Posts Tagged ‘Puerto Rican Family Institute’

Two Jersey City Nonprofits Pick Up $45K in Horizon Foundation Grants

By • Jun 9th, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

Two Jersey City nonprofits have received a combined $45,000 in grants from The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey to promote health initiatives, as part of $401,000 recently doled out to 24 organizations statewide. The Puerto Rican Family Institute received a $30,000 grant to support the Diabetes, Mental Health and Weight Management Outreach Program, which provides [...]


Wednesday Morning News Roundup

By • Dec 30th, 2009 • Category: Blog

- The Journal has more on the lawsuit filed by former Jersey City Parking Authority head Mark Russ that alleges Mayor Healy wrongfully terminated him after he failed to obey orders not to issue tickets after 6 pm. – Speaking of the Parking Authority, it is not enforcing meter rules or alternate side parking rules [...]


Jersey City’s Needle Exchange Program Takes Flight ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’

By • Jul 9th, 2009 • Category: Featured, News

On July 1, public health activists breathed a sigh of relief as Hyacinth AIDS Foundation launched Jersey City’s first-ever syringe access program. With little fanfare — a flyer pinned to a bulletin board — the Puerto Rican Family Institute, at 40 Journal Square, became the first vendor.

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