The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable
giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, recently awarded a
$10,000 grant to the Volunteer Center of Bergen County. Funds
will support the Volunteer Center’s Mentoring Moms program, which matches
overwhelmed mothers, many of whom are single parents, with caring mentors who
provide emotional and practical support by helping them with everyday parenting
challenges, including financial issues and other struggles.
The funds will be used to provide financial
workshops as well as other programs for these families, all of which have very
limited resources.
“We are so grateful to TD Charitable Foundation
for supporting the mothers and families in our program,” says Cindy Andrake,
Program Director for Mentoring Moms. “Funding for workshops and events allow us
to provide valuable learning opportunities which not only impact mothers, but
their children as well.”
More women are needed to become mentors, and there
is an especially great need for bi-lingual, Spanish-speaking mentors.
To find out how
to become a mentor, or to support the Mentoring Moms program, call (201)
489-9454 or visit www.bergenvolunteers.org.
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