RISE
A Community Service Partnership (formerly Community Action Service Center CASC) RISE is a non-profit social service agency dedicated to offering “a hand up, not just a handout” to local families struggling to become or remain self-sufficient. RISE's programs address a broad range of needs, facilitating family development and access to affordable health care, information, and support. Services range from employment assistance and affordable housing referrals to emergency financial assistance and year-round food pantry. More information can be found at the agency's new website at www.rise-community-services.org. We have partnered with RISE since 2002, and this relationship was borne from a provisional class project.
Princeton Family YMCA
The Princeton Family YMCA is a charitable, not-for-profit community organization dedicated to enriching the spirit, mind and body and improving the quality of life. They create and deliver values-based programs that draw their inspiration from a Judeo-Christian heritage. They serve people of all ages, races and creeds, with an emphasis on families and youth. For more information about the Princeton Family YMCA, please visit http://www.princetonymca.org. The JLGP will partner with the Princeton Family YMCA in the 2009-2010 year to bring AJLI's Kids in the Kitchen program there.
Princeton YWCA
The YWCA is an international membership of women of different faiths, ages, experiences, and ethnic origins working as an association to empower women and eliminate racism to realize the common vision of peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people. For more information about the Princeton YWCA, please visit http://www.ywcaprinceton.org/. The JLGP has partnered with the Princeton YWCA in the past, and most recently in the 2008-2009 year to complete the science classroom renovation at the Valley Road Preschool. They will continue to be a partner in the 2009-2010 year as we plan to organize a series of science activities for children and parents to do in an evening session. The sessions will enable the teacher, students and their parents to enhance their curriculum with hands-on science.
Trenton Head Start (THS)
The mission of THS is to provide a challenging, caring, educational environment for children and a comprehensive range of services for families that promote the dignity of individuals while achieving results. Since September 2005,we have partnered with Trenton Head Start (THS) to bring the ROCKETS program to their Smith Santiago Center. Our first partnership with THS was through a provisional class project in the 2004-2005 year, which grew into the JLGP selecting them as our main partner.
