In its 13th year of support, TJX Companies, Inc., through the TJX Foundation, has awarded Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County a $5,000 grant to enhance the agency’s School Based Mentoring Program. Since 2002, the TJX Foundation has invested $65,000 in the development of local children through the one-to-one mentoring program of Big Brothers Big Sisters. We are grateful for our long standing relationship with the TJX Foundation and look forward to continuing our partnership in creating brighter futures for kids in our community.
More about the TJX Foundation
The TJX Foundation has a primary mission of contributing to programs that provide basic-need services to disadvantaged children, women and families in communities where we do business. The Foundation seeks to support 501(c)(3) charities that conform to the following guidelines:
· Civic/Community: Emphasis will be on programs that teach disadvantaged persons independent living skills and improve race/cultural relations.
· Domestic Violence Prevention: Support will target immediate emergency services and shelter accommodations for victims and family members affected by abusive situations as well as programming that works to break the cycle of violence.
· Education: Support will go to programs that provide academic and vocational opportunities for the disadvantaged, including early intervention, mentoring, tutoring, GED and college coursework, as well as programs that teach people to speak, read and write English.
· Health: Support will go to programs that provide early and comprehensive prenatal services and healthy-baby education. We also consider funding for medical research that furthers the treatment of, or eliminates the impact of, congenital or chronic diseases.
· Social Services: Disadvantaged children and families will be the primary beneficiaries of these contributions. We will give to programs that strengthen the family unit, along with the parent/child relationship; offer food and clothing assistance; and provide counseling, youth development or adoption services. We also support programs that directly help those with mental or physical impairments.