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WSFS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH LOCAL CHARITIES ON RELIEF EFFORTS FOR COVID-19, PLEDGES $300,000
WILMINGTON, Del., March 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WSFS Bank today announced a $300,000 pledge from the WSFS Community Foundation to help local charities’
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[{"type":"text","content":"WILMINGTON, Del., March 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WSFS Bank today announced a $300,000 pledge from the WSFS Community Foundation to help local charities’ coronavirus relief efforts.\n These funds will help provide necessary services to people in the Greater Delaware Valley during this unprecedented time. The pledge will be allocated in $25,000 grants to the following organizations: United Way of Delaware (Delaware)Delaware Community Foundation (Delaware)Family Services of Montgomery County (Montgomery County, PA)Chester County Food Bank (Chester County, PA)Rolling Harvest Food Rescue (Bucks County, PA)Jewish Relief Agency (Philadelphia, PA)Loaves and Fishes (Delaware County, PA)Burlington Food Pantry (Burlington County, NJ) The remaining $100,000 will be distributed in the months to come to support pandemic recovery efforts throughout our neighboring communities. “Serving our communities includes partnering with local nonprofits who play a critical role in helping those in need. By providing this grant, we are helping to restore and ensure a better life and brighter future for members of our communities impacted by the pandemic,” said Vernita Dorsey, Senior Vice President, Director of Community Strategy, WSFS Bank. “We are thrilled with the generous response of so many, so quickly, to the community’s need at this point. WSFS has always been a leader in this region, and their early contributions show that leadership again,” said Stuart Comstock-Gay, Delaware Community Foundation and a partner in the Delaware Collaborative, which has four leading nonprofits coordinating initiatives to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Delaware. The group is coordinating fundraising, grantmaking and volunteer activities. “Here at JRA we are in the business of reducing hunger and uplifting spirits, and WSFS has always been an enthusiastic partner,” said Jodi Saks, Executive Director, Jewish Relief Agency. “At a time when the need for JRA’s services is as great as we’ve ever seen it, WSFS has come forth with additional emergency funding to allow us to assist the most vulnerable individuals in our community. This funding will enable us to continue to make our deliveries while adhering to the strict safety standards we’ve adopted through the counsel of public health professionals and CDC recommendations. It simply couldn’t happen without the suppo...