We help youth achieve their potential through education. Your donations fund programs that keep young people academically successful, substance free and law abiding. Here are the programs which receive Education funds from United Way of Camden County:
Education
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Burlington, Camden & Gloucester Counties
Program Name: Hispanic Mentoring Initiative
Program Summary: This initiative helps youth reach their potential through professional supported, mutually rewarding one-to-one mentor relationships with positive role models and with a measurable impact.
Genesis Counseling Center
Program Name: Comprehensive Adjustment Program (C.A.P)
Program Summary: The C.A.P program provides a one-stop transition program for juvenile parolees and probationers who would have otherwise been reincarcerated. The program provides drug and alcohol education and treatment, alternative high school education, life skills training, job readiness training, sexuality education, cooperative education credits, and linkage to apprenticeship programs.
Hopeworks ‘N Camden
Program Name: Hope Through School
Program Summary: This program serves in-school youth ages 14-18, combining technology training, literacy development, mentoring and jobs. The eight-week basic training program will develop the youth’s proficiency in computer usage, Internet, e-mail, and web-site design. Based on performance and progress youth can advance to earn an hourly wage.
New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences
Program Name: Camden Aquarium Urban Science Enrichment (CAUSE)
Program Summary: CAUSE Junior Staff is a year-round program of science education and paid employment for at-risk youth in Camden and Pennsauken, focusing on addressing the emotional and social needs, as well as academic and financial needs.
One Accord, Inc.
Program Name: Kids Alley Learning Center – Enrichment Program
Program Summary: Provides interactive hands-on activities that assist young people in succeeding in their personal development, academics and society. The goal of this program is to improve knowledge in Language Art and Mathematics to put them on par with the average students in the States of New Jersey.
Urban Promise Ministries, Inc.
Program Name: Street Leaders Program
Program Summary: StreetLeaders hires students each year to work as tutors, coaches, mentors, food program administrators and peer supervisors within Urban Promise’s summer day camps and after-school programs. This program focuses on providing job training, academic enrichment, college readiness activities, character development, and life skills workshops to at-risk youth.
Woodland Community Development Corp.
Program Name: Mary Esther Williams Homework Centers
Program Summary: This program provides tutorial assistance for youth ages 5-14 at local Camden Cityschools. Activities include academic tutorial assistance, drug prevention programs, parenting classes to participating parents, art therapy and field trips.
YMCA of Burlington County
Program Name: School Aged Childcare
Program Summary: YMCA School-Age Child Care programs offer before and after-school care in local school. Each program is state-licensed and features structured, age-appropriate activities. Daily schedules include supervised free play, homework assistance, enrichment electives, relationship building, sports, group games, arts & crafts, and values activities – all led by caring, imaginative and well-trained staff with the necessary credentials to work and play with young people.
EDUCATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
BPUM Child Development Centers
Program Name: Child Care
Program Summary: The BPUM Child Development Center operates five Child Development Centers inCamden County. BPUM services 330 children on average between the ages of 6 months to 6 years of age. Students receive age-appropriate educational experiences through storytelling, games, dramatic play, art, music and learning circles.
Broadway Family Center
Program Name: Child Care
Program Summary: Broadway Family Center provides developmentally age appropriate activities to infants, toddlers, and preschool children ages 2 months to 5 years.
Camden Day Nursery Association
Program Name: Child Care
Program Summary: Camden Day Nursery’s program enhances each child’s development through storytelling, games, dramatic play, art, music, and learning circles with a total of six classrooms. The center has a summer enrichment program that consists of curriculum based learning and play environment, which is combined with many themed day trips.
El Centro Comunal Borincano Day Care
Program Name: Child Care
Program Summary: Child care center which provides quality services to children and their families. It is a bilingual and a bicultural setting that allows each child to develop a cultural awareness and sense of pride.
Katz Jewish Community Center
Program Name: Infant & Toddler Days Care
Program Summary: Provides a nurturing, safe and loving environment where children between the ages of 3 months to 23 months can thrive socially, emotionally and academically.
Kingsway Learning Center
Program Name: Early Intervention program (EIP)
Program Summary: Provides early intervention services to newborns and up to the age of 3 with an identified developmental delay or a diagnosis that places the child at-risk of being developmentally delayed. The program’s specialists work together with parents, siblings and other significant caregivers to provide support and training to help each child develop new skills and reach new milestones.
Martin Luther King Child Development Center
Program Name: Child Care
Program Summary: Provides Early Care and Education Services to children 6 months – 6 years, whose parents go to work school, or are in a job training program.
Mary H. Thomas Child Development Center, Inc.
Program Name: Child Care
Program Summary: The Child Care Services program serves children of parents who work or are in school. Students receive age-appropriate educational experiences through storytelling, games, dramatic play, art, music and learning circles.
Mi Casita Day Care Center
Program Name: Child Care
Program Summary: Provides a high quality early child care and educational program for children between the ages of 18 months and 5 years old whose parents reside in Camden City and its vicinity. Also provides social services such as nutrition, health services, referrals and parent workshops designed to improve other family services and resources.
Respond, Inc.
Program Name: Child Care Services
Program Summary: The Child Care Services program offers comprehensive, affordable and high quality child care services. The program is designed to enhance each child’s development through storytelling, games, dramatic play, art, music, and learning circles.
