Jersey City, NJ – The Jersey City Youth Foundation is pleased to announce that it’s collaboration with the Board of Education this summer ensures that 10,000 K-8 students in need will have an opportunity to receive a free backpack filled with school supplies.

 The JCYF is committed to enhancing community enrichment programs and increasing school and community connectedness.  Our collaboration with the BOE and our entire Jersey City community ensures everyone can participate. 

 How you can help:

 Volunteers are needed to stuff backpacks with school supplies the week of August 18^th.  Please visit our website for updates on when and where the backpack stuffing will take place.

• Supplies are needed from both individuals and businesses looking to partner with us.

ü  School Supplies Needed:  Composition Notebooks, Loose-leaf Paper , Rulers, #2 Pencils, Glue Sticks, Boxes of Washable Markers, Boxes of Crayons, Erasers, 2-Pocket Folders, Highlighters, Spiral Notebooks, Scissors, Packages of Index Cards, 3-Ring Binders

• Financial Donations are needed.  Interested donors can make check donations payable and sent to the Jersey City Youth Foundation, 230 7^th Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, with “2014 JCYF Backpack Program” on the memo line.  Please contact us if an invoice is required.

 Parents who are interested in receiving the free backpacks for their children are requested to contact their guidance counselor or principal at their childâ€s school before June 26, 2014. You will be able to bring your child to their school the week of August 25, 2014 to collect their backpack.  Please note that quantities are limited, so not everyone who registers will receive a backpack.

 About Jersey City Youth Foundation – http://www.jcyouth.org

Jersey City Youth Foundationâ€s mission is to enhance, expand and participate in the high-quality educational, recreational, cultural, and community enrichment programs.  We strive to provide safe, supervised environments for children and youth that increase school and community connectedness, academic achievement, physical activity and social/life skills.

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JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop and the Jersey City Youth Foundation have teamed up for the Mayorâ€s Annual Toy Drive to deliver holiday cheer and toys to more than 600 children, with the toys being distributed from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, December 20th, 2013, at City Hall, 280 Grove Street.

And this year, Santaâ€s elves had some extra helpers with Cake Boss Buddy Valastro on hand to treat kids to cupcakes and cookies and local business owner Tommy Two Scoops  was  serving up gelato.

“We wanted as many people as possible to join us and get in the holiday spirit as we help bring a little cheer to those in need,” said Mayor Fulop. “The holidays are a time to give to others and what better way that joining with your community to celebrate.”

Toys  were  distributed by Santa to pre-registered families,  and residents who would like to join in and meet the Cake Boss and celebrate the holidays  were also invited to attend

More than 200 toys were also donated by the Hudson County Building Trades and Local 696.

“The outpouring of gifts has been tremendous and we thank all of the residents and businesses who again this year participated in the toy drive,” added Mayor Fulop.

The Resident Response Center has been registering families and collecting donations since early December and a number of local businesses helped by donating gift cards to the Jersey City Youth Foundation for the purchase of toys for children newborn to twelve years old.

About the Jersey City Youth Foundation

The JCYF strives to provide, enhance, expand and participate in the high-quality educational, recreational, cultural, and community enrichment programs. In 2013, our inaugural year, JCYF was able to provide backpacks to school children, Thanksgiving turkeys to families, and holiday toys to children. 2014 will be an exciting year as we continue to grow as an organization and expand our programming and impact on youth in Jersey City.

All media inquiries should be directed to Jennifer Morrill, Press Secretary for the City of Jersey City, at 201-547-4836 or 201-376-0699.///

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