The Art of Survival has worked with communities from the South Bronx in New York to Newark, New Jersey.
We’ve worked to provide clothing, furniture and necessity items to women living in transitional, stabilizing housing. For years we hosted the largest Christmas Party in the South Bronx, cooked home made food for the community and gave out over 400 bags filled with gifts, coats, clothes and personal items, sponsored by former NYC Mayor David Dinkins.
Mentoring children has always been in our blood. Youth in underserved communities have so much pressure to grow up and “be somebody” but are rarely shown how to do it. Often, they have to contribute to household economics before finishing high school – which creates even further pressure and draws them away from any plans of true success.
Our Picture Me Tomorrow Program ran in the George Washington Carver School in Newark, NJ for over 4 years and served more than 800 students each year. It was then continued by the school’s administration and expanded to nearby Bragaw School where it served another 300 students.
Our current program is C.O.I.N.S. Construction Opportunity in Newark Schools.
We plan to bring students, parents, school leadership, construction firms, apprenticeships schools and community stakeholders together to prepare Newark students to meet the huge gap of skilled talent in the construction industry. A gap that’s over 400,000 strong nationwide.
With average New Jersey salaries above $70,000 + no student debt + an immediate ability to earn income, we feel the only outcome is a triple win! A win for students, a win for companies and a win for the community.
To learn more or to become a sponsoring partner organization, please contact Art of Survival Executive Director, Heather A. Kollar at 516.808.8345.
Cheers to a Bright Today and a Brighter Future!
The Art of Survival has worked with communities from the South Bronx in New York to Newark, New Jersey.
We’ve worked to provide clothing, furniture and necessity items to women living in transitional, stabilizing housing. For years we hosted the largest Christmas Party in the South Bronx, cooked home made food for the community and gave out over 400 bags filled with gifts, coats, clothes and personal items, sponsored by former NYC Mayor David Dinkins.
Mentoring children has always been in our blood. Youth in underserved communities have so much pressure to grow up and “be somebody” but are rarely shown how to do it. Often, they have to contribute to household economics before finishing high school – which creates even further pressure and draws them away from any plans of true success.
Our Picture Me Tomorrow Program ran in the George Washington Carver School in Newark, NJ for over 4 years and served more than 800 students each year. It was then continued by the school’s administration and expanded to nearby Bragaw School where it served another 300 students.
Our current program is C.O.I.N.S. Construction Opportunity in Newark Schools.
We plan to bring students, parents, school leadership, construction firms, apprenticeships schools and community stakeholders together to prepare Newark students to meet the huge gap of skilled talent in the construction industry. A gap that’s over 400,000 strong nationwide.
With average New Jersey salaries above $70,000 + no student debt + an immediate ability to earn income, we feel the only outcome is a triple win! A win for students, a win for companies and a win for the community.
To learn more or to become a sponsoring partner organization, please contact Art of Survival Executive Director, Heather A. Kollar at 516.808.8345.
Cheers to a Bright Today and a Brighter Future!
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