Assisting at-risk children through age 5 reach their full potential and promoting volunteer income tax assistance in Middlesex County, N.J., 2019-2020

Although the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation became a national philanthropy in 1972 and has operated on a national scale since then, it also has continued funding a limited number of local institutions and projects in the New Brunswick area and throughout New Jersey. It does so in part to honor the legacy of its founder, and in part to recognize the special responsibilities to the communities and the state in which it is located.This grant will help the United Way of Central Jersey (UWCJ) to continue to increase the availability of critically needed programs and services to assist the most vulnerable children and their families in Middlesex County, N.J. This will include providing families with evidence-based programs designed to help children get a healthy start in life and prepare for school success. This grant will also help UWCJ to expand its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which helps working-poor families file for earned income tax credits.