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Women's Fund of New Jersey
 

Myra Terry
wfnj@wfnj.org
Website: www.wfnj.org
355 Chestnut St.
Union NJ 07083
Phone: 908-851-7774
Fax: 908-851-7775

Making a difference in the lives of women and their families; Contribute to NJ’s leading statewide and local organizations, crisis intervention, healthcare, advocacy, hotlines, and more.
Issues: Funding Source
Women


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Organizations belonging to Women's Fund of New Jersey:

American Anorexia/Bulimia Association of New Jersey

 

Donna Haring
 

Dedicated to the study, prevention and treatment of eating disorders by offering support groups, referrals, conferences, advocacy and other services.
Issues: Women

Website: www.njaaba.org

 

Displaced Homemakers Network of New Jersey, Inc.

 

Phone: 908-788-1453
 

The Network is committed to improving the quality of life for New Jersey women by providing leadership and technical assistance to statewide Displaced Homemaker Programs.
Issues: Technical Assistance
Women

 

Family Planning Association of New Jersey

 

Phone: 609-393-8423
 

NJFPA represents the publicly funded family planning agencies before the NJ government and US congress to assure laws and regulations favorable to reproductive health care.
Issues: Family
Litigation/Class Action
Reproductive Rights

 

Feminine Connection

 

Joanne Demant
38 Mohawk Ave
Oakland NJ 07436
Phone: 201-337-6943
Fax: 973-893-1370
 

Feminine Connection is a women-centric organization that offers New Jersey’s Lesbian community the resources and opportunities to fulfill social, informational, educational and networking needs.
Issues: Gay and Lesbian
Women

 

Horizon Health Center

 

Phone: 201-451-6300
 

Provides comprehensive health care and related services to over 60,000 women, men and children each year, regardless of their ability to pay.
Issues: Health Education/Prevention

 

League of Women Voters of New Jersey Education Fund

 

Phone: 609-394-3303
 

Encourages the active and informed participation of citizens in government and work to increase understanding of major public policy issues.
Issues: Civil Liberties
Public Policy

 

Manavi, Inc.

 

Sujata Warrier
manavi@worldnet.att.net
P.O. Box 3103
New Brunswick NJ 08901
Phone: 732-435-1414
 

Committed to empowering women of South Asian (Bengladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) descent by bringing about social change to end all violence against women.
Issues: Women

Website: www.manavi.org

 

National Center for the Pro Choice Majority

 

Phone: 609-443-8780
 

Provides research and workshops to create social/economic/political environments where every woman can make decisions about childbearing without injury to her sense of dignity.
Issues: Education
Reproductive Rights
Women

 

National Council of Jewish Women/ NJ

 

Phone: 201-833-4221
 

Volunteer organization inspired by Jewish values working through research, education, advocacy and community service to improve the quality of life for women, children and families.
Issues: Children/Youth
Education
Family
Women

 

New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault

 

Phone: 609-631-4450
 

Supports healing of injuries from sexual violence, works to eliminate sexual violence against all people by affecting attitudinal change in individuals, insitutions and our culture.
Issues: Counseling
Domestic/Sexual Assault
Education
Health Education/Prevention
Social Justice

 

New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women

 

Phone: 609-584-8107
 

Advocates for policies that benefit victims of domestic violence and provides training and public education on violence in the family.
Issues: Domestic/Sexual Assault
Education
Public Policy

 

New Jersey Coalition on Women and Disabilities, Inc.

 

Phone: 609-530-3242
 

Works to affect change by offering programs that enable disabled women to recognize their rights, achieve greater self-reliance, and become strong advocates for themselves.
Issues: Disability/Access
Self-Advocacy
Women

 

New Jersey Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

 

Phone: 973-895-8883
 

We protect reproductive freedom and reproductive choice through programs of education, ALL-OPTIONS CLERGY counseling, clinic defense called PEACEFUL PRESENCE and social action.
Issues: Counseling
Education
Reproductive Rights

 

New Jersey Right to Choose Education Fund

 

 

Works to protect every woman's right to safe, legal, accessible abortion and comprehensive birth control by providing speakers and factual literature without charge.
Issues: Education
Health Care Policy
Public Policy
Reproductive Rights
Women

 

New Jersey Women and AIDS Network

 

Phone: 732-846-4462
 

An independent, multicultural, statewide organization which is dedicated to proving information and a better understanding about HIV and AIDS and their effects on humankind.
Issues: AIDS
Education
Health Education/Prevention

 

NOW - New Jersey Foundation

 

Phone: 609-393-0156
 

Informing and empowering women; overcoming barriers to full participation in society with services, programs and educational materials that expand opportunities and choices wherever discrimination exists.
Issues: Economic Development
Education
Self-Advocacy
Women

 

South Jersey Breast Cancer Coalition

 

Loretta  Mikulski
sjbcc@dandy.net
P.O. Box 144
West Berlin NJ 08091
Phone: 856-768-9028
 

Focuses on eradicating breast cancer by involving individual advocates for education and awareness who act as a collective voice to demand more attention and research dollars.
Issues: Women

 

Women's Resource Center

 

Carolyn  Gutierrez
rcsw@aol.com
31 Woodland Ave.
Summit NJ 07901
Phone: 908-273-7253
 

Provides information, support, referrals, and personal skills development through programs and services addressing career, family, health, legal and financial needs.
Issues: Economic Development
Education
Employment
Family
Health Education/Prevention
Litigation/Class Action
Technical Assistance
Women
Work Training


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