Section 1: Demographics

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• Number of individuals who have applied to your AmeriCorps positions: 6

• Number of volunteers who are recruited, coordinated or supported by your program: 7

• Number of disadvantaged youth serving as volunteers: 7

• Number of individuals enrolled in a degree-seeking program at a community, professional or technical college,

  or within a undergraduate or graduate program at a college or university who serve as volunteers: 5

• Number of individuals born between 1946 and 1964 who serve as volunteers:  8

Section 2: Performance Measures

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• Number of youth mentored: 14

• Number of volunteers recruited: 10

Section 3: Strategic Initiatives

Below are the CNCS Strategic Initiatives, please give at least one example of activity that 

addresses at least one strategic initiative that your program has addressed. This may or 

may not be related to a performance measure. Describe the activity, including need that was 

addressed; local collaborations or partners; service activity; and results.

Link to examples of projects related to strategic initiatives

Mobilizing more volunteers 

Volunteer mobilization is an on-going year round activity. Volunteer mobilization supports multiple programs & activities: Get SET Summer Arts Camp, 5 day After School Program, and special events i.e  Carnival, Backpack & School Supplies Giveaway, and a Take it to the Streets Block Party. AmeriCorps Members helped us reach out to both old and new community partners such as Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton University, The College of New Jersey, Mercer County Community College, Trenton Central High School, West Windsor High Schools- North & South, Passage Theatre, MIMA/Spin Jazz, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church, Kids for Kids of New Jersey, Girls Scouts of America and CityArts.

Ensuring a Brighter Future for America's youth

This summer the AmeriCorps Members helped us to expand our summer activities to include mentoring youth through a five day a week work/learning mentoring program. The program  which included training in a variety of disciplines such as First Aid, leadership training, trust and team building excercises,  artistic expression, improving verbal and written skills, resume building and group problem solving.

TTLC and AmeriCorps Member in a trust and team building excercise

Engaging students in communities 

The theme of this Summer's Art Camp was Get SET Goes Green. While expanding our undertanding of our community while teaching our children, teens and ourselves about what is needed to respect and protect our environment. Westminster purchased 4 Earthboxes to expand our childrens interest in growing food. Activities engaged the children in a neighborhood clean up, planted a garden, visited a local orchard, and became an official recycling site.

Trip to Terhune Orchards Farm                                                     Cleaning up our environment one street at a time.

In addition to "Going Green" AmeriCorps Members the Teen Mentorees and our Get SET children had a wonderful time at our annual Carnival and Backpack

Giveaway events.

Lining up for Free Backpacks                                                                             Carnival Hoola Hoop Fun

Harnessing Baby Boomers’ experience 

We have witnessed the joy and satisfaction of baby boomers who feel called to truly give back to their communities. Many of our adult volunteers shared their stories about how they would not have been able to further their education nor achieve their career dreams had it not been for the adult volunteers in their lives that had positively influenced. Preparing younger generations of youth in this challenging urban environment was  perceived as their responsibly. They were pleasantly surprised by how much they personally got out of volunteering.

Section 4: Great Stories

Highlight member activities which are especially reflective of the impact the program has in 

the community, or which illustrate an innovative or highly successful aspect of program 

operation. 

Link to examples of Great Stories