Northern New Jersey Maternal Child Health Consortium

Contact Name
Ilise Zimmerman, Executive Director
Amount
$25,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2006
Location
Paramus, NJ

Although Irvington has the second highest black infant mortality rate in the state, it lacks the organizational infrastructure to provide vital health and social services to children and families. To fill this gap, the Northern New Jersey Maternal Child Health Consortiums Irvington Family Development Center provides parenting classes, literacy training, professional development for child care workers, and health screening for children. The Schumann Fund helped meet matching requirements for state support.