Community Impact Awards - FINAL_Layout 1 4 / 18 / 19 4 : 40 PM Page 3 FIRST EVER COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARDS services , education and affordable housing . Some of the more than 2,000 foundation COMCAST grant recipients include ArtPride New Jersey , NBCUNIVERSAL Rainbow Rabbit Educational Services , FOUNDATION Gloucester County Habitat for Humanity , Moorestown Visiting Nurse Association , Volunteer Center of South Jersey , Interfaith Homeless Outreach Council and Joseph’s House of Camden . OCEANFIRST FOUNDATION OceanFirst Bank’s commitment to helping families , organizations , schools and com - munities throughout Central and South Jersey meet their financial needs has spanned generations , reaching new heights in 1996 with the creation of OceanFirst Foundation . Through the foundation , hun - dreds of local charities and schools have received more than $ 37 million in grants including more than $ 2.4 million awarded in 2018 . These grants enrich lives in areas such as housing , youth development and education , improving the quality of life , health and wellness , and the arts . SOUTH JERSEY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION South Jersey Federal Credit Union ( SJFCU ) has been a partner in the communities it serves for almost 80 years , providing support to many organizations such as Robins ’ Nest , Gloucester County NAACP and the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper . It has attended and sponsored events such as Adopt - A - Pet Day , Vineland Hometown He - Day and the roes , Glassboro Community Stockton Abilities Fair Luncheon . In addition to contributions as an organization , its em - ployees have generously donated their time volunteering for projects such as OCEANFIRST Habitat for Humanity and the Bras for a FOUNDATION Cause to support breast cancer . Additionally , SJFCU employees formed their own char - City Electric contributed more than $ 1 itable journey , to which they donate money more than 21,000 hours , a combined 2,600 million to local nonprofits . These contribu - to different nonprofit organizations selected work days , to benefit about 300 unique or - tions are part of the company’s continued on a quarterly basis . ganizations throughout South Jersey in commitment to powering communities and 2018 . HUTCHINSON being a good corporate citizen for the INVESTORS FOUNDATION Throughout its 60 - plus years of serving the areas where its employees live and work . Investors Bank created the Investors Foun - South Jersey community and beyond , Atlantic City Electric’s charitable contributions dation in 2005 to support the communities Hutchinson has practiced a tradition of assist organizations that support education , where its customers and employees live supporting numerous community nonprofits the environment , arts and culture and com - and work . Since then , the foundation has through its leadership and contributions . munity development programs . Every char - pledged more than $ 34 million in its com - Over the years , Hutchinson has made a itable contribution from Atlantic City Electric mitment to Investors Bank’s mission to be positive impact on the community by part - also comes with a dedicated pledge of a “ community ” bank that does right by its nering with organizations , serving on boards volunteers . Atlantic City Electric’s Powering customers and neighbors . The Investors of directors , providing sponsorships , par - Communities program helps connect em - Foundation works to improve and invigorate ticipating in events and other support . Key ployees with volunteer opportunities the lives of the people in communities it partners include the Juvenile Diabetes Re - throughout the company’s service area and serves by supporting initiatives in the arts , search Foundation South Jersey Chapter , recognizes their efforts . Through this pro - the Mount Laurel YMCA and The Joseph youth development , health and human gram , nearly 250 employees volunteered 26 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | VOLUME 9 ISSUE 4 | SouthJerseyBiz.net