Areas of Funding Focus

AAF/NJ funds innovative programming that puts greater emphasis on the following activities:

Pre-School through High School Education Initiatives
- Gang Violence
- Teen Pregnancy
- Drug Addiction
- Educational Projects
- Spiritual Growth Arts Education

Technology-Oriented Initiatives
- Programs addressing computer training
- Programs addresing building computers
- Programs addressing provisioning of hardware and software
- Computer access

Health-related programs
- Health Advocacy
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Hypertension
- Teen Pregnancy
- HIV/AIDS Education
- Infant Mortality
- Cancer

Community Issues
- Programs addressing lead poisoning
- Programs addressing urban renewal

Building Wealth
- Job development programs
- Skill development programs
- Economic development program
- Home ownership program
- Financial empowerment