Oasis-A Haven for Women and Children Inc.

Long ago, in the year 2020, 4 friends wanted to see if they could blend their love of cycling, tacky 80s synth culture, and charity. After some rad brainstorming, they decided to create NEON OASIS , an amateur cycling club to benefit the OASIS NJ Women and Children’s Shelter of Patterson, NJ. Eventually, this group of pals started gaining more friends to join the cause.

Our Mission: Team Neon Oasis is dedicated to helping change the lives of women and children by breaking the cycle of poverty through supporting Women and Children’s shelters that feed, clothe, educate, and empower women and children in need.

Through our cycling efforts, we hope to bring awareness to the struggles that these women and children face and to raise financial support for the institutions that provide essential services to them.

The Oasis is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization located in Paterson, New Jersey. They carry out educational and social service programs that help women enter and succeed in the workforce and help children flourish academically. They also operate a soup kitchen and provide emergency food, clothing, and social support to city residents in need.

Your donation will go directly to the Oasis and help fund the programs referenced above.

Kering Americas is partnering with Oasis – A Haven for Women and Children in Paterson, NJ - to provide school uniforms for the students of Paterson PS2. Kering has partnered with Paterson PS2 for the past 2 years to deliver holiday gifts for their families in need.

Purchasing uniforms at the beginning of the school year can be difficult for some parents, especially due to the pandemic. Students are required to wear uniforms every day or are otherwise sent home. To ensure that each student has essential time in school, our goal is to raise $5,000 to cover the cost of the uniforms for every single student.

Kering Americas is hosting a Go Fund Me to raise these crucial funds for Paterson PS2 through Oasis, their partner organization. Each uniform costs $10 ($5 for the pants, $5 for the shirt) so we ask that you please donate in increments of $10s ($10, $20, $30…) so each student can be provided with a full uniform.

The donation will take place here (GoFundMe) through Friday, August 20th and the funds will be sent directly to Oasis – A Haven for Women and Children to be used for the uniform purchase.

Let’s reach this goal and provide all the students of Paterson’s PS2 with new uniforms for the school year!

About Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children Inc.

Oasis changes the lives of women and children by breaking the cycle of poverty through compassionate programs designed to feed, clothe, educate, and empower women and children in need.

Join THT Cares in making a difference. We are raising money to benefit Oasis-A Haven for Women and Children Inc., and any donation will help make an impact.

More information about Oasis-A Haven for Women and Children Inc.: Oasis changes the lives of women and children by breaking the cycle of poverty through compassionate programs designed to feed, clothe, educate, and empower women and children in need.

CQ fluency Cares is a forum for our employees, clients, vendors and friends to give back. 

Some people say that COVID-19 doesn't discriminate, but only 7 miles away from our CQ fluency HQ is the second most dense city in the country out of NYC (of cities 100K+), COVID-19 cases are one of the highest in the state and hunger is pervasive.  With school closures, job disruptions, and health risks, thousands of people  in Paterson NJ are turning to organizations such as Oasis on a daily basis for food.  We cannot simply be bystanders during such a crisis, especially since this city is a sample of the people that are the end users of our translation work. 

We know first hand about what is happening as our CQ fluency Marketing Director, Farhanna Sayegh, and her husband, Mayor Andre Sayegh, are passionate about bringing the right resources to this city.

Oasis – A Haven for women and Children is an antipoverty organization operating in one of the poorest inner-city sections of Paterson, New Jersey.   The women and children who turn to Oasis for education and help are all food-stamp eligible and are among the most vulnerable women and children in the community.

These days Oasis has evolved their operations to provide hot meals and packages of foods to families in need (many of which are retail workers, waiters, cleaning people etc. and have their income halted) – you can follow updates here: https://www.facebook.com/OasisPatersonNJ

Since 1997, Oasis programming has grown to include:
1) education and vocational training programs to help impoverished women to enter the workforce (high school equivalency degree, computers, workplace readiness, ESL and citizenship classes) and
2) academically geared after-school programs to help children and teenagers succeed in school and go to college. Importantly, they offer wrap-around services that take away the worries associated with living in poverty—free childcare so moms can attend class, breakfast and lunch in their soup kitchen, take-home food bags, clothing, diapers and infant supplies, and psychological support from their three social workers. They offer domestic violence support groups and psycho-social programs for children who live with trauma.   Every day, some 1,000 women and children come through their doors seeking essential resources. Oasis serves them.

On March 16th, when Paterson announced the closure of the public schools due to the pandemic, Oasis turned on a dime, suspending educational and after-school programs at their community center. They immediately turned their focus to providing hunger relief to an already at-risk population.  Since that date, they have served as a “grab and go” soup kitchen, providing daily hot and healthy meals to hungry families. They are now serving men, women, and children from 10 am to 1 pm every weekday.   They are distributing food bags that provide meals for a family of four for two to three days.   In addition, they provide diapers, baby food and formula, personal hygiene products, baked goods, fresh produce, and other items as needed.   They have been steadily providing these services since the week of March 16th. As of the week of April 20, they are serving an average of 1,158 hot meals and distributing 150 food bags each day. Under normal operations, before this pandemic struck, they provided some 150 hot meals and distributed 10 food bags daily. This is an enormous increase in services, and they see the need continually growing. More than 50% of the people coming to them have never come to Oasis before.

Even in this time of crisis, they continue to provide educational services to the community: teachers have gone virtual. They are using Zoom, private Facebook groups, and Google classroom to connect and teach classes or tutor adult and children/teen students, either individually or in groups. 

Let's support their tremendous work in making sure people don’t go hungry.  Their resources have been stretched super thin and they really need funding to keep their essential services going.  No gift is too small or too big. THANK YOU!

My name is Jacqueline most know me as Jackie. This holiday season I wanted to make a greater impact. After some thought I've decided this year to raise money for a local shelter that cares for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.  Migrating from a poor city in Jamaica at a young age I can honestly say know what it feels like to be in need and this year I'd like to change that with your help. I've been blessed with having so many wonderful, generous, uplifting people who have entered my life; and I am truly thankful and grateful for them. I'd like to share some of that same love to those who need it most. Oasis-A Haven for Women and Children Inc will receive all generous proceeds donated this year to help cover any additional expenses necessary to enjoy this season. It all starts with a small gesture and I ask of you to find the kindness in your heart to join me this month in spreading holiday cheer. Every little bit counts! I thank you, I appreciate you, and a very happy holiday to you and your family!




More information about Oasis-A Haven for Women and Children Inc.: 

https:// www.oasisnj.org

Oasis changes the lives of women and children by breaking the cycle of poverty through compassionate programs designed to feed, clothe, educate, and empower women and children in need.

http://oasisnj.org/ 

Dear Friends and Family -

Our Goal is to raise $15,000 to feed the children of Oasis for the entire month of September 2018.   100% of the money raised will go directly to feed the children in the Oasis After School  Academy.    I will personally arrange the purchase and distribution of the food with the help of the Full-Time Kitchen Staff at Oasis.  Please ask your employers if they can match your donation.   The Donation will be made in loving Memory of Connor Donohue.


Oasis-A Haven for Women and Children's After School Academy serves 60 teens and 110 children from the surrounding schools in the Paterson area.  These children and teens go to Oasis after school for a nurturing and safe environment which includes a nutritious meal, tutoring help with their homework as well as stimulating STEAM programs and outdoor activities.  

When working parents pick up their children between 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm the children of Oasis have been fed, completed their homework and have had a variety of both physical and mental activities.

The overall mission of Oasis is to change the lives of women and children by breaking the cycle of poverty through compassionate programs designed to feed, clothe, educate and empower women and children in need.

Jane and Pat Donohue 
Erin and Jonathan Daspin