Partners
STRIVE is an official partner of the
Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC), and through this partnership has
provided services to over 500 youth participating in their Summer Leadership
Institute. STRIVE has partnered with
the Newark College Institute (NCI), a signature NCLC program, to provide mentoring services to 158
first generation College students from Newark attending college throughout the
Nation. In conjunction with NCI, STRIVE
developed a mentoring initiative that consisted of recruiting, training, and
supervising mentors who will provide guidance and support to the students
participating in NCI programs. STRIVE
remains a current member of the NCI Steering Committee and Curriculum
Sub-committee.
In 2016, STRIVE partnered with Rutgers
Newark RU-NEXT and Rutgers Future Scholars Programs, STRIVE offered SAT
Preparation to over 100 11th and 12th grade Newark High
School students. These services are free and will help foster participants’
development of the transferable skills necessary to succeed in school, work,
and in life. STRIVE’s SAT preparation
includes the incorporation of the College Board Curriculum, hands-on
instruction, use of computer-based instruction and visual aids and
modalities. Special attention is given
to students that display significant difficulty understanding concepts and
materials. This program is offered twice
a year and facilitated by NJ certified teachers with a demonstrated track
record of improving the standardized test scores of students.
The 2016 Newark Youth One Stop Summer Employment
Program, an annual vocational development program for over 3,000 Newark youth
and young adults, has been enhanced with the support of STRIVE. STRIVE had the wonderful opportunity to
develop 3 separate orientation trainings for Newark participants ages 14 – 24
and Program Monitors respectively.
STRIVE facilitated
orientation sessions during the weeks of May 28 through June 14, 2016 for the
above-mentioned groups. Student
orientations focused on helping students identify the benefits that they can
gather from participating in the Newark Summer Youth Employment Program. As well as, educating students about generic
work skills that will help them to be successful on the job site and in future
employment settings. Program Monitors orientations assisted
in the area of identifying the benefits that they can gather from participating
in the Newark Summer Youth Employment Program while gain clarity about their
role and expected code of conduct for the position.
In recent years, STRIVE has been able to
provide vocational and social services to 2,500 young men and women
throughout NJ. Through partnerships with NPS, Marion Bolden
Center, Operation Pathways, Investors Saving Bank Foundation, the Union
County Youth Service Commission, East Orange Salvation Army, Newton St.
Public School, Belmont Runyon Community School, Community Access Unlimited,
Youth Advocate Program, City of Newark Learning Collaborative, Newark College
Institute, Abbot Leadership Institute, Rutgers University Newark, Newark
Youth Employment Program, and East Orange, Plainfield, Elizabeth and
Springfield Public Libraries, the organization has offered over nine
consecutive years of programming and outreach in Essex and Union Counties of
New Jersey.