FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact
Joe Maltese
Office: 561-383-9842
Cell: 561-722-5645
JoeMaltese@helphomesafe.org
Boca Raton, Fla. (June 14, 2012) – Jarden Consumer Solutions (JCS), headquartered in Boca Raton, demonstrated its ongoing commitment to improving the lives of abused children through a $20,000 grant to HomeSafe for the non-profit’s therapeutic treatment services and LifeSkillsSM independent living program at HomeSafe’s Bernstein Family Foundation campus in Boca Raton. The grant is made possible through the JCS Community Fund, a charity funded through the generosity of JCS employees.
The grant supports results-driven therapy to abused children, ages 8-17, in HomeSafe’s Specialized Therapeutic Group Care program, as well as HomeSafe’s LifeSkills program that teaches clients valuable independent living skills to succeed in life and become productive members of society. HomeSafe is a non-profit organization helping victims of child abuse and domestic violence. Each year, HomeSafe serves more than fifteen thousand infants, children and families.
“The goal of the JCS Community Fund is to direct funding to programs like those at HomeSafe that best address the needs and challenges of those in communities where our employees live and work,” stated Rocki Rockingham, JCS vice president of community relations and communications. Programs such as the LifeSkillsSM independent living program at HomeSafe gives young people at risk hope for a better future. We appreciate all that they do to strengthen our community.”
“We’re proud to have the financial support of a great corporate neighbor, Jarden Consumer Services,” said Matthew Ladika, CEO of HomeSafe. “Through financial, as well as volunteer, support, Jarden Consumer Services is directly involved in improving the quality of life of communities where its employees work and live. This generous grant will be very beneficial to many children at our Bernstein Family Foundation campus in Boca Raton.”
Jarden Consumer Solutions Community Fund is the Company’s employee-funded charitable giving entity. As a 501(c)(3) organization, the JCS Community Fund provides monetary grants to qualified charitable organizations that engage in community development initiatives (focusing on at-risk women, families and youth, and food programs) that serve the communities where JCS employees live and work. Jarden Consumer Solutions (JCS) is a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation (NYSE:JAH). More information about the Company and the JCS Community Fund can be found on the Web at www.jardencs.com and about the Corporation at www.jarden.com.
In existence since 1979, HomeSafe is a nationally accredited non-profit organization protecting South Florida’s most vulnerable residents – victims of child abuse and domestic violence. Each year HomeSafe serves more than fifteen thousand infants, children and families. Through its results-driven approach, HomeSafe has grown into a leading provider of prevention and intervention services. Learn more about HomeSafe’s programs at www.www.www.helphomesafe.org or by calling 561-383-9842.
Photo tagline: (sitting l-r): Monique Shide; Carolyn Bethmann; Rocki
Rockingham, Jarden Consumer Services Community Fund Administrator and
Vice President of Community Relations and Communications; Larry Randall;
Kevin Cameron; Matthew Ladika, HomeSafe CEO; (standing l-r) Janeke
Simpkins; Juan Mena; Chris Jones; Deborah Reives; Monica Samour.
