Causes: Children & Youth, Education, Family Services, Homeless & Housing, Housing Support, Human Services, Preschools, Youth Development Programs
Mission: PRAB equips diverse individuals and families in Central New Jersey to achieve personal, family, and community development, through a wide range of capacity building services. It will: Serve them through a wide range of prevention, intervention, and developmental services; Develop their assets and abilities through individual and communal efforts; and Empower them to act effectively on personal, family, and community affairs. In the process, multitudes of Central New Jersey children, youth, and adults will engage themselves and others in personal and social transformation.
Results: PRAB provides services to nearly 30,000 individuals and families each year and continues to seek ways to more efficiently meet the needs of the population. With the recent addition of programs such as ENLACE – a program aimed at providing senior citizens with basic services and information about medical care, housing, and legal assistance – and the continuing development and expansion of highly successful programs like the Artists Mentoring Against Racism, Drugs, & Violence (AMARD&V) summer camp – the PRAB staff works daily to improve the organization and its services and better help the community. Beginning this year, PRAB also has welcomed a team of AmeriCorps VISTA members to further develop data collection and management, communications, and community engagement to enhance the capacity building efforts of the organization. This addition to the team has led to even greater transparency and efficiency and promises to provide paths toward a sustainable future for the organization. More information on metrics demonstrating our outcomes can be found on our GuideStar profile at https://www. guidestar. org/profile/22-1944440
Target demographics: low- and middle-income individuals and families
Direct beneficiaries per year: 30,000 individuals and families
Geographic areas served: Middlesex and Mercer County, NJ
Programs: early childhood education, youth development programs, housing assistance, and family services
Mission: PRAB equips diverse individuals and families in Central New Jersey to achieve personal, family, and community development, through a wide range of capacity building services. It will: Serve them through a wide range of prevention, intervention, and developmental services; Develop their assets and abilities through individual and communal efforts; and Empower them to act effectively on personal, family, and community affairs. In the process, multitudes of Central New Jersey children, youth, and adults will engage themselves and others in personal and social transformation.
Results: PRAB provides services to nearly 30,000 individuals and families each year and continues to seek ways to more efficiently meet the needs of the population. With the recent addition of programs such as ENLACE – a program aimed at providing senior citizens with basic services and information about medical care, housing, and legal assistance – and the continuing development and expansion of highly successful programs like the Artists Mentoring Against Racism, Drugs, & Violence (AMARD&V) summer camp – the PRAB staff works daily to improve the organization and its services and better help the community. Beginning this year, PRAB also has welcomed a team of AmeriCorps VISTA members to further develop data collection and management, communications, and community engagement to enhance the capacity building efforts of the organization. This addition to the team has led to even greater transparency and efficiency and promises to provide paths toward a sustainable future for the organization. More information on metrics demonstrating our outcomes can be found on our GuideStar profile at https://www. guidestar. org/profile/22-1944440
Target demographics: low- and middle-income individuals and families
Direct beneficiaries per year: 30,000 individuals and families
Geographic areas served: Middlesex and Mercer County, NJ
Programs: early childhood education, youth development programs, housing assistance, and family services
Children & Youth
New Brunswick
