About New Jersey AIDS Partnership
The New Jersey AIDS Partnership is the collaborative effort of private and corporate foundation leaders, public health officials, service providers, people living with HIV/AIDS and other community leaders who believe that HIV/AIDS is fought most effectively at the community level. While there are many charitable giving foundations and organizations, the New Jersey AIDS Partnership is unique. The Partnership is the only charitable giving fund in New Jersey that is solely committed to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Our mission is to seek and support excellence in three strategic areas:
- The leveraging of funds and resources in support of effective interventions;
- The development of community leadership and advocacy; and
- The fostering of community innovation.
Governance
A core strength of the Partnership lies in our Steering Committee. This group of knowledgeable and committed individuals provides expertise and insight into the problem within New Jersey. The Committee determines the operating policies of the Partnership and the funding priorities for each year, assists in reviewing grant requests, makes site visits to potential grantees, and decides which programs will be funded by the Partnership each year.
Two Co-convening Organizations, the Hyacinth AIDS Foundation and the Community Foundation of New Jersey, manage the Partnership. We operate as a designated fund of the Community Foundation and share their 501(c)(3) number. Hyacinth provides office space, legal and financial oversight.
One part-time employee, the project Director, staffs the Partnership. The responsibilities of the Director include: serve as project officer to all grantees; execute the request for proposals; fundraising and grant writing; coordination of the Steering Committee, including grant proposal review and awards; and she provides technical assistance and capacity building to grantees.
Grantees 2011–2012
All about Hope, Inc., Voorhees
Taking Charge Youth Program
$32,700
Camden Area Health Education Center, Camden
LifeWorks Syringe Access Program
$10,000
Jersey City Connections, Jersey City
YouthConnect Prevention Program
$42,500
New Jersey Women and AIDS Network (NJWAN), New Brunswick
Safer Sex Boot Camp Prevention Program
$45,000
North Jersey AIDS Alliance, Newark
Project Access Syringe
$10,000
Robert Wood Johnson AIDS Project, New Brunswick
Risky Business Formative Development Project
$15,000
St. James Social Services Corporation, Newark
HIV/AIDS Community Outreach Program
$25,000
South Jersey Against AIDS, Atlantic City
It’s a RAPP Program
$30,000
Funders 2011–2012
AIDS United
Becton Dickinson
Hoffmann-LaRoche
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
Individual Funders
Steering Committee
Ms. Virginia Allread, M.P.H.
Program Manager
François-Xavier Bagnoud Center, UMDNJ
Ms. Lisa Block, MPA
Senior Program Officer
The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey
Mr. Adam Bucon
Program Coordinator, Treatment Services Unit
New Jersey State Department of Human Services
Division of Addiction Services
Mr. Michael J. Bzdak, Co-Chair
Director, Corporate Contributions
Johnson & Johnson
Mr. Hans Dekker, Co-Convener
President
Community Foundation of New Jersey
Ms. Jennifer Farrington
Director of Social Investing
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Ms. Termerra Flournoy
Program Coordinator
POWER Program, UMDNJ
Div. of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Mr. Laurence E. Ganges
Deputy Commissioner
NJ State Department of Health & Senior Services
Division of HIV/AIDS Services
Dr. Kathryn Greene
Associate Professor
Dept. of Communication
School of Communication & Information (SC&I)
Rutgers University
Ms. Lourdez Hernandez
Program Supervisor
New Jersey Association on Correction
Dr. Rachel Jones, RN
Associate Professor
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
College of Nursing
Rev. Dr. Stanley Justice
Pastor
Mt. Zion AME Church
Ms. Kathy O’Brien, Co-Convener
Executive Director
Hyacinth AIDS Foundation
Mr. Dwight Peavy
Executive Director
Newark EMA HIV Health Service Planning Council
Ms. Elena M. Perez
Retired HIV Community Provider
Dr. Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia, EdD, RD
Director of Nutrition and Wellness
François-Xavier Bagnoud Center
School of Nursing
Ms. Paula Toynton, M.Ed., NJAP Director
Senior Director
Education, Prevention and Treatment
Hyacinth AIDS Foundation
Ms. Karen Walker
Director of HIV Services
Paterson Counseling Center
Mr. David L. Williams
Deployment Manager, AT&T