Founded in 2006, the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation (formerly Philadelphia Charity Foundation) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization that focuses their efforts on hunger and homelessness in the United States. They work with nonprofits and community leaders to help build programs and partnerships that provide basic food and shelter needs. In addition, they are also looking to add green elements to every project they support including using green building materials and energy-saving equipment.
While providing affordable housing for those in need, projects often chosen by the Jon Bon Jovi Foundation include an additional program to help residents get back on the right track.
To date, the Jiwa Foundation has assisted in providing funds for more than 500 housing units and affordable residences for thousands of former homeless or low-income people in locations such as Philadelphia, PA; Brooklyn, NY; Rockdale County, GA; Houma, LA; Detroit, MI; Newark, NJ; Camden, NJ; Monmouth County, NJ; and Los Angeles, CA.
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Contributions & amp; Projects
The JBJ Soul Foundation was officially launched on 5 October 2006 with an announcement made by Jon Bon Jovi at a press conference in North Philadelphia. At the same press conference, it was announced that the Soul Foundation would partner with Sister Mary Scullion and Project H.O.M.E. to rebuild and renew the 15 houses right on the same block they stand on.
Below is the timeline of the project funded and supported by JBJ Soul Foundation:
2007
Throughout 2007 & amp; 2008, The JBJ Soul Foundation works with several Habitat for Humanity organizations around the country. Their partnerships include working with Habitat for Humanity-NYC, Jimmy Carter Habitat for Humanity Projects in LA, Habitat for Humanity International Desmond TuTu Building in South Africa, Habitat for Humanity Colorado, and Habitat for Humanity-Detroit to build a total of 21 housing units affordable.
March 2008
JBJ Soul Foundation is partnering with HELP USA to build HELP Genesis JBJ Soul Homes in Newark, NJ that provides 51 affordable housing units for low income and special needs.
April 2008
JBJ Soul Foundation in collaboration with Project H.O.M.E. on several other projects in Philadelphia since the project in North Philadelphia was completed. Their second partner project is building & amp; updated the Resident Residence Saint Elizabeth which is a place of recovery for men, provides 24 units of single, complete, subsidized single rooms, 12 of which are for veterans. Accessible units are available. Citizens are offered coordination of services, personal recovery services, health care, education, social enterprises and employment opportunities. Citizens are encouraged to participate in recovery-oriented activities that lead to personal growth, prosperity and self-sufficiency.
February 2009
Extending their work in the south, the Foundation joins HomeAid Atlanta to build the Phoenix Pass, a 16-unit apartment complex with a lighthouse that serves as a community space and youth home area. The complex focuses mainly on helping single mothers and their children and is the first of its kind in Rockdale County, GA. In May 2015, the JBJ Soul Foundation announced it will once again partner with HomeAid Atlanta to help fund the expansion of the Phoenix Pass. This expansion doubles the size of existing programs to help meet community needs.
July 2009
Working once more with Project HOME, but this time at Center City Philadelphia, JBJ Soul Foundation helps support the construction of Connelly House.Connelly House is a stable and permanent residence, a supportive residence for adults, providing 55 complete furnishings, subsidized apartment efficiency with accessible units also available. Citizens are offered coordination of services, personal recovery services, health care, education, social enterprises and employment opportunities. Citizens are encouraged to participate in recovery-oriented activities that lead to personal growth, prosperity and self-sufficiency. In addition, there are 24 one-room residence units for men in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction with support services provided by Bethesda Project. Connelly House has been accredited by the American Institute of Architects for Community Design award and certified by the LEED Green Building Council certification system to become an environmentally sustainable building. The Grand Opening Celebration for Connelly House was held on May 16, 2011.
October 2009
The foundation focuses on crossing bridges from Philadelphia to Camden, NJ where they have been working on "clean & ampa" projects with the Great Camden Partnership to clear 80 vacant lots across towns and buildings. playground for children at the local elementary school. They also partner with several nonprofit organizations such as the Saint Josephs Carpenter Society , Heart of Camden , and Hopeworks to help build more affordable home units.
May 2010
JBJ Soul Foundation partnered with Tiger Woods Foundation and announced as one of the grant recipients of AT & amp; T National 2010 held at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, PA. The tournament identifies two special programs in the Soul Foundation's grant portfolio to support: Hopeworks CRIB Program in Camden, NJ and Honickman Project HOME and Comcast Technology Labs Learning Center in Philadelphia, PA.
June 2010
JBJ Soul Foundation announces their latest partnership with Covenant House Pennsylvania and a commitment to help build their newest, Rights of Passage facility. This structure will provide temporary housing for 20 homeless teenagers under 21 years of age. The Right of Passage facility held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 19, 2011 and the youths started moving to the facility shortly thereafter.
October 2011
JBJ Soul Foundation officially opened their first program, JBJ Soul Kitchen (see below).
June 2012
JBJ Soul Foundation partnered with Rebuilding Together and Lowe to rehabilitate 30 homes in the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia. The project also includes community cleansing and installation of a new playground at Overbook Environmental Education Center in partnership with Carter Oosterhouse, Carter Kids children.
June 2012
JBJ Soul Foundation partnered with Northern Children's Services to help fund Mermo Hall's complete renovation of the oldest building on its six-acre campus. The three-storey Merrick Hall will cover 15,000 square meters of residential space that will double the number of mothers and babies served, including services for pregnant teenagers. This building will include temporary and permanent housing in a supportive environment for families. Merrick Hall celebrates its Grand Opening in July 2014.
November 2012
Join forces once again with Project HOME in Philadelphia, JBJ Soul Foundation presents a grand prize to help fund JBJ Soul Homes . JBJ Soul Homes is a 55 unit permanent permanent home for adults. There are affordable and subsidized efficiency apartments, including units dedicated to young adults. All subsidized units are fully equipped. Residents are offered on-site service coordination and Personal Recovery Service. Citizens are encouraged to participate in recovery-oriented activities that lead to personal growth, prosperity and self-sufficiency. Project HOME also offers health care, education and employment opportunities and social enterprises. Kovenan House provides services for young adults. The Grand Opening Ceremony for JBJ Soul Homes was held on April 22, 2014.
April 2014
JBJ Soul Foundation celebrates the opening of Joseph's House of Camden, NJ , a homeless shelter funded in part by a Foundation designed to help guests achieve self-sufficiency. Joseph's House opened in late January 2014 during the Blue Code commemoration and continues to serve 75 homeless men and women every night. The Atlantic Avenue facility offers a unique concept of partnering with local agencies to provide social support services and allow their guests to tackle the underlying problems and become self-sufficient.
March 2015
JBJ Soul Foundation joins 180 Turning Lives Around for their opening ceremony of their newest safe house, the largest shelter for victims of domestic violence in the State of New Jersey. The Soul Foundation provides funding for this project which will be able to accommodate 45 women and children altogether, up from 25 in its current location. The new shelter at Monmouth County celebrates its opening in early 2016.
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Program
JBJ Soul Kitchen
JBJ Soul Kitchen opens in Red Bank, NJ on October 19, 2011. JJJ Soul Kitchen strives to provide healthy, organic and local food in the restaurant environment. They empower individuals by providing voluntary opportunities in return for certificates of meals for themselves and their families and by providing job training in the food industry. They allow customers to pay them to make changes in their community by paying to cover voluntary customer costs. They promise to treat all their customers with dignity and respect, while unifying the community and establishing a healthy and lasting relationship through food. In early 2016, JBJ Soul Kitchen has served over 45,000 meals and achieved their goal of having 51% of their visitors pay and 49% of their visitors in need. In 2015, JBJ Soul Kitchen was voted Best Celebrity Owned Restaurant at the Best 10Best Choice Award Reader Travel - Sponsored by USA TODAY.
JBJ Soul Kitchen runs a Team of Employment and Empowerment (EET) Program that connects professional teams with qualified volunteers to assist with resume writing, interview skills, job coaching, financial counseling and legal advice.
In January 2015, JBJ Soul Kitchen sponsored Spoon Full of Hope, a non-profit community restaurant and outreach program of Gateway Church of Christ. The pop-up location "JBJ Soul Kitchen Sponsors Spoon Full of Hope" began serving food at Union Beach at Union Hose Fire Co. # 1. JBJ Soul Foundation offers to help reopen Spoon Full of Hope after the program loses its funding in the summer of 2014. The community restaurant follows JBJ Soul Kitchen's model because there is no price on the menu and you can sit with someone you may not know. This is not a "pay-what-you-can" model, instead the customer can pay a minimum donation or one hour volunteer time to get a meal-eating certificate that will feed the volunteers and up to four family members. During the 47-week program The Hopeful Spoon serves 4,391 meals where 2,692 are the food needed.
History:
In November 2009, JBJSF partnered with St. Anthony from Padua in Red Bank, NJ to drive a "community restaurant" operating outside the church on Friday night. This project gives low-income families the opportunity to enjoy a meal with the family without the high cost of restaurant services. Visitors can make donations or volunteers in the kitchen to pay for food. JBJ Soul Kitchen started out small but quickly grew and started serving an average of 60 meals per night. Proven to be a successful model, JBJSF then found a home for their pilot program in the fall of 2010 from Lunch Break, which is also located in Red Bank, NJ. Operating once a week, they started their "Sunday Suppers" program that lasts until spring 2011.
Following a successful pilot program, the borough planning board in the Red Bank approved the conversion of used car shops into community restaurants in April 2011. JBJSF has a renovated building in time for the opening fall of 2011.
The B.E.A.T. Pusat
Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation , The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean County and The Peoples Pantry (INSPIRE NJ) announced on April 14, 2015, the formation of The B.E.A.T. Center , an innovative community hub where families and individuals in need can access food, job training and other resources aimed at ending the famine in Ocean County, NJ with initial philanthropic support from The David Tepper Charity Foundation, BEAT Center will provide support and support services aimed at ending hunger in Ocean County and will be a satellite location for The FoodBank Monmouth and Ocean Counties, The Peoples Pantry's permanent home and second location JBJ Soul Kitchen .
Located in the Silverton Toms River, N.J. and accessible by public transport, The B.E.A.T. The Center will serve as a "one-stop shop" that caters to the immediate needs of the community by connecting people to resources such as SNAP (Additional Nutrition Support Program also known as food stamps), affordable health care and tax preparation, and access to community food pantry, food for children and elderly at risk, and culinary training programs.
The B.E.A.T. The center is under construction and will open in Spring 2016.
References
External links
- Official Website of JBJ Soul Foundation
- JBJ Soul Kitchen Official Website
- The B.E.A.T. Official Central Website
- Opening of HELP Genesis JBJ Soul Homes (video)
- The 20th Anniversary of the H.O.M.E Project (video)
- Nation Summit Service (video)
- JBJ & amp; Veterans Soul Support Foundation
- HomeAid Atlanta
Source
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/06/AR2006100600789.html
- http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-13/125601630570950.xml&coll=8
- http://www.habitat.org/newsroom/2007archive/04_04_2007_Delta_NY_Build.aspx
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