Beginning Thursday, October 22, 2020 through November 1, 2020, the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Program will be hosting its annual poetry festival online through a virtual live-stream. This year, with over 100 poets from over 10 organizations, the festival hopes to bring connections through conversations as spoken-word artists, writers and more, share their personal written…
Author: Bryan Evans
Trenton Health Team Receives Grant to Support the City’s Food System
This month, Trenton Health Team (THT) received a $3,000 grant from The BUILD Health Challenge® (BUILD) Rapid Response Fund to support work by more than 35 local agencies collaborating to provide healthy food to those in need. “Access to fresh, healthy, affordable food is a critical issue in Trenton. Decades of disinvestment have left much…
TD Charitable Foundation Donates $10,000 to TESU for a More Inclusive Tomorrow
On Wednesday, October 14, 2020, TD Bank’s Charitable Foundation donated $10,000 to the Thomas Edison State University (TESU) Foundation in to support of culturally responsive classrooms in the Trenton and Rahway public school districts. The grant will assist the University’s John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy’s N.J. Cultural Competency and English Language Learners (ELL)…
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables for 168 NJ Schools
In a continuous effort to improve the nutrition of school children, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture announced 168 NJ schools will be participating in the 2020-2021 school year’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). Since its introduction in 2008, the FFVP has aimed to introduce children to healthy food, increase their fruit and vegetable…
Mercer Street Friends Announces New Board Officers
Last Wednesday, October 7, 2020, Mercer Street Friends, a Trenton based nonprofit dedicated to addressing issues of poverty in the city and throughout Mercer County, announced that Ken Blackwell, CEO of InKlaritas, based in Princeton, was unanimously approved as the new Chair of Mercer Street Friends. Joining Blackwell as Board members are Glenda Gracia-Rivera as…