Mission & History
Reach a Child, Raise a Leader,
Restore Community
We help youth reach their academic potential, surrounding them with an intentional circle of support that prepares each child to become thoughtful, engaged citizens in their communities.
OUR MISSION
UrbanPromise Trenton believes in the power of opportunity. We give Trenton’s youth and teens a chance to believe in and build a positive future by teaching them the skills necessary for academic achievement, life management, spiritual growth, and Christian leadership.
Academic Achievement
We believe by creating a more equitable setting for our students by providing quality programming in an inclusive and nurturing environment.
Life Skills Management
We understand creativity to be ongoing and we work to stay current on educational resources to best help all participants in our program.
Spiritual Growth
We want everyone to understand that God loves them, and we strive to demonstrate it through our kind and nurturing words and actions.
Christian Leadership
We listen to each other’s ideas and opinions, providing support and encouragement as needed. We love and serve as we have been loved.
Our history
The vision to establish an UrbanPromise program in Trenton became a reality in 2011 when UrbanPromise Trenton held its first SummerCamp on West State Street. Enthusiasm about the camp was so great that we opened our doors for a free AfterSchool program later that year. In the fall of 2014, we launched our second site in East Trenton in partnership with the East Trenton Collaborative.
We continue to operate AfterSchool and SummerCamp programs, along with StreetLeader program at two locations. Additionally, we offer a Youth College Readiness Program, an outdoor experiential learning program called TrentonTrekkers, and a College Scholarship Program. As we continue in our second decade, our goal is to create and sustain programs that give students the opportunity to progress from campers to StreetLeaders to college students, all with the support of UrbanPromise Trenton.