For more information contact:
Madison Area YMCA
Marketing & Communications Department
smcevoy@madisonymca.org

For Immediate Release

Project Community Pride of the Madison Area YMCA Receives $10,000 Grant from Allergan

Caption: (L-R) Executive Director at The Allergan Foundation Gwyn Grenrock; Madison Area YMCA Associate Development Director Leigh Anne Soroka; Allergan EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer Karen L. Ling, Esq.; and Allergan EVP & Chief Communications Officer Alex Kelly

(Madison, NJ) – October 24, 2018 - The Madison Area YMCA was awarded a $10,000 grant by Allergan Foundation to support the Y in strengthening community through its youth counseling program, Project Community Pride. 

“We truly appreciate Allergan’s support,” said Madison Area YMCA Senior Director of Organization Advancement Amie Herman. “The Y has focused significant attention on providing access to safe spaces for youth and teens and programs that address mental health as a component of overall health and wellness in our community. We are grateful that this grant will help ensure that children and families receive the counseling they need to live better lives.”

The National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) reports that 11% of youth have a mood disorder, an additional 8% having an anxiety disorder and 50% of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14.

Project Community Pride of the Madison Area YMCA provides no-fee, one-on-one counseling that is often supplemented with group counseling and family counseling sessions. Counselors also host school and community workshops on issues such as preventing bullying, managing family conflict and navigating teens' social pressures. In 2016, Project Community Pride provided services to 169 children and teens; the number rose to 196 in 2017.

About Allergan
The Allergan Foundation is a U.S.-based, private charitable foundation committed to making a Bold, positive, and lasting impact in the communities in which Allergan, plc. employees work and live. The Allergan Foundation is particularly focused on supporting programs that improve the health and well-being of our communities, including better patient diagnosis, treatment, care and quality of life, especially for those patients who are most in need. The Allergan Foundation was established in 1998.

Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN) is a bold, global pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing branded pharmaceutical, device, biologic, surgical and regenerative medicine products for patients around the world. 

About the Madison Area YMCA
As a cause-driven charitable organization, the Madison Area YMCA believes everyone, regardless of age, income or background, should have the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. For more information about financial assistance or to make a donation, please call 973-822-YMCA (9622) or visit madisonareaymca.org.

###