Adult Basic Education  - ABE is designed for persons who are least educated and lacking the most basic educational skills. Program instruction focuses on basic communication, computation, work readiness, civic and everyday living skills. Instruction is individualized and based on pre-tests evaluation and personal educational, prescription. Services include personal and career counseling, social services and employment information, computer literacy, and citizen preparation. Additional services include teacher training and consulting to community agencies serving families.
Newark, NJ. 07102  Both Male and Female Ages 16 - 99

Brothers with Brothers  - 12-month residential program for adolescent, minority males who have been abandoned or orphaned and/or have difficulty being placed in foter care or who have been involved with the juvenile justice system. To assist these youth in achieving social maturity and self-sufficiency to prevent, reduce and/or eliminate dependency.
East Orange, NJ. 07017  Male Only Ages 14 - 18

Cops 'n Docs  -  To educate youth regarding the medical and legal consequences of gang-related crimes and gun possession. For 1 class period in an assembly format, from personal experience, police officers and doctors share a sobering message with students-nobody walks away form being short or stabbed without painful medical treatment and recovery, often the perpetrating criminal as well as the victim. A follow-up Question & Answer session is conducted 2 days later with the students. Doctors show students slides of real victims and their injuries, leaving nothing to the imagination. In graphic detail, they explain the procedures used in treating these injuries and demonstrate how surgical instruments are used in an emergency room. As police officers are the first to respond to the scene when a crime occurs or someone is injured, they tell students about their real-life experiences responding to violence crime scenes.
E. Orange, NJ. 07018  Both Male and Female Ages 10 - 18

Essex County Communities Against Tobacco  - Coalition of diverse community members including representatives from faith-based groups, health and human services agencies, colleges, and minority populations specific to Essex County. Members collaborate to change /or establish community norms, attitudes and behaviors regarding tobacco use, and to further the goals of NJ's state-wide Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program.
Verona, NJ. 07044  Both Male and Female Ages 18 - 99

GoodFriends Mentoring Program  - GoodFriends mentoring program mission is to match a child ages 8-15 who has an incarcerated parent with a caring dedicated adult mentor. The goal of the program is to provide a chance for the youth to feel free to express themselves and meet other youth who are in similar situations. The program model is group mentoring so all of the matches will be supervised and coordinated by Goodfriends staff. The children will be mentored twice a month for 2 hours each session.
Harrison, NJ. 07029  Both Male and Female Ages 8 - 15