CHJC (Children’s Home of Jefferson County) recently received a $4,000.00 grant from Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Community Health Awards. The awards support upstate New York non-profit organizations, as they improve and implement community-wide health services, education, and programming. CHJC grant funding will be used to support a new Agency-wide healthy lifestyles initiative for Staff and clients, launching in the spring of 2020.

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield is committed to offering high quality and affordable health care services across Upstate and Northern New York.

CHJC is one of Northern New York’s longest operating non-profit child welfare organizations. With a staff of nearly 300 committed employees, CHJC is passionate about helping youth, adults and families overcome adversity by using a strength-based approach providing a strong support network so people can help themselves. These services cover youth development, youth and adult health services, foster care and family permanence and programs for at-risk youth and their families.

Pictured from left to right: Eve Van De Wal, Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield Regional President; and Ann Larkin, CHJC Human Resources Director