And the Impact100 Essex inaugural Grant Recipient is...

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Project Description:

To launch the “Dove Learning Center” and create a model for educating homeless, at-risk youth aiming to build resilience and hope. The program uses a blended learning approach focusing on basic cognitive skills, employment, financial literacy, social navigation and wellness.

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Steering Committee members Kate Shoemaker, Helen Mazarakis (Impact100 Essex co-founder), Margarethe Laurenzi (Director, Community Foundation of New Jersey), Mayuri Chandra, Selma Avdicevic, Lyn Rosensweig, Jim White (Executive Director, Covenant House New Jersey), Margo Greenfield (Impact100 Essex co-founder), Honorable Barbara Curran, Christine Curran, Ellen Greenfield, Bonnie Carter, Wendy Steele (Impact100 founder), and Lee Heh Margolies.