubled adolescent boys who have been neglected, abused, or abandoned. |
| Morris County Organization for Hispanic Affairs | MCOHA's activities and programs center on transportation, home weatherization, personal computer training, social services, job counseling, immigration, citizenship, and health education. |
| Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children | Somerset Homes has been helping vulnerable youth throughout New Jersey since 1970. Their clients represent all socio-economic backgrounds, races and ethnicities, and each year more than 500 young people find the support they need in one of the six Somerset Homes programs. |
| St. Clare's Hospital Foundation | Beginning in August 2006, the Foundation has pledged $100,000 over five years for the St. Clare's Hospital Miracles Campaign. These funds will be used to renovate and upgrade technology and facilities across all four campuses of the St. Clare's Health System. |
Grassroots Activism
Over and above the benevolence of Affinity's foundation, the branch network is actively involved and committed to outreach within their local communities.
| Affinity Branch | Groups Supported |
|---|---|
| Flemington Branch | Hunterdon Hispanos Flemington Food Pantry |
| Piscataway Branch | MIPH (Making it Possible to end Homelessness) |
| Denville & Dover Branches | Father John's Animal House (Sussex County Fellowship for Animals) Pathways for Exceptional Children |
| Paramus Branch | Affinity Federal Credit Union Foundation |
| Cedar Knolls Branch | Morristown Neighborhood House Salvation Army |
| Country Mile Branch | St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center |
| Hillsborough Branch | Hillsborough Food Pantry Resource Center for Women and Their Families |
| Middletown Branch | 180 Turning Around Lives Bayshore Senior Health Education and Recreation Center Camp Happiness |
| Basking Ridge Branch | Bonnie Brae Community Hope's - Hope for Veterans Program |
| Bedminster Branch | Matheny Medical and Educational Center Midland School |














