HIGHTSTOWN — The Princeton Area Community Foundation has awarded Rise — a community service partnership — a grant of $25,000 in support of Rise’s Summer Academic Enrichment Program.
The 2015 grant will help Rise to promote low-income children’s academic achievement.
The Rise Summer Academic Enrichment Program is an affordable six-week summer program serving 100 children, ages 5-18, with morning academic enrichment to develop their reading, math, science, art, music, and language arts skills and afternoon activities that help develop positive conflict resolution through social interaction and play time.
Rise is a nonprofit organization offering services to families and children in East Windsor, Hightstown and surrounding communities in eastern Mercer County. Rise promotes family case management and creates a foundation for accessing the “quilt” of social services in the local community.
The Rise Summer Academic Enrichment Program is an integral part of the umbrella of services that is provided to families and supports the foundation of family case management. Over the past decade, this program has transitioned from a loosely run babysitting service to a structured, quality academic program providing guidance and leadership experience to local youth.
“As we progress toward our 50th anniversary year of serving and providing help to our community, we are thankful for partners like the Princeton Area Community Foundation who promote genuine impact, lifting our community toward lives of financial stability, safety, health, and educational and employment success,” Rise Executive Director Leslie Koppel said.
