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- EIN 26-4654078
- (609) 883-0300
- 175 Johnson Avenue Trenton NJ 08648-3453 USA
- www.everychildvalued.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services
Mission: The mission of every child valued (ecv) is to motivate the young residents of lawrence township to reach their highest potential as educated and fulfilled adults, to strengthen families, to combat racial, cultural, and socioeconomic isolation, and to build a sense of community. The program targets low-performance and at-risk youth. Every child valued is in partnership with the lawrence township public school district, who supports the program by providing certified teachers to work with our students as well as funding for the after school program. Support also comes from the lawrenceville school and rider university, with students serving as volunteer tutors and hosting program activities at their schools.
Programs: After school program: aside from homework assistance, tutoring, academic enrichment, students in grades k-6 receive individualized attention in the crucial areas of mathematics, reading comprehension and critical thinking. The program draws local teachers into the students' environment so they become more familiar with it and more available to the students' parents. The children also participate in extracurricular activities like music, tennis and ice skating. "walkabout in the natural world": a weekly environmental science program led by a professional naturalist and certified teacher that provides an introduction to biology and life sciences through hands on learning experiences to children through walks in local parks & woods. Tutoring and mentoring program: ecv offers this free program twice a week to middle school and high school students during the school year who have aged out of the after school program and/or are at-risk of disengaging in school. Summer enrichment program - ecv offers, at a minimum cost to families, a six-week summer enrichment program, which starts directly after the conclusion of the school year. It is not only designed for students to have fun, it gives students an opportunity to retain the information and skills they developed during the school year. The enrichment component consists of literacy, math, and social studies through activities (e. G. Hands-on projects, games) led by certified teachers. In the afternoon, children participate in recreational activities like arts and crafts, swimming, lego robotics workshops and tennis. On fridays, students go on field trips.