Grantee Spotlight: Choose love. Celebrate life. A Foundation for Youth and Families Inc.

Choose love. Celebrate live. (CLCL) is committed to empowering youth and families by providing vital resources and bridging the gap to critical services. Through genuine partnerships and community collaboration, they work to foster growth, resilience, and belonging in a safe and nurturing environment for all.

The CLCL Foundation is dedicated to creating a brighter future for the youth of Ocean and Monmouth County. They focus on restoring safe shelters and offering the support needed to overcome emotional, family, and social crises. Committed to the community, we provide innovative and accessible solutions for those aged 10 to 24 in immediate need.

With a range of programs including emergency shelter services, preventative outreach, and specialized housing solutions, CLCL works tirelessly to address the unique challenges faced by at-risk youth. Their team, composed of experienced professionals and community leaders, is dedicated to providing innovative solutions and long-term support.

learn more about NAME and the services provided, visit: clclfoundation.org/programs

Credit and photo credit: clclfoundation.org 

Our grantee partners are doing incredible work in the community - advancing an equitable, just, and vibrant Central Jersey Shore. We believe in the sharing of stories, learnings, and accomplishments of people, organizations, and community. Each week, we will highlight a grantee partner who we have funded in the prior quarter. Please visit their websites and learn more about how they are impacting the people they serve and the greater community.

Community Threads Store (CTS) is CLCL Foundation’s Phase 2 pilot initiative offering free access to clothing, hygiene products, cleaning supplies, linens, children’s items, and accessories in a welcoming, choice‑based environment: https://clclfoundation.org/programs/community-threads-store 

CLCL Community Threads