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 […]
Since inception, The Gem Project has implemented and encouraged programs that supported personal development, leadership and education. These elements are what our organization was founded on. It is with great excitement that we were called on by our friend and supporter,Lucinda Cross, best-selling author of The Road to Redemption and Corporate Mom Drop Outs. Cross participated in […]
[VOLUNTEER NOW]-[PROGRAMS] -[UPCOMING EVENTS]- [TEAM BLOG]-[PHOTOS] Each week The Gem Project staff allows interns to document their experiences about what they’ve learned throughout their volunteer experience. We have chosen to share their work with our organization with you. It gives you, our supporters, an opportunity to see what we’re working on weekly. […]
On June 15, 2013, The Gem Project attended The Coalition of Effective Newark Public Schools’ community cookout event. It was a joyous occasion that united the Newark community to discuss the current state of the city’s public school education. It was held at the backyard of the Newark Teachers’ Union building; located at 1019 Broad […]
Central Ward Newark Councilman, Darrin S. Sharif, recently launched the Youth Ambassador program this summer. It’s a FREE weekly summer program that provides personal development and enrichment for Newark area high school students from July 2- August 27, 2013. We are currently accepting applications all week from students here, along with their recommendations from teacher’s […]
On June 11, 2013, The Gem Project visited Newark Prep Academy Charter School, located in Newark, NJ. Newark Prep Academy fuses traditional learning with online learning. Students are taught through the K-12 online learning curriculum and complete most of their learning online, during what is known as their Flex period. During this time, students receive […]
