The Abbott Marshlands are situated in Lenapehoking, the traditional and ancestral homeland of the Lenape. We pay respect to the Lenape, past present and future, and to their continuing cultural heritage and connection with this homeland. The Marshlands include over 3000 acres of open space in central New Jersey adjacent to the Delaware River between Trenton and Bordentown. Their diverse habitats – freshwater tidal and non-tidal marshes and swamps, ponds, and woodlands – are home to many kinds of plants and animals.
We are a community of people in the greater Princeton area with a passion for French language and culture – the food and wine, the art, the regions, the history and the politics. We provide opportunities for both adults and children to learn or improve French through classes and conversation groups. Over the course of the year we also offer occasional lectures to deepen our understanding of specific aspects of French culture. The Princeton Alliance Française organizes a wide variety of social and cultural events, such as wine tastings, cooking demonstrations and museum tours, that are both educational and fun. You don’t have to speak French to enjoy our events – most of them are conducted primarily in English.
Established in 2004 as an arts organization in the Yardley area, Artists of Yardley (AOY) has evolved with over 150 artists in a full spectrum of disciplines. The AOY, a non-profit 501(c)3, is dedicated to nurturing the creative spirit of the community by educating and encouraging individuals to experience, appreciate and share in the arts.
Art Educators of New Jersey is a non-profit association created in 1939 by art educators interested in advocating for the visual arts education in our state. Our purpose is to promote and maintain the highest degree of quality Visual Arts instruction in New Jersey’s schools.
Association for the Study of Free Institutions
The Association for the Study of Free Institutions is a scholarly organization seeking to promote multi-disciplinary inquiry into the free society – its philosophic, cultural, and institutional conditions, its character, its strengths and limitations, and the challenges it faces. ASFI works to unite scholars from a variety of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities – political science, history, law, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, theology, classics, education – in order to revive the study of freedom as a major concern of American higher education. Mindful that the questions to which freedom gives rise are often controversial, that freedom carries certain costs, and that we have things to learn even from its most determined critics, ASFI welcomes intellectual diversity. It seeks the participation of scholars representing not only a variety of intellectual disciplines, but also a diversity of moral and philosophical positions.
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve is a 134 acre nature preserve, botanical garden, and accredited museum located at 1635 River Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. It is open daily, except for major holidays, April–June, and closed on Mondays July–March; an admission fee is charged to nonmembers.
Bucks County Audubon Society at Honey Hollow
The Bucks County Audubon Society at Honey Hollow (BCAS) is a private, non-profit organization founded as a chapter of the National Audubon Society in 1969. Since its inception, BCAS has been dedicated to conserving wildlife, promoting awareness of environmental problems, watching birds, educating the community about the interdependence of humans and their world, and furthering the wise use of land, air, and water.
Bucks County Historical Society
The Bucks County Historical Society (BCHS), a private non-profit organization, located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, is a unique cultural and educational institution which operates The Mercer Museum, Spruance Library and Fonthill Museum. As the County Historical Society, it is charged with collecting, preserving and interpreting the rich history and culture of Bucks County and the Delaware Valley region. As the primary inheritor of the material and intellectual legacy of Henry Chapman Mercer, the BCHS is custodian of a regionally and nationally significant collection of tools and artifacts which illuminate the history of pre-industrial America to, c. 1850.
Our mission is to provide youth development programs that empower young people to rise above everyday challenges and become the best that they can be.
Camp Olden Civil War Round Table and Museum
Camp Olden Civil War Round Table & Museum,Inc. was founded in 1992 and is an organization of people brought together by our common interest in the American Civil War. Our interests range from the casual to the obsessive and we attempt to appeal to all of our members. The Round Table is named for Camp Olden an 1861 training camp located in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The camp bore the name of Charles Olden, then governor of New Jersey. Many of the troops raised in New Jersey for that year were instructed at Camp Olden. The main purpose of our organization is education. In our bylaws we state we will "foster and support a better understanding of the Civil War era". We attempt to accomplish this in many ways including Living History, preservation projects, trips, tours, lectures and events.
CKW Academy Year-Round Language Arts Programs
City Kidz World Writing Studio, located in Skillman, NJ, is committed to encouraging young people to take an active role in their development as writers. It is a writing program for writers ages 8 to 17 who are interested in creative writing, journalistic writing, or academic writing. Classes are small or individualized and are available days, evenings, and weekends. Writers may work on their own independent creative projects with a writing coach, join a journalistic cohort and publish a newsletter, join a poetry work group, or work with an instructor to customize a program that will help improve their performance in school. Teachers are highly qualified with decades of experience in writing and teaching. View details about available days and times for classes at citykidzworld.com/writingcoach.php
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Since 1947, the Council on International Educational Exchange, known as CIEE and formerly, Council, has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world." Throughout our history, we at CIEE have had the unique opportunity to serve this mission. In the largest sense, we can help make the world a better place for all and share a collective sense of fulfillment in our contributions to society. Our services to people studying, working and teaching abroad are more important than ever.
Decoding Dyslexia - NJ is a grassroots movement driven by NJ families concerned with the limited access to educational interventions for dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities within our public schools. We aim to raise dyslexia awareness, empower families to support their children and inform policy-makers on best practices to identify, remediate and support students with dyslexia in NJ public schools.
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Program & Festival
Heart to Hearts, Inc. is a nonprofit women’s wellness organization whose mission is to educate women and their families about important issues that affect their health and well-being. We believe that education is the key to empowering women to make positive changes in their lives that will result in healthy lifestyles for them and their families. We offer programs, classes and seminars that support this mission while promoting a “Circle of Health” concept for each individual. See About Us and our Annual Women’s Wellness Day for more information.
Hispanic Theological Initiative
Since its inception, the Hispanic Theological Initiative has focused on impacting two important institutions-the academy and the church. Its focus on the academy stems from the historical underrepresentation of Latinos, both at the student and faculty levels throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Through its scholarship program, HTI has sought to increase the number of Latinos who would otherwise not consider further theological education or complete their doctoral degree for lack of financial assistance. Through its mentoring, networking and community building components HTI has endeavored to help students overcome the sometimes overwhelming sense of isolation and marginalization traditionally encountered by Latinos pursuing doctoral studies.
Historical Society of Princeton
The mission of the Historical Society of Princeton is to collect and preserve materials pertaining to the town and its environs, and to interpret the history of the area through exhibitions, educational programs, and publications. Since its founding in 1938, the Historical Society has amassed, recorded, and exhibited a collection of over 40,000 artifacts, manuscripts, photographs, decorative arts objects, artworks, and articles of clothing dating from the 17th century to the present, and has offered a broad range of educational services and activities to local residents, students, scholars, and visitors from around the world. Walking tours, lectures, out-of-town trips, education programs for schools: the Historical Society presents these programs and more throughout the year. Every Sunday at 2pm, come join a guided walking tour of downtown Princeton and learn all about Princeton’s people, its architecture, and historical moments from an HSP-trained guide.
HiTops is a health education and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring every adolescent safe passage to adulthood by providing comprehensive sexuality education and promoting healthy relationships and supportive connections.
HomeWorks inspires and equips young women from marginalized communities to achieve their potential and positively transform the world around them by providing a supportive and educational residential environment.
Hopewell Valley Education Foundation (HVEF)
The Hopewell Valley Education Foundation is a not-for-profit organization serving the needs of the public schools that make up the Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Our mission is to enhance the educational experience in Hopewell Valley schools through the identification and development of community partnerships and resources.
Hopewell Valley Historical Society
The Hopewell Valley Historical Society was formed in 1975. Its purposes include: collecting and preserving artifacts, records and other materials relating to the valley's long and colorful history, and making them accessible to members and the public for educational purposes; encouraging the preservation of historic sites throughout the area; and sponsoring research projects and public programs that increase knowledge about our heritage. Membership in the Hopewell Valley Historical Society is open to all who share an interest in the history of Hopewell Township and the Boroughs of Hopewell and Pennington. The Society maintains its collections at the Mercer County Library - Hopewell Township Branch, and holds its programs at various locations in the area.
The Hopewell Valley YMCA is proud to serve Hopewell, Pennington, Titusville, and some sections of Ewing in New Jersey. We are a "Y without walls" meaning we operated in many different rented locations through out the area. Our main administrative offices are located at 62 South Main Street in Pennington, NJ. Our administrative staff is based here, and we accept program registrations at this location. We are a charitable organization dedicated to building a healthy spirit, mind, and body through programs which promote good health, strong families, youth leadership, and community development.
Howell Living History Farm is a time machine that takes you back to the year 1900 - a time when horses and buggies traveled the lanes of Pleasant Valley, and when farms were bordered by snake fences and Osage orange trees. Howell Farm is owned by Mercer County and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission with the support and assistance of The Friends of Howell Living History Farm. The farm is an educational facility open to the public that preserves and interprets farming life and processes from the era of 1890-1910.
Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ)
Junior Achievement (JA) is the world's largest organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics and free enterprise. Through a dedicated volunteer network, JA offers in-school and after-school programs for students in grades K-12. JA programs focus on seven key content areas: business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy, and career development. Junior Achievement programs reach over 4 million students per year, in 124 markets in urban, rural and suburban areas in all 50 states across the U.S. – a total of 115 million students since the organization began in 1919. This year, JANJ will educate 46,000 students in the state of New Jersey.
Kidsbridge, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the celebration of human diversity, encourages the students, families and educators of the greater Mercer County region to understand and appreciate the strengths and opportunities that are inherent in the diverse, mosaic cultures of our community and our world. Kidsbridge provides programs that create measurable improvements in character education and life skills. Our character education programs generate positive learning in civility, kindness, conflict resolution, mediation and anti-bullying. Our life skill programs are designed to prepare children to be successful in a global society, while instilling the time-honored values of cooperation, peaceful interaction, teamwork and leadership.
Lawrence High School Project Graduation
Project Graduation is a series of events designed to provide Lawrence High Schools seniors with safe, drug and alcohol-free ways to celebrate their accomplishments at this most exciting time in their lives. Since 1989, the parents of Lawrence High School students and the Lawrence Township community have sponsored Project Graduation.
Literacy New Jersey, Mercer County Programs (LNJMCP)
Literacy New Jersey, Mercer County Programs (LNJMCP) is a non-profit organization committed to improving the literacy skills of individuals aged 18 and older in Mercer County, New Jersey. LNJMCP volunteers provide free, instruction to adults at tutoring sites throughout Mercer County. We currently provide a broad menu of services, including one-on-one, small group tutoring, computer and conversation classes to over 200 adults in Mercer County. What makes LNJMCP unique is its formal training and support services for tutors, which enable tutors to build effective, long-term teaching relationships with their students.
Mercer Council on Alcoholism & Drug Addiction
MCADA is a private, non-profit agency dedicated to strengthening the foundations of children and families by empowering them to successfully handle difficult, everyday life situations and the impact of substance abuse. MCADA actively provides quality alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse prevention and early intervention services in partnership with individuals, families, schools, communities, businesses and professionals throughout Mercer County.
Mercer County Library System, Lawrence Headquarters
Hours of Operation: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 9:00 pm; Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; Saturday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm; Sunday (September - May) 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm Parking: Available at the library and Curtis Suburban Lanes next door Wide variety of Children’s & Adult Programs and excellent collections for adults and youth, movie series, book sales, computer classes, free Wi-Fi, active Friends of the Library group. Check out http://www.mcl.org/ for information.
Museums in Motion is a traveling African American 3-D history museum. It was founded in 2016 by Mrs. Kayren Carter-Mjumbe, a native of Birmingham, Alabama. Our organization offers prolific and engaging exhibits on legendary and unknown African Americans. Museums in Motion rotate our exhibits to school districts, libraries, cultural events and more within the United States and abroad. We pride ourselves on creativity, accuracy and providing a truly unique educational experience. Our exhibits give new meaning to the term “spectacular”.
National Junior Tennis League(NJTL) of Trenton
The mission of National Junior Tennis & Learning of Trenton is to strengthen the character and enhance the lives of youths by providing opportunities and instruction in nutrition, education and tennis.
New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education (NJCIE)
The New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education (NJCIE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to the inclusion of students wtih disablities in effective general education classrooms in their neighborhood schools. We are the only statewide organization in New Jersey whose sole focus is inclusion. NJCIE's ultimate mission is the meaningful education of all children within their public schools in preparation for future lives as independent as possible in the community.