Elementary After School Programs
• Operates in the New Brunswick Lord Stirling and Paul Robeson
Community elementary schools; serving more than 200 students.
• Programs that concentrates on homework assignment and academic
achievement for the first half of the three hour period and enrichment
clubs and activities for the remainder of the Program day.
Middle School Extended Day
• The Extended Day Program focuses on homework assignment and
academic achievement during the first half of the three hour period;
enrichment clubs and activities for the remainder of the Program day.
• Engages 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in academic and enrichment activities at the school district’s Middle School; serving 75-90 participants.
• The 7th Grade Step-Up and 8th Grade Intercede Leadership Programs: Serves approximately 100 students,8-12 students from each elementary School and the district’s Middle School.
• The Programs engages middle school students in building personal
confidence, self esteem and social problem-solving strategies.
• The Learn to Earn Summer Program is a four-week, five days a week summer academic and career-exploratory experience, targeted to middle school students of New Brunswick public schools. The Program is a partnership between the Civic League and the New Brunswick Hub Teen Center with funding from the New Brunswick Board of Education. This past summer, fifty-four (54) male and female students, ranging in age from 11-14, participated in the program. By the end of the four week academically demanding program period, thirty-nine (39) participants successfully completed the Program.
• Summer Institutes: The summer programs provide a six-week employment and education experience for youth 14 years of age and older. The Whitney M. Young, Jr. and Rosa L. Parks Summer Institutes are classroom activities designed and coordinated with the Rutgers University's Upward Bound Program. Older students are placed on job sites at the UMDNJ –RWJ Medical School in New Brunswick.
Accelerator Project
The Accelerator Project's goals are to increase the on-time promotion rates for the Project participants to the next grade; to increase the number of completed core courses and credit accumulation.
To assist New Brunswick High School students who have failed one or more core subjects to recoup, through the PLATO® on-line program, the missing credits or students can utilize the academic program as a tutorial in current core subjects.
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Crossroads To Success Program
The "Crossroads To Success Program" is an extended school day, weekend and summer non-traditional intervention effort to assist fourteen to eighteen year old New Brunswick male students who are at the greatest risk of engaging in a myriad of behaviors that jeopardize their productive future.
The one-on-one and group mentoring/counseling Program will also engage students in a variety of activities outside the traditional classroom.
Georges Road Gateway Program
The League’s Neighborhood Development program is focused on the
Georges Road Corridor and environs located in the southeast corridor of
New Brunswick. The League has been active in measuring the impact of
this project on the existing community and engaging with neighborhood
and community leaders to promote balanced development; better traffic
controls, remediation of health and housing violations, upgrading of
recreational space, etc.
The League continues to collaborate between residents, corporations, city government and human service agencies, churches, community organizations, and schools in conducting its annual Health Fairs and “gospelfests; “providing other community involvement in planning activities for positive neighborhood changes.
Employment Procurement
The League’s Employment program provides pre-job guidance (career
counseling, resume writing assistance, interviewing techniques,
employment information and referrals), monitoring of corporations'
affirmative action policies and assisting minority entrepreneurs with
the establishment and maintenance of businesses.
The League regularly posts job listings and provide access to its community Technology Center with Internet connectivity in an effort to bridge the digital divide. Access to the Internet can be useful in obtaining other services such as housing, human resources, and general health information in addition to making the job search more efficient and effective.