Newark, New Jersey – September 2020 – Through an 8 week summer enrichment program at The Gem Project, Inc., up to 45 enrolled youth had an opportunity to explore how structural racism has impacted the Black community across education, health, and justice — along with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. High school and college […]
Newark, New Jersey – Sept., 1, 2020 – The Gem Project has announced its 2020 award recipients for their annual cash award given to young changemakers The Gem Project Fellow Award. For the past three years, it has been an award that has focused entirely on service and one’s lived experiences to improve their local […]
Kaci Xie | Yale University Meet other 2020 honorees: Yasmine Boto or Ishva Mehta Ms. Math at Alpharetta High: A Tale of Two Teams “Is there Math Team today?” Every time teammates ask me this question, my heart warms. Math Team has 30 dedicated members that tackle problems and cohost the North Fulton Math Tournament, […]
Ishva Mehta | West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North Meet other 2020 honorees: Yasmine Boto or Kaci Xie Applicant’s Gem Project Fellow Award Video for Gem Project Fellow Award: A storyteller, teacher, and activist Ishva Mehta is determined to shatter the socioeconomic gap in education. As a senior attending West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, Mehta has […]
Meet other 2020 honorees: Ishva Mehta or Kaci Xie Yasmine Boto | 1L (First Year) New York Law School My different identities make navigating the world tricky, especially in a country where labels are part of our everyday routine. There is a box for everything: race, religion, language, you name it. I have never fit […]
NEWARK, N.J., Jul. 21, 2020 — The Gem Project, Inc. announced today that it had appointed 8 new incoming Board of Directors to serve two-year terms from July 2020- June 2022. The incoming 2020-2022 cohort includes: Ms. Elizabeth Abitanto, MPA., Managing Director, NJLEEP; Mr. Kyle Burford, CISA., Internal Controls Lead, Square Space; Ms. Laureen Delance, […]
Newark, NJ – On August 10, 2018, The Gem Project, Inc. announced their inaugural Gem Project Fellows award recipient of $1,000.00, which was to be given this year to any graduating high school student or current college student who exemplified what it means to lead a life of service, while maintaining scholarly excellence. On the […]
The Gem Project is a proud 2018-2019 ArtStart grant recipient provided by The Newark Arts Council, a 37 year-old not-for-profit organization that strives to provide resources and opportunities for arts and cultural organizations, throughout the City of Newark. The Gem Project will continue to pilot our service-learning initiatives that take on a social-justice approach, with […]
For the past 6 weeks Diamond A., age 17, and Leilani D., age 22, our Gem Project fellows, fulfilled 24+ hours of dedicated training, which does not include the 16 hours of career readiness and “next steps” session they earned during week 7 where they gained opportunities to: Resume + Cover letter: Coaching and Revisions […]
For this summer, The Gem Project held a summer program at the West Side Salvation Army Day Camp, leading 72 hours of our fellowship program to West Side Salvation’s 270 hours of dedicated programming for youth across 6 weeks. The camp welcomed youth between age 6-13 as early as 8 in the morning and dismissed […]