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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • September 24, 2020

Authored by Newark Youth: Racism Across Education, Health & Justice – Issue Briefs and Recommendations

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 […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • August 23, 2018

Meet The Gem Project Fellow Awardee: $1,000.00 to Asada Rashidi from Bard High School Early College Graduate, in partnership with NCOS!

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 […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • August 23, 2018

The Gem Project is an ArtStart 2018 Grant Recipient

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 […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • August 23, 2018

Our Gem Project Fellows Earned: 40 Hours of Dedicated Training Across 7 weeks

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 […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • August 23, 2018

The Gem Project at West Side Salvation Army Summer Camp 2018

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 […]

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  • By Arlene Hernandez
  • March 20, 2014

An Orientation of Leaders

To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect coming to my first on-boarding orientation for The Gem Project nonprofit organization on Saturday, March 1st. I arrived at the North End Branch of the Newark Public Library and settled in at a waiting area with three other young women who were also waiting for the […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • July 14, 2013

The Gem Project Becomes a Power Partner with The Activate Conference!

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 […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • June 17, 2013

Newark’s Future: The Coalition of Effective Newark Public Schools’ Community Cookout

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 […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • March 14, 2013

1 Amazing Volunteer Opportunity + Briana: “Gem, You Can Edit My Dream”

Unedited letter from Briana, 10, attends Roberto Clemente Charter School- “My dream for The Gem Project is to continue to attend the TGP and to be the next leader of TGP. And to help children that are shy, i would help them by letting them participate a little more than the children that are not […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • December 4, 2012

The Gem Project Partners with Monique Coleman’s New Talk Show, Gimme Mo’

What’s your Mo’? Gimme Mo’ is the brain child of Disney’s  High School musical star, Monique Coleman. Widely known as “Taylor” in the hit TV series,  Coleman left Hollywood to find another way to change the world.  She did so by launching a new talk show,  aimed for teens this  fall. Coleman’s show is set to […]

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