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We Need Your Help
If you would like to make a donation to Rainbows,
please send your check made payable to "Rainbows" to:

Rainbows NJ State Chapter
73 South Fullerton Avenue, 2nd Floor
Montclair, New Jersey 07042

Unfortunately, we are not able to process credit card donations at this time, but are able to receive matching gifts and direct employee designated donations through many employers throughout the state. We are honored to receive donations in memory or celebration of a friend or family member, and if you would like to include the name and address of the family, we will send them a letter acknowledging your gift.
Please feel free to call:

Alice Forsyth
Administrative Director of Rainbows NJ
973-744-7676

Thank you for your generosity!

Your Dollars at Work

The sad facts: According to the Ann E. Casey Foundation, 472,000 children in NJ are living in single parent homes. RAINBOWS  has 196 sites in NJ reaching just 1% of those children. These children are considered at risk because they are twice as likely to:

  • develop a psychiatric illness;
  • become addicted to drugs or alcohol;
  • attempt suicide, or to actually kill themselves.
These findings were reported in The Lancet Medical journal 1/03


A brighter future: The University of Illinois conducted a study on RAINBOWS in 2002. Their findings concluded that: “Rainbows programs provide several protective functions”:

  • enhances children’s self esteem;
  • helps them to better understand their feelings;
  • supports their use of effective coping strategies.
$51.00 will pay for one child to attend RAINBOWS

Another Great Fundraising Idea
Ask us about "Little People Pins"! We will be selling these eye-catching pins at shops around the state as an ongoing fundraiser.

Lucinda Yates has been making original, hand-crafted pins since 1989, as a way to assist local nonprofits. Nonprofit agencies purchase the pins for $6.95 and sell them for $14.00. Each nonprofit signs a contract with Lucinda agreeing to this arrangement. You can visit her website at www.lucinda.com.

These colorful pins make great presents. Support RAINBOWS with the purchase of "Little People Pins"!

Opportunities for Involvement

    Committees
    Fund Raising Task Force
    Data Entry and Office Work
    On-site support for Training Sessions
    Computer Hardware Support
    District Representatives
    Coordinating and Facilitating Support Groups

New donors!
Help us expand our donor database.
Who do you know who would be passionate about RAINBOWS’ mission and interested in making a financial investment in healing the hearts of grieving children?

Funding for:

    Scholarships for inner-city sites
    Volunteer Enrichment and Recognition
    New Marketing Materials
    Support Packets for Families
    More Staff!
    A new computer
    A new laser printer
    A new two-sided copier
    Office supplies – colored folders, paper, pens, pencils, etc…

In-Kind Donations

    Printing Services
    Event Management

A RAINBOWS Guardian Angel
To donate a home for RAINBOWS to offer year-round programs and grief support services for children and adults.