The Provident Bank Foundation Announces 2025 Empowerment Grant Recipients
The Provident Bank Foundation (PBF) has announced its first-ever Empowerment Grant recipients, awarding 41 multi-year grants totaling $515,000 annually to nonprofit organizations across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The grants, ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 each, will be automatically renewed in 2026.
The grants focus on three priority areas: Education, Human Services, and Workforce Development. Recipients include organizations working in community colleges, vocational programs, housing assistance, food security, healthcare access, youth mental health, job training, and reentry programs. The initiative emerged from PBF's strategic revisioning process aimed at advancing equity and inclusion, particularly supporting communities affected by systemic inequities.
La Provident Bank Foundation (PBF) ha annunciato i destinatari dei suoi primi Empowerment Grant, assegnando 41 sovvenzioni pluriennali per un totale di 515.000 dollari all'anno a organizzazioni nonprofit di New Jersey, New York e Pennsylvania. Le sovvenzioni, che vanno da 5.000 a 20.000 dollari ciascuna, saranno rinnovate automaticamente nel 2026.
Le sovvenzioni si concentrano su tre aree prioritarie: Istruzione, Servizi Umani e Sviluppo della Forza Lavoro. I beneficiari includono organizzazioni attive in college comunitari, programmi professionali, assistenza abitativa, sicurezza alimentare, accesso alle cure sanitarie, salute mentale giovanile, formazione professionale e programmi di reinserimento. L'iniziativa nasce dal processo di revisione strategica di PBF volto a promuovere equità e inclusione, con particolare attenzione alle comunità colpite da disuguaglianze sistemiche.
La Fundación Provident Bank (PBF) ha anunciado a los primeros beneficiarios de su Empowerment Grant, otorgando 41 subvenciones plurianuales por un total de 515,000 dólares anuales a organizaciones sin fines de lucro en Nueva Jersey, Nueva York y Pensilvania. Las subvenciones, que van desde 5,000 a 20,000 dólares cada una, se renovarán automáticamente en 2026.
Las subvenciones se enfocan en tres áreas prioritarias: Educación, Servicios Humanos y Desarrollo Laboral. Los beneficiarios incluyen organizaciones que trabajan en colegios comunitarios, programas vocacionales, asistencia habitacional, seguridad alimentaria, acceso a la salud, salud mental juvenil, capacitación laboral y programas de reinserción. La iniciativa surgió del proceso de revisión estratégica de PBF orientado a promover la equidad e inclusión, apoyando especialmente a comunidades afectadas por desigualdades sistémicas.
프로비던트 뱅크 재단(PBF)이 최초로 Empowerment Grant 수혜자를 발표하며, 뉴저지, 뉴욕, 펜실베이니아 전역의 비영리 단체에 연간 총 515,000달러 규모의 41건 다년간 보조금을 수여했습니다. 각 보조금은 5,000달러에서 20,000달러 사이이며, 2026년에 자동 갱신됩니다.
보조금은 교육, 인적 서비스, 노동력 개발의 세 가지 우선 분야에 집중됩니다. 수혜 단체는 커뮤니티 칼리지, 직업 프로그램, 주거 지원, 식량 안보, 의료 접근, 청소년 정신 건강, 직업 훈련, 재진입 프로그램 등에서 활동하는 단체들입니다. 이 이니셔티브는 체계적 불평등으로 영향을 받은 커뮤니티를 지원하며 형평성과 포용성을 증진하기 위한 PBF의 전략 재구상 과정에서 탄생했습니다.
La Fondation Provident Bank (PBF) a annoncé les premiers bénéficiaires de sa bourse Empowerment, attribuant 41 subventions pluriannuelles totalisant 515 000 dollars par an à des organisations à but non lucratif dans le New Jersey, New York et la Pennsylvanie. Les subventions, allant de 5 000 à 20 000 dollars chacune, seront automatiquement renouvelées en 2026.
Ces subventions se concentrent sur trois domaines prioritaires : Éducation, Services sociaux et Développement de la main-d'œuvre. Les bénéficiaires incluent des organisations œuvrant dans les collèges communautaires, les programmes professionnels, l’aide au logement, la sécurité alimentaire, l’accès aux soins, la santé mentale des jeunes, la formation professionnelle et les programmes de réinsertion. Cette initiative est issue du processus de révision stratégique de la PBF visant à promouvoir l’équité et l’inclusion, en soutenant particulièrement les communautés touchées par des inégalités systémiques.
Die Provident Bank Foundation (PBF) hat ihre ersten Empfänger der Empowerment Grants bekannt gegeben und 41 mehrjährige Zuschüsse in Höhe von insgesamt 515.000 US-Dollar jährlich an gemeinnützige Organisationen in New Jersey, New York und Pennsylvania vergeben. Die Zuschüsse, die jeweils zwischen 5.000 und 20.000 US-Dollar liegen, werden im Jahr 2026 automatisch verlängert.
Die Fördermittel konzentrieren sich auf drei Schwerpunktbereiche: Bildung, Soziale Dienste und Arbeitsmarktentwicklung. Zu den Empfängern gehören Organisationen, die in Community Colleges, Berufsprogrammen, Wohnungsunterstützung, Ernährungssicherheit, Gesundheitsversorgung, psychischer Gesundheit von Jugendlichen, Berufsausbildung und Wiedereingliederungsprogrammen tätig sind. Die Initiative entstand aus dem strategischen Überarbeitungsprozess der PBF, der auf die Förderung von Gerechtigkeit und Inklusion abzielt, insbesondere zur Unterstützung von Gemeinschaften, die von systemischen Ungleichheiten betroffen sind.
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WOODBRIDGE, NJ, Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Provident Bank Foundation (PBF) is proud to announce the recipients of its inaugural Empowerment Grant cycle.
Amid the current challenging landscape for the nonprofit sector, PBF’s Board of Directors has approved 41 multi-year grants totaling
Projects funded by these grants align with PBF’s priority areas of Education, Human Services, and Workforce Development, and their corresponding areas of interest which include community colleges, vocational programs, special education services, housing assistance, food security, healthcare access for uninsured and underinsured individuals, youth mental health, job training, employment supports, and reentry programs. All programs align with the PBF mission of empowering individuals on their paths to economic self-sufficiency and many serve communities disproportionately impacted by systemic inequities and resource divestment.
“This is the first year of our Empowerment Grant program, which emerged from The Provident Bank Foundation’s recent strategic revisioning process focused on advancing equity and inclusion,” says Samantha Plotino, Vice President and Executive Director of The Provident Bank Foundation. “We are proud to partner with organizations that are leading transformative work in their communities—particularly those addressing systemic barriers to opportunity—to help ensure that all individuals have the resources and support to thrive.”
The recipients of PBF’s 2025 Empowerment Grants are as follows:
Education
- Community Colleges
- Northampton Community College Foundation (Bethlehem, PA)
- Vocational Programs
- Servant's Heart Ministry (Paterson, NJ)
- Special Education Services
- Raising Hands Literacy Project (Hackettstown, NJ)
Human Services
- Housing Assistance
- Center for Hope and Safety (Rochelle Park, NJ)
- Family Promise of Lehigh Valley (Allentown, PA)
- Family Promise of the Jersey Shore (West Creek, NJ)
- Garden State Community Development Corporation (Union City, NJ)
- HABcore (Red Bank, NJ)
- Ripple Community Inc. (Allentown, PA)
- Roots & Wings (Denville, NJ)
- Third Street Alliance for Women and Children (Easton, PA)
- Women Aware (New Brunswick, NJ)
- Food Security
- America's Grow-a-Row (Pittstown, NJ)
- Arm In Arm (Hamilton, NJ)
- Flemington Area Food Pantry (Flemington, NJ)
- Mercy Center (Asbury Park, NJ)
- nourish.NJ (Morristown, NJ)
- Rise (Hightstown, NJ)
- Rolling Harvest Food Rescue (New Hope, PA)
- Table to Table (Saddle Brook, NJ)
- The Food Bank Network of Somerset County (Bound Brook, NJ)
- United Community Corporation (Newark, NJ)
- Healthcare Access for Uninsured/Underinsured Individuals
- Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative (Hackensack, NJ)
- Parker Family Health Center (Red Bank, NJ)
- St. Joseph's Health Foundation (Paterson, NJ)
- TheraYouth Foundation (Elizabeth, NJ)
- Youth Mental Health
- Hudson Pride Center (Jersey City, NJ)
- Jewish Family Service and Children's Center of Clifton-Passaic (Passaic, NJ)
- Jewish Family Service of MetroWest New Jersey (Florham Park, NJ)
- Ocean Partnership for Children (Toms River, NJ)
- Workforce Development
- Job Training
- Hot Bread Kitchen (New York, NY)
- Jewish Family and Children's Services of Northern New Jersey (Teaneck, NJ)
- Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest (East Orange, NJ)
- Propel America (Newark, NJ)
- The Father Center of New Jersey (Trenton, NJ)
- Employment Supports
- Cornerstone Family Programs (Morristown, NJ)
- Laundry Workers Center (New York, NY)
- NCJW/Essex (Livingston, NJ)
- Shore House (Long Branch, NJ)
- United Way of Central Jersey (Milltown, NJ)
- Reentry Programs
- Urban League of Union County (Elizabeth, NJ)
For more information about these grants, visit theprovidentbankfoundation.org/our-grants/2025-empowerment.
About The Provident Bank Foundation
Established in 2003 by Provident Bank, The Provident Bank Foundation (PBF) supports nonprofit organizations in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania that are building strong, inclusive communities. Through grants focused on Education, Human Services, and Workforce Development, PBF invests in programs that expand access to opportunity and promote economic self-sufficiency. Since its founding, the Foundation has awarded more than
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