Housing Initiatives of Princeton Gets Grant To Support New Units

PRINCETON, NJ - The Fund for Women and Girls celebrated 25 years recently by awarding $250,000 in grants to local nonprofits that help improve the lives of women and children.

The Housing Initiatives of Princeton, (HIP) received a two-year grant, totaling $50,000, for its Transitional Housing: Changing Families’ Lives – One at a Time program.

The grant will support the first new unit of HIP’s three-year goal of adding three new units, with high‐touch support services, to its existing seven units in its Transitional Housing program.

The nonprofit provides individualized and comprehensive services to help families gain permanent housing.

A case manager, housing navigator and family liaison help families with budgeting, accessing mental health counseling and ensuring children thrive at school.

In 2022, the program helped nine working, single moms and 11 children plan for their futures. They also provided rental assistance to 59 women and 53 children.

“We are incredibly fortunate to have 25 years of support from our fund members,” said Carolyn Sanderson, Fund Chair. “We want to congratulate our grantee partners and thank them for the tremendous impact they make in our communities every day.”

The Fund is comprised of members who make individual donations. Then applying the concept of collective philanthropy, they meet annually to recommend grants to local nonprofits.

In 25 years, the Fund has awarded more than $2 million to nonprofits in the region, including a quarter of a million dollars awarded in November.

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