The Pavia Family foundation Helping to improve the lives of families and empower individuals to reach their full potential in communities where our family lives and works Our Casues See where we are helping throughout the community Contact Us If you are interested in learning more about our Foundation we are here About Us Below you will learn about our Family and what drives us with the Foundation About Us Grace Montefusco and Lou Pavia were both born in Newark New Jersey to immigrant parentsfrom Italy. Grace was one of eight children and her father owned a grocery store. Lou was the oldest of four children and his father was a tailor. Grace graduated from high school and went on to take additional training in bookkeeping.