Submitted by Jessica Arkel
The Summit Area Public Foundation (SAPF) awarded a $30,000 grant to Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation. The funding will support the expansion of Children’s Specialized Hospital’s Mountainside location.
The expansion and renovation plan in Mountainside will increase the efficiency and capacity of the Mountainside Special Needs Primary Care practice. The plan centralizes the physicians, nurses and staff enhancing a team-based approach to care, ultimately increasing the number of patients receiving high-quality, family-centered, pediatric primary care.
“We are grateful for this generous grant from the Summit Area Public Foundation,” said Patricia Foley, Vice President Outpatient Services, Children’s Specialized Hospital. “The support of organizations like SAPF is essential in helping us to provide comprehensive and compassionate specialized pediatric primary care to more children with complex healthcare needs.”
“We value the role Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation plays in our community,” said John Cooper, President, Summit Area Public Foundation. “The important work they are doing has a direct impact on children in summit and our surrounding area. The planned expansion and renovation will enable more children to receive the specialized care that Children’s Specialized Hospital provides.”
Children’s Specialized Hospital, a nonprofit organization, is leading the way into a brighter future for children and adolescents facing special health challenges – from chronic illnesses and complex physical disabilities like brain and spinal cord injuries, to developmental and behavioral issues like autism and mental health. Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation supports the programs and services of the hospital and all donations go directly to helping us pioneer new specialized care and serve more children in need. To help, or for more information: visit childrens-specialized.org; find us on Facebook -facebook.com/childrensspecialized, or follow us on Twitter @ChildrensSpecNJ.
Summit Area Public Foundation is a community foundation that fosters philanthropy in the Summit, New Jersey area by identifying local needs and offering donors flexible ways to make a difference in the lives of their neighbors. During the past 10 years, SAPF has awarded more than $4.7 million in grants to 117 nonprofit agencies. SAPF awards an average of 37 grants per year. For more information, visit sapfnj.org.
(above, l-r) Pictured left to right are Patricia Foley, Vice President of Outpatient Services, Children’s Specialized Hospital; Reagan Burkholder, Secretary, SAPF; David Dietze, Vice President, SAPF; Julie Adams, Trustee, SAPF; John Cooper, President, SAPF; Frank Macioce, Trustee, SAPF; Philip Salerno, lll, President; and Chief Development Officer, Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation.
(above) Trustees of the Summit Area Public Foundation tour Children’s Specialized Hospital’s Mountainside location.
