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Youth soccer Program geared towards bringing the community together
YCS is a leading provider of recovery-focused behavioral/mental health services for children, life skills education and training for individuals affected by I/DD, and child abuse prevention programs for parents of infants and preschool age children.
The Newark Opportunity Youth Network (NOYN) was established to change this narrative through the collective work of public and private organizations, focused on supporting opportunity youth and transforming the way they are educated and prepared for post-secondary learning, careers, and life. They assist ages of 16 and 24 who are not in school and not participating in the labor force.
youth programs provide a wide range of services designed to increase youth and young adults' access to career pathways and leadership skills. We serve 5,000- 7,000 youth between the ages of 14-24 per year. Our services include: education support, employment counseling, leadership development, supportive services, work experiences, and referrals to outside agencies for training. Interested youth work with NYOSCC counselors to determine eligibility, provide counseling and placement for the following programs.
Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. When children and teens have the influence of a caring adult, they are more likely to avoid risky behaviors and to focus on academics.
In 2012 Senator Cory Booker, Rose Cali, Bari Mattes, and Ron Piervincenzi founded MENTOR Newark with a mission to enhance and accelerate the efforts of local youth mentoring organizations while expanding the availability of safe, high-quality, and sustainable mentoring opportunities for Newark students.
ACNJ’s goal is to help all children grow up safe, healthy and educated, so they can become productive adults, contributing to New Jersey’s communities, securing our future and making the state a better place to live. To identify children’s needs through research, policy and legal analysis, to raise awareness of those needs through strategic communications, and to work with elected officials and other decision-makers to enact effective responses. ACNJ Gives Every Child a Chance.
The Boys & Girls Club of Newark provides hundreds of children in Newark with a safe space to learn to make positive life choices, establish healthy habits, and develop academic skills. Our professionally trained staff provide the support, passion, and guidance to make sure every child has the opportunity to realize their full potential and grow into confident, successful young men and women. We have four main programs: After school, Summer, Teens, and Community Health.
Leaders for Life, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded by a native resident of the city of Newark and educator in the Newark Public School System to ensure that residents have ample exposure to educational resources that exist within the community
Big Brothers Big Sisters is the country’s largest evidence-based mentoring organization. We are committed to continuously evaluating and improving the quality of the services we provide to youth. Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth, and to be a credible social justice organization embedded in our community.
IYO- The International Youth Organization has administered the States New Jersey Youth Corps for Newark and Essex County since the inception (1984) and has successfully trained thousands of youth and young adults who want a "second chance" at a brighter future.Under the State of New Jersey Labor and Workforce Development, the " corps" is a year-round voluntary program designed for youth and young adults ages 16 to 25 who have left high school before earning a diploma or obtaining adequate job skills.
They provide services to children in schools and community-based settings, as well as in our outpatient clinic in downtown Newark, New Jersey. They counsel those with significant behavioral and emotional needs, working to stabilize their behaviors and foster learning. They also provide consultation to school staff to support and manage students and effectively maximize their educational attainment with minimal disruptions to the classroom.