Jarrow Formulas® Donates More Than 3250 Bottles of Product to The Children’s Institute

Jarrow Formulas®, Inc., a global wellness and nutritional product company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, has donated more than 3,250 bottles of vitamins, including protein, probiotic and antioxidant-rich supplements to the Children’s Institute, Inc. (CII), in Los Angeles. CII is nationally recognized for helping children who are affected by family and community violence, abuse, neglect and other trauma.  For more than a century, the agency has worked to provide families with the support they need to nurture and protect their children. CII has created one of the nation’s strongest models for putting at-risk children on a path toward opportunity and achievement. With seven service sites, 25 direct service programs, 300 employees, and hundreds of volunteers, CII makes an impact on thousands of young lives in Los Angeles' most devastated communities. “This donation is particularly timely, given CII’s efforts to address the problem of childhood obesity and achieve better health for the children and families we serve,” says Mary M. Emmons, CII President and Chief Executive Officer. In the past, Jarrow Formulas’ has donated to other charitable organizations, including more than 1,650 bottles of vitamins to the AIDS Project Los Angeles Necessities of Life Program in November 2008. Additionally, Jarrow associates have donated vitamins, clothing and money to other causes, including the Vitamin Angel Alliance in 2005 for victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma and the devastating earthquake in Pakistan. “Jarrow Formulas and its associates have always been generous with contributions to a wide range of organizations,” says Mark Becker, Director, Advertising/Communications for the company. “We make every effort to give back to a community that has been very good to us.” Jarrow Formulas®, Inc. is a nutritional supplement formulator and marketer founded in 1977 and incorporated in 1988.  The company markets its products throughout the United States and internationally in more than 20 countries in Europe, Asia, Israel and Latin America.  The company offers a complete line of nutritional products that includes vitamins, minerals, probiotics, standardized herbal concentrates, amino acids, enzymes and enteral nutrition formulations. Jarrow Formulas, Inc. is active in regulatory affairs, helping to maintain American’s rights to free access to dietary supplements. All of its products are under strict quality control and meet or exceed U.S. standards for dietary and nutritional supplements.   Its products are manufactured by Jarrow Industries Incorporated, a GMP-certified, pharmaceutical quality facility located in Santa Fe Springs, CA. For more information, contact Mark Becker, Director, Advertising/Communications toll free at (800) 726-0886 or access the Jarrow Formulas’ Web site at www.Jarrow.com.