Community Corner
State Farm Good Neighbor Grant funds local child safety program
The Anshe Emeth Community Development Corporation (AECDC) has been awarded $18,000 from the State Farm 2014 Citizenship Grant for an important child safety program. The C-CARS (Children’s Car And Road Safety) program offers car seat safety workshops given by credentialed instructors, as well as free car seats for AECDC parents who complete the training.
"Infant car seats are required by law and they save lives," said past president Deborah Cherniss, "but there is no free source for them anywhere else in Middlesex County. Even if parents can afford a car seat, they don’t receive instruction in its proper use. Through this State Farm grant, we can both give a car seat and educate the parents in how to install and use it to keep babies safe."
AECDC is a nonprofit social service organization providing a variety of free and low-cost services to people with low income levels who reside in Middlesex County or Franklin Township. A referral from another established agency is needed, and the programs are available to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age or gender. To find out more, please visit www.aecdc.org.Find out what's happening in New Brunswickwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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