SJBiz_Community Impact Awards feature_FINAL_0424 . qxp_Layout 1 4 / 8 / 24 3 : 55 PM Page 2 AmeriHealth WSFS CARES Foundation he AmeriHealth team makes monthly visits to the Ronald Mc - Donald House in Camden , where associates cook and serve Tmeals to the families staying there with young loved ones bat - tling serious illnesses . In addition , AmeriHealth regularly attends RISE Food Pantry to help sort , set up distribution and assist visitors waiting he WSFS CARES Foundation brings WSFS ’ mission of “ We Stand in line . for Service ” to life across the communities they serve . The WSFS As fierce supporters of the Special Olympics , AmeriHealth TCARES Foundation provides grants for initiatives that are innova - members attend and support the annual Lincoln Tunnel Challenge to tive , creative , sustainable and replicable , and provided more than $ 2.7 benefit Special Olympics New Jersey , as well as volunteer at the million in grant awards in 2023 . The mission of the WSFS CARES Foun - Special Olympics New Jersey Summer Games — a weekend - long event dation is to support qualified nonprofit service organizations within the in which associates can assist with any of the sporting events being bank’s regional footprint that are invested in improving communities , held . Associates and their families are also welcomed to lend a hand at fostering a spirit of inclusion and diversity , and whose focus aligns with the AmeriHealth booth to both help with giveaways and invite guests the WSFS CARES Foundation’s transformational vision . In addition to to walk through the “ Olympic Village . ” their charitable grants , WSFS associates have donated more than EachNovember , AmeriHealth hosts its Thanks for Giving Food 17,000 hours of their time to complete community service projects , in - Drive . In 2023 , those holiday donations went to Philabundance , a non - cluding providing financial literacy programs to their communities . profit food bank dedicated to driving hunger from communities and to ending food scarcity for good . The New Jersey Realtors The T & M Foundation Housing Opportunity Foundation he New Jersey Realtors Housing Opportunity Foundation ( HOF ) was established in 2003 with a mission to increase statewide op - Tportunities for safe , affordable housing . The foundation hosts meaningful events throughout New Jersey during the year , all of which & M Associates has supported its partner communities through provide realtor engagement and support in the communities , as well as volunteerism , promoting STEM education and charitable giving fundraising opportunities . Its annual Realtors Care Day is a chance for Tfor nearly 60 years . As a natural next step to support this work , members to give back to their communities through improvements that TheT & M Foundation — a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit — was established in 2021 . include landscaping , outdoor cleanup , exterior repairs and safety modi - The foundation gives to civic , cultural , community and educational or - fications . Ultimately , the projects not only restore a homeowner’s pride , ganizations that align with its overarching mission of building up commu - but also instill a revitalizing momentum in the community . Fundraisers nities one project at a time . In 2023 , the foundation was able to support include baseball games , 5K races and more . Funds provided to the 64 organizations , donating more than $ 40,000 among them . Community foundation go toward supporting other New Jersey organizations that partners include HABcore , Habitat for Humanity , Lunch Break , Fulfill and create affordable homeownership options , develop public awareness ANeed We Feed ; employees have spent 524 hours volunteering their and offer homebuyer education . Some of the projects that NJ Realtors time to support these and other regionally focused causes . The founda - HOF has supported include : housing opportunity seminars to help busi - tion also committed $ 62,500 for STEM - based scholarships and visited nesses develop EAH benefit plans for employers ; revitalization tours ; do - numerous classrooms , providing STEM presentations , activities and men - nations to victims of Superstorm Sandy ; providing financial literacy and torship . These organizations / institutions serve students from every age homebuyer seminars ; fighting food insecurity in local communities ; and group , as well as focus on making STEM education more accessible and sponsoring Habitat for Humanity projects all across the state . effective for underrepresented communities . SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 14 ISSUE 4 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 29