New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund Awards Grant to Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson is helping more people than ever before in our 80-year history.  

In June, we gave out food to over 25,000 children, women and men out of our 3 food pantries (Fr. English, Paterson; Hope House, Dover; and PSS, Franklin). Calls to our Emergency Support Services have increased tenfold. We are assisting a greater number of homeless individuals and those at risk of becoming homeless than ever before.  All of this while nearly all of our programs remain nearly entirely operational, including the largest nonprofit drug and alcohol treatment center in the country (Straight and Narrow) and the Department for Persons with Disabilities, which provides help and creates hope for over 300 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities each day.

We are thrilled to announce that our organization has been awarded a grant from the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund.  This grant will be used for food assistance, towards our Unmet Needs Fund, and to help all of our agencies with the purchase of personal protective equipment and deep cleaning expenses. 

Since incorporation on March 24, the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund (NJPRF) has raised over $37.4 million and provided $18 million of immediate relief with the support of 57,695 individual donors from across every county in New Jersey, every state in the United States and eleven countries. 

“We would like to thank all who made this grant possible including First Lady Tammy Murphy, the NJPRF Board of Trustees, and the thousands of individuals from across the world who donated to this important fund.  Thank you all for recognizing the vital, widespread, and unending work of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson.  We are blessed to do what we do, and are fortunate to have support from our communities during this critical time,” said Scott Milliken, Catholic Charities CEO.

For more information about the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund please visit: www.njprf.org.

To get help or learn more about Catholic Charities widespread response to COVID-19 please visit www.ccpaterson.org/corona.