21st Century Community Learning Centers Program and Out-of-School Time Resources Grantee Abstract

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New Jersey Department of Education Office of Student Support Services 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program and Out-of-School Time Resources

Passaic Public Schools 21st Century Community Learning Centers
“QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAM”
Project Director: Mr. Terrence L. Love
101 Passaic Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055
Phone: 973-591-6950
Fax: 973-591-69530
Email: tlove@passiac-city.k12.nj.us

CLC Sites: Jefferson School #1, Etta Gero School #9, William B. Cruise Memorial School #11 and Lincoln Middle School

Partners/Collaborators: Serving Grade Level: 4-8

Partners:
United Passaic Organization, Mental Health Clinic of Passaic, Hispanic Information Center

Collaborators:
St. Mary’s Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Services, Passaic Recreation Department, Passaic Police Department Youth Services Division, Passaic Department of Human Services, Passaic County, Food Stamps and Nutrition Education Program, Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic, Passaic Public Library, Teaching Tolerance: Southern Poverty Law Center, Juvenile Education Awareness Project, Montclair State University Center of Non-Violence, City of Passaic PEACE Program, School Based Youth Services, American Tutor and an Advisory Board

No. of Students to be Served: 250

No. of Adults to be Served: 250

Times of Services: After-school: 3-6 PM, Summer: 8-1 PM

Abstract:
The Passaic Public Schools (PPS) have mobilized a dedicated and accomplished team of 17 partner and collaborating organizations to foster student achievement in daily after-school and four-week intensive summer programs at three inner-city elementary schools and one middle school for students in grades four through eight. In the face of grave economic and academic disadvantages, and gang-ridden streets, the NJ 21st Century Community Learning Centers “Quality of Life” Program in Passaic will provide 250 students and at least 250 family members with supportive experiences as significant catalysts in facilitating the transition of raw aptitude into relevant achievement.