Nonprofit

HOMEWORKS TRENTON

PRINCETON, NJ
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www.homeworkstrenton.org

  • Mission

    HomeWorks inspires and equips young women from marginalized communities to achieve their potential and positively transform the world around them by providing a supportive and educational residential environment.

    About Us

    HomeWorks Trenton, Inc. is a non-profit that runs a free, community-based, after school residential program for high school girls from marginalized communities. We are starting right here in Trenton, New Jersey.

    Our scholars live in the HomeWorks house from Sunday evenings to Friday mornings and are transported to and from their Trenton Public Schools every day to ensure timeliness. After school, scholars engage in daily activities focused on academics and identity-driven leadership, eat a family-style meal, and stay overnight in our dorm with two full-time staff members. Our HomeWorks model decreases chronic absenteeism and improves scholars’ academic performance and social-emotional skills while celebrating the power of Black and Brown sisterhood. By providing a space to explore and define their experiences, cultures, and identities, HomeWorks offers our scholars a chance to see that their ideas, visions, and presence are valid and relevant in this world.

    Founded in 2016, HomeWorks has built a diverse team of full-time and part-time staff, board members, and volunteers. Together, we have run seven programs and built a HomeWorks community. The HomeWorks team has been recognized by The State of New Jersey, Princeton University, McKinsey & Company, Echoing Green, Comcast, Hollister, TRESemmé, Camelback Ventures, Barclays, Vital Voices, The Rachael Ray Show and more.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Education
    • Race & Ethnicity
    • Volunteering
    • Women

    Location & Contact

    • 6094147907
    • 174 NASSAU STREET BOX 196, PRINCETON, New Jersey, US
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