Organizations Filed Purposes:
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING AS WELL AS FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL ASSISTANCE.
THE EMMANUEL CANCER FOUNDATION IS A STATEWIDE, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR NEW JERSEY FAMILIES WITH A CHILD SUFFERING FROM CANCER. ANY FAMILY WHO HAS A CHILD, 18 YEARS OR YOUNGER, IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WHICH INCLUDES COUNSELING AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES, DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, REGIONAL CENTER SUPPORT SERVICES.
FINANCIAL ASSITANCE EMMANUEL CANCER FOUNDATION'S FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ECF FAMILIES WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN A FINANCIAL CRISIS. THESE FUNDS HELP WITH BASIC SERVICES THAT A FAMILY NEEDS TO SURVIVE, SUCH AS RENT OR UTILITIES. SOMETIMES, THIS VITAL ASSISTANCE REIMBURSES THE FAMILY FOR MEALS WHILE THEY WERE IN THE HOSPITAL WITH THEIR CHILD. TRAGICALLY, IN SOME INCIDENTS, FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE UNABLE TO MEET THE HIGH COSTS OF MEMORIAL SERVICES.DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019,THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 251 FAMILIES ALL OVER NEW JERSEY.
COUNSELING - EMMANUEL CANCER FOUNDATION'S PROFESSIONAL CASEWORKERS ARE FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING THE EMOTIONAL BALANCE OF THE FAMILY UNIT. CASEWORKERS PROVIDE COUNSELING AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND CAN HELP SIBLINGS, AND OTHERS IN THE FAMILY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CANCER IN TERMS THEY CAN UNDERSTAND.DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019, CASEWORKERS MADE 490 HOME VISITS AND PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL 2,345 HOURS OF COUNSELING AT NO COST TO THE FAMILIES.
REGIONAL CENTERS - EMMANUEL CANCER FOUNDATION'S FOUR REGIONAL CENTERS SERVE THE ENTIRE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BY COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING GROCERIES, CLOTHING, TOYS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND BIRTHDAY/HOLIDAY GIFTS, TO STRUGGLING FAMILIES. THESE EFFORTS HELP EASE FAMILIES' BURDENS AND PRESERVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. WHILE BATTLING PEDIATRIC CANCER, EVEN SIMPLE TASKS SUCH AS SHOPPING FOR GROCERIES AND MAINTAINING THE HOME ARE NEGLECTED BECAUSE THE FAMILY BECOMES OVERWHELMED BY TAKING CARE OF THEIR CHILD'S NEEDS.DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019, 2,448 BAGS OF GROCERIES WERE DELIVERED TO FAMILIES BY VOLUNTEERS FROM THE REGIONAL CENTERS. IN ADDITION, 232 BIRTHDAY BAGS AND 249 HOLIDAY GIFT WISHES WERE SENT TO ECF KIDS AND THEIR SIBLINGS.DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS LOGGED AN AMAZING 3,583 HOURS OF INVALUABLE HELP TO THE ORGANIZATION AND ECF KIDS AND FAMILIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Joanne Passentino | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $47,250 |
| William Campbell | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Diaz | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Ralph Diaz | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa Forzani | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Steven Halpern | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Knarek | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Christina Mecca | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Mecca | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Betsy Shaheen | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Walsh | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Yuschak | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Vizzoni | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Vizzoni | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| John Kwasnik | TRUSTEE | 10 | $0 |
| Carl Hiller | TRUSTEE | 10 | $0 |
| Steven M Wooton | TRUSTEE | 10 | $0 |
| Joel Markel | TRUSTEE | 10 | $0 |
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