New Hope Educational Support Services

New Hope Educational Support Services provides affordable or free tutoring to economically disadvantaged children in the Mercer County area from 1st to 8th grades and to provide career/future planning to youth from age 12 to 18.

Description:
The mission of "New Hope Educational Support Services" is to provide affordable or free tutoring to inner-city, economically disadvantaged children in the Mercer County area from the first grade to eighth grade and to provide career/future planning to youth from between the ages of 12-18. Our mission is also to provide the families of those children with tools necessary to ensure their child’s academic and personal success through parenting workshops, community referrals for resources, and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. Our hope and goal is that these children, even though they are from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds are provided with services and tools necessary to be successful in life and to be a positive example for others.

History:
New Hope Educational Support Services has been in existence for 2 years serving youth in Franklin Township, New Brunswick, and North Brunswick. It started off as an organization that tutored four children in one room in an office building and now has four rooms, a library, a computer center, a writing center, and an office. The co-director Euline Jackson is a Pastor and has a Masters in Theology. She has also been a substitute teacher for many years. The other co-director is Shawn Mines, who is pursuing a Ph.D in Counseling Psychology at Seton Hall University and has worked with children/adolescents in high risk for 10 years.

Contact person: Shawn Mines, Assistant Director, (phone)

Address:

600 Franklin Blvd Franklin Township, NJ 08873 (See a map)

Web Site: None specified

Directions:

Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: New Brunswick Train Station,   Walk distance (in minutes): 20   Nearest Bus Stop: New Brunswick Train Station

Last updated on November 25, 2008