Bergen Family Center

                                    MEL AND I HAVE BEEN THINKING WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP OUT OUR COMMUNITY. AS MEL HAS ALWAYS CHALLENGED HIMSELF WITH BI-ATHALONS, TRI-ATHALONS,ETC,   WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE AN "ATHALON" THAT HE COULD NOW DO ,TOO, FROM HIS POWER WHEELCHAIR!
                                 HE WILL BE DOING LAPS, (starting at his home ) AROUND THE LONG BLOCK OF CUMBERLAND ,DOWN TO ETON AND BACK AGAIN, FOR 5 LAPS..   HOPE YOU CAN SPONSOR HIM AT AS MUCH PER LAP AS YOU CAN!!
                                   
                                   SUNDAY, MAY 31, 11AM AT  CUMBERLAND ST ENGLEWOOD NJ

                                    BERGEN FAMILY CENTER HERE IN ENGLEWOOD, PROVIDES AND DELIVERS FOOD TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED.. AND WE KNOW PEOPLE ARE DESPERATE NOW!! BERGEN FAMILY PROVIDES LOTS OF OTHER SERVICES, BUT WE ARE HOPING RIGHT NOW TO BE ABLE TO RAISE MONEY TO BUY FOOD FOR OUR FELLOW "ENGLE-WODIANS"!

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For the past year, I worked with Kindergarteners at Quarles in an afterschool program run by Bergen Family Center. I love doing art projects and taking art classes, and I wanted to share my creativity with kids who might not be able to take art classes otherwise. Every week I would plan an activity and lead it for the class. Because I worked with the same class every week, I was able to build special connections with the students, and we all looked forward to Friday afternoons when “Miss Eliana” would come and lead a project.

Because of COVID-19, my time with the class was cut short in March. However, Bergen Family Center has continued to support the families of the students that I worked with during this devastating crisis. Since March, Bergen Family Center has helped more than 600 families who have been impacted by COVID to meet their basic needs, including by delivering food, diapers, masks, and cleaning supplies; providing transportation vouchers to essential workers; and creating online programming for older people, kids, and teens who were otherwise isolated.

I recognize how lucky I am at this moment to have everything that I need, and how many people right here in Englewood who that is not true for. In lieu of a gift, I hope that you will make a donation in my honor to the COVID-19 Relief Fund at Bergen Family Center to ensure that children right here in Englewood can get what they need to survive and to thrive.

We Need Your Help!

 Ten Years Ago the Bergen Family Center opened the ZONE, a school-based youth services program providing mental health and prevention services to Dwight Morrow High School students.  Last year with the support of State, County, and local philanthropy we brought the ZONE to the Janis E. Dismus Middle School.

We are now looking to keep our doors open in the Middle School.  We owe it to Englewood Youth! Without a community center and limited access to enrichment- youth NEED and WANT the ZONE.

No donation is too small. Funds raised will help provide comprehensive services dedicated to helping our youth reach their full potential.

PLEASE GIVE.  THANK YOU