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New Jersey Department of Education Office of Educational Support Services 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program & Out-of-School Time Resources |
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CUMBERLAND EMPOWERMENT ZONE CORPORATION
Project Director: Cynthia Angelo
2 North High Street
Millville, NJ 08332
Phone: 856-459-1700
Fax: 856-459-4099
Email: cindya@cezcorp.org
County: Cumberland
CLC Sites: Bridgeton, Millville, Port Norris and Vineland
Partners: Bridgeton Public Schools; Millville School District; Commercial Township School District; Vineland Public Schools; Cumberland County College’s Literacy Institute (in partnerships with Literacy Volunteers of American); Young Audience of NJ (in partnership with Millville Development Corporation and Riverfront Center for the Arts); South Jersey Youth Alliance; Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Cumberland County; Garden Health Education Center (in partnership with South Jersey Healthcare Systems); Spanish Community Center; Tri-County Community Action Partnership; Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H of Cumberland County.
Serving Grade Level: 5-10
No. of Students to be Served: 280
No. of Adults to be Served: 140
Times of Services: After-school: 3-6 PM, Summer: 8-1 PM
Abstract:
Based on a shared vision, four local school districts (Bridgeton, Millville, Commercial and Vineland) and the Cumberland Empowerment Zone Corporation (CEZC) will establish a 21st CCLC program within each school district. The program will support the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, link enrichment activities to learning, support the stability and self-sufficiency of families, support character education and address essential developmental assets necessary to protect at-risk students. Activities will include expanded recreation, expanded remedial education, mentoring, parental involvement activities, arts enrichment, family literacy along with services for truant students.
