APRIL 2021
New Brunswick: NJSFWC supports Child Abuse Prevention month

In support of Child Abuse Prevention month, pinwheels were placed at the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC) Headquarters, located on the Douglass College campus at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.

Pictured are NJSFWC President Jan Hanson, (left) and Chris Burlew, NJSFWC Financial Secretary.

Prevent Child Abuse is just one of the many nonprofit organizations that the 6,300 members of the NJSFWC throughout the state supported last year.  Other organizations that clubs support include;  their local social service agencies, food pantries, Domestic Violence Shelters, nursing homes, hospitals, homeless shelters, and Operation Chillout, the NJSFWC Special State project for 2020-2022, an organization that supports homeless Veterans.

In 2020, New Jersey Clubs that reported indicated a total of 16, 963 projects, 320,119  volunteer hours, and $2,3 million dollars in cash and in kind donations..

NJSFWC President Jan Hanson commented:  "Even a Pandemic could not stop the work of the amazing New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs.  Members continued to serve their community sometimes changing their focus to helping those affected by the virus.  Assisting others helped our members feel needed as they made a difference.  We welcome others to join us in our efforts."

The NJSFWC, a volunteer, community service organization, was established in 1894, and also founded the New Jersey College for Women, now Douglass Residential College, in 1918. The NJSFWC is a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), which has their headquarters in Washington, DC and is the largest and oldest women’s volunteer community service organization in the world.

For more information about the NJSFWC and/or membership in a local club, visit
 www.njsfwc.org or call 732-249-5474.