To date, our volunteers are now serving over 300 elderly in Monmouth.
Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey (CVCJ) is founded on the conviction that the elderly, many of whom are disabled, and veterans should have access to essential support services without depleting their limited incomes. Our programs are nationally recognized, free of charge, and foster independence. In 2015, we fulfilled our longtime goal to expand into Monmouth County with our basic services, intending to offer our unique respite services once partnerships and a volunteer network were in place. To date, our volunteers are now serving 300 elderly in Monmouth. Since 2002, the Alzheimer’s Respite Care Program (ARCP) has offered long-term, weekly relief and support to family caregivers of those with dementia in their homes. It was cited in the “NJ Alzheimer’s Study Commission Report” as a model program for replication. With this robust network in place, and with an already established waiting list for our ARCP services, there was a clear path to introduce the much-needed relief and support of ARCP to families living with dementia in Monmouth County. With the support of the transformational Impact100 grant, we are on our way to achieving this goal. The Impact100 grant process alone sets them apart from other funders. As we worked on the application, it helped us better plan the execution of our project. Our Impact100 grant team spent so much time getting to know us and our project, and they were personally invested in our success! Impact100’s involvement and investment in us didn’t stop with us being funded. We have become part of the Impact100 network. We are continually connected to other funding opportunities as well as meaningful collaborative partners by Impact100 members.
