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Spread some love while working with children living in poverty

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ORGANIZATION: Family Promise of Essex f/k/a Interfaith Hospitality Network Essex County NJ

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 13 people are interested
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Do you like working with kids? Do you feel a sense of joy when you're around them? Then you might be a good fit to help support our youth development aspect of our Circles Program

Circles is a beautiful program that focuses on building a compassionate and dedicated community in order to end local poverty. With Circles our main objective is to empower low-income individuals. We walk alongside them as they make steps towards a more stable future. We help them build caring support systems that offer friendship, guidance, and encouragement. We also help them access life-changing opportunities such as better paying jobs, affordable education, valuable community resources, etc.

During this collaborative process friendships are made, bonds are created, and a community is formed. Then something magical happens - a sense of belonging and purpose begins to emerge for everyone. This is the secret ingredient and one of the most powerful catalysts for real, lasting change.

There are many aspects of Circles- one of them being a youth development program for the children of families in Circles. This program goes parallel with what the adults are learning but it is for kids!

We are actively seeking volunteers who could help assist with this part of Circles. We are looking for folks who just want to help out and also folks who are interested in taking more of a leadership/coordinator role. If this speaks to you please do not hesitate to reach out.

Thanks for your interest and we hope you will join us as we build community to end poverty!

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About Family Promise of Essex f/k/a Interfaith Hospitality Network Essex County NJ

Location:

60 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042, US

Mission Statement

Family Promise of Essex's mission is to help homeless and at-risk families achieve self-sufficiency by providing shelter, social services, and housing assistance through a community-based approach.

Description

Family Promise of Essex is a rapidly growing nonprofit. Family Promise of Essex County’s (FPE) Mission is to help homeless and at-risk families achieve self-sufficiency by providing shelter, social services, and housing assistance through a community-based approach. Family Promise of Essex County f/k/a Interfaith Hospitality Network began in 1988 as a non-sectarian response to the crisis of family homelessness in Essex County. FPE is an affiliate of Family Promise, which currently has over 200 affiliates nationwide. In the past three years, over 50% of the people receiving FPE services were children. FPE’s holistic approach to the crisis of family homelessness includes four areas of focus: prevention, diversion, shelter and stabilization.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Community
Women
Children & Youth, Community, Women

WHEN

Thu Feb 20, 2025 - Fri May 16, 2025
06:30 PM - 08:30 PM

WHERE

176 Cooper AvenueMontclair, NJ 07043

(40.83868,-74.20459)
 

SKILLS

  • General Education
  • Tutoring
  • Mentoring
  • Teaching / Instruction
  • Special Needs

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 16
  • Dependent on role

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