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School Based Youth Services Program

769 Total Student Participants

106 Learning Support

398 Mental Health

544 Youth Development

505 Life Skills

127 Conflict Mediation

347 Pregnancy Prevention

387 Substance Abuse

149 Recreation

108 Got Heart Participants

70 Summer Campers

Disaster Relief Efforts

There is no you and there is no me. There is us. There is we. There are problems, but they are our problems. There is a crisis and it is ours, make no mistake about it.

The most successful collaborations are motivated by a shared desire to achieve greater impact, not to deliver more services for less money.

JRF's Keys To Success

Brunch

Stakeholder

Friday, May 16, 2014

Community Improvement and Revitalization

Improving Conditions in our Communities

Expanding Opportunities through Community Wide Partnerships

KaBOOM!

Community Engagement

What Can NGO's Do?

A neighborhood revitalization plan developed five years ago through the

Perth Amboy Alliance for Community (PAAC) comes to life! The plan focuses on investment in human capital, job training, entrepreneurial and small business development, creating recreational opportunities, after school activities, access to health services and beautifying the neighborhood.

On August 24th, In less than eight hours, a play space was built at Francis Street Park with the help of more than 200 volunteers.

What did it take to accomplish this?

  • Shared Goals (Identified need by residents, understood and supported by all)
  • Right People (Committee composed of residents, city employees, JRF staff lead subcommittees such as volunteers, food, music, tools, activities, etc. )
  • Trust (weekly conference calls and meeting)

When these components are present, the results endless:

  • 15 residents were awarded training scholarships amounting to $31,530.
  • 37 residents were awarded summer scholarships to a camp of their choice.
  • 600 residents were engaged in community events.
  • 151 youth received free prescription eyeglasses
  • 4 senior owned and occupied residences were repaired.

AmeriCorps

21 AmeriCorps Members have committed to a year of service, providing valuable resources to strengthening our communities. So far, members have contributed a total of 11,709 hours in Middlesex County.

With two focus areas: Education and Capacity Building, AmeriCorps members are responsible for:

  • Engaging 189 students to improve academic assistance.
  • Recruited 43 additional volunteers that have give over 409 hours of service.

86 organizations and

103 partnerships

promoting families and community outcomes.

Increasing Potential by Strengthening Families

Family Support Services

While NJ is one of the wealthiest states in the nation, it ranked #6, in April 2013, in "worst state to live in". Recently released real cost of living reports show that 250% of the poverty level is the closest conservative measure of actual or true poverty in NJ, accounting for 31.5% of our population.

What are non-profits to do when resources seem to be vanishing and social problems grow in magnitude and complexity and the demand for services continues to increase?

Lucky for residents in Middlesex County, governments, donors, educators and other nonprofits are working together to make available resources go further and achieve greater results.

In working on our Annual Report, the important role these played in our success became extremely evident.

Family Assistance Center

190 Emergency Food Voucher

55 Emergency Fuel or Utility Payments

277 Rent or Mortgage Assistance

41 Emergency Disaster Relief

24 Emergency Clothing

36 Unemployed and Obtained Jobs

Family

Success

Center

Family Retreat

"Consortium"

The Middlesex County East Health and Human Services Consortium provides a venue for organizations, government officials, families, youth, community leaders and residents to come together to discuss solutions to the major social service challenges that plague the residents of Middlesex County. The Consortium meets bi monthly and topics are chosen by its members. There are 100 members registered.

Health Education Class

SNAP

Couponing 101 Workshops

Family Care Application

2014 Poverty Guidelines (CSBG)

100% 125%

1 $11,670 $14,588

2 $15,730 $19,663

3 $19,790 $24,734

4 $23,850 $29,813

5 $27,910 $34,888

6 $31,970 $39,963

7 $36,030 $45,038

8 $40,090 $50,133

Cooperation, Coordination, Collaboration is the key to success!

Eliminating Employment Barriers

ONE PEOPLE, ONE HEART

Academy for Workforce Empowerment

Economic Asset Enhancement & Utilization

Achieving Positive Outcomes

Who We Served in 2013

Academic Assistance (HSE)

Vocational Training

True Colors Workshop

College Tours

Entrepreneurship Series

Employment support

Employment Book Camp

Guest Speaker (Judges: Nieves/Rivas)

Community Service

VITA

School Programs

Middlesex County East

90 individuals participated income tax preparation program. IRS-certified volunteers provided free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing. It is a safe alternative to high-fee tax preparation and predatory lending in the form of expensive refund anticipation loans. Because many of our families are eligible to receive valuable Earned Income Tax Credits and Child Tax Credits, these tax credits provide refunds that are critical for famiies trying to make ends meet.

Last April, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr visited the JRF to highlight VITA program.

STEP-UP

Student Training & Enrichment Program

for

Urban Progress

What's Next....

Hurricane Sandy Recovery

Transforming Power of the Arts

80 Total Student Participants

25 Community Services Projects

502 Volunteer Hours

12 Youth Development Workshops

28 Counselors In Training

200 Boxes for Troops

$14K food distribution

300 families received psychosocial support

$188,683 in financial aid was provided to 219 individuals for humanitarian assistance such as shelter, food, home repair, clothing, health care, etc.

Through music and the arts we can all use our creative voices to make a difference.

Trunk Or Treat

Breakfast with Santa

ESL Classes

Citizenship Classes

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