August 15th, the Center for Child and Family Achievement sponsored 12 Boys from Trenton to attend a “Day at Mercer County Stables” to learn about horses. Each of the boys ages 8-14 yrs. had an unique opportunity to experience mounting and riding a horse. The day began...
Tony Jackson, Thank you for your gift of 80 colorful “Trust the King” Tee shirts given to CCFA Summer Campers who attended the amazing Princeton Blairstown Summer Bridge. These incredible children had a wonderful time from Sprout U & Jefferson Schools in Trenton!...
CCFA’s “Read to Achieve” combats Summer Slide and Summer Learning Loss by providing FREE BOOKS for children in Trenton at the Jefferson Intermediate School and Sprout U Academy for the Arts! This year the Center for Child and Family Achievement’s “Read to Achieve”...
Yolanda L. Robinson, Founder-Executive Director of Living a Powerful Life, LLC is the visionary behind "Take a Child Fishing" held on June 3rd at the Lake in Mercer County Park. Families from Trenton come together to celebrate, pray and learn how to fish. This...
The Center for Child and Family Achievement‘s STEM and Nature Programs for Trenton students grades 4th-10th grades, recognizes the urgency in this post-pandemic reality for students to explore Nature! We are grateful to Princeton Blairstown for their “Venture Out”...
On April 5th, 4th Graders and Special Needs students at Jefferson Intermediate School selected 4-10 books to inspire Spring Break reading and build their home libraries. The over 150 students were excited to browse and select from hundreds of books, from a variety of...
Family Easter Food Basket distribution April 1st. Thank you, Morrisville Presbyterian Church Deacons! Your generosity made a difference! On Saturday April 1st, The Center for Child and Family Achievement in partnership with Morrisville Presbyterian Church Deacons...
CCFA partnered with the Watershed Institute for 60 students and their parents to participate in a variety of interactive educational and fun activities at World Water Day. Buses transported families from Sprout U and Jefferson Schools in Trenton. A healthy free lunch...
On March 3rd CCFA held our 9th Annual “Read Across America Day“ at Jefferson Intermediate School ! It was a day full of joy and excitement as the entire school, students grades 4th to 6th selected books to take for their home libraries. Special Thanks to Susan Light...
THANK YOU, for your generosity! Center for Child and Family Achievement and our Community Partners address hunger in Trenton! Over 1,000 families have been given Thanksgiving Food Baskets since 2014! [gallery size="full" link="file"...
CCFA partners with our CCFA volunteer Pamela Bush Allen who volunteers to operate her own community food pantry in West Trenton. Ms. Bush Allen cooked 40 dinners that were given to individuals and families who needed a home-cooked meal on Thanksgiving Day. This act of...
CCFA’s long-time faith-based community partners Pastors Morris and Laraine Bender of Life Gate Christian Assembly in Trenton provided 18 CCFA families with their Wegman’s Thanksgiving Food Baskets! Families were excited and grateful for the “fresh Turkeys” 15lbs to...
On November 21st CCFA’s Books for Breaks was held at the Jefferson Intermediate School in partnership with Christine‘s Hope for Kids, who generously donated 141 “ treat bags “ for 5th graders. In addition to these bags filled with goodies and treats, each student...
On November 19th, 58 Trenton families were blessed with one week’s groceries, which included 2 bags filled with cereal, can goods, tuna, beef stew, tuna, bread, a dozen eggs, peanut butter/jelly, margarine, fresh fruit, and potatoes and a large Perdue Oven Stuffer....
CCFA sponsors 8 students from our STEM cohort to attend the Boys Girls Club Mercer County’s STEM Conference on November 10th. The day included a comprehensive STEM interactive curriculum, exploring science, advancement in technology, engineering activities, and...
CCFA’s “ Lead to Achieve” Program sponsors 3 girls to attend the November 5th-6th, Princeton Blairstown Girls Leadership Institute at Blairstown. The girls were selected based on their demonstrated leadership potential and participation in CCFA ‘s Girls SWIM to ROW!...
The Center for Child and Family Achievement’s(CCFA) 8th Annual “ Books & Treats” was held at the Jefferson Intermediate School and Wilson Homes yesterday. It was a joyous time filled with bags of sweet treats and fun hand toys for all 4th Graders at Jefferson....
On October 31st, Jefferson Intermediate School 4th Graders and CCFA Summer Camp Cohort in Wilson Homes received colorful and fun treat bags donated by Christine’s Hope for Kids. CCFA’s “ Books and Treats” is a time when students dressed for Halloween and as their...
On September 28th, the Center for Child and Family Achievement promotes parent engagement and school attendance at Jefferson School’s first PTO meeting for 2022-23. CCFA donated a laundry basket filled with items for a month's laundry supply and other household...
The Center for Child and Family Achievement’s Trenton Public School partner for the 2022-23 School year is Jefferson Intermediate School. CCFA ‘s volunteer Teia Robertson distributed over 100 gift bags which included books, art kits, Uno cards, board games, popcorn,...
Wanda Webster Stansbury on Leafless Not Lifeless with Sharon Benjamin. interview - Center for Child and Family Achievement our impact celebrating 8 years of “Families Reading and Achieving Together “ and over 80,000 books for Children’s Home Libraries!...
Watershed Nature Camp welcomed 28 students from Kindergarten to 9th grade, from June 27th - August 18th. CCFA students were recruited from our Trenton community partners at Wilson Homes, Trenton Public Library, Gregory School, Monument School, Life Gate Christian...
August 13th “The Big Dream “ Youth Festival was a great day of celebration, providing over 1,000 children in Trenton with, hot dogs, ice cones, cotton candy, popcorn, over 100 free new bikes, gift cards, new school uniforms, basketballs, books and lots of great...
CCFA promotes the “DREAM BIG“ Youth Festival, at our Summer Camp, held in partnership with Gregory School and Princeton Blairstown! The Center for Child and Family Achievement’s Princeton Blairstown Summer Bridge STEAM Camp at Gregory School promotes the “DREAM BIG”...
CCFA partners with Ms. Yolanda L. Robinson‘s, Living a Powerful Life, LLC for the 3rd Annual Trenton Women’s Gathering. This inspiring event is a day to celebrate women in their various roles, situations, challenges, and success as business owners, authors, vendors,...
We are delighted that for our second Summer the Mercer County Park Commission has provided 5 scholarships for CCFA students to attend a week exploring nature, at Baldpate Nature Camp. Kyler Stokes, featured here is a Trenton,7th Grader who attended Baldpate Nature...
CCFA’s SWIM to ROW -Girls, Level 3; from May 10th - July 26th, Six girls started in September 2021. Three girls completed all SWIM to ROW requirements and were awarded a certificate of completion by the Princeton National Rowing Association presented to Kewyanya Ford...
CCFA was represented by Wanda Webster Stansbury at the Annual Innovative Schools Summit in Las Vegas, July 6th-9th, the focus of the conference was to address issues and impacts of the pandemic; “learning loss, cultural responsiveness, and supportive discipline “. In...
CCFA's “Read to Achieve“ Partners with Mercer County Park Commission, Juneteenth Event at Capital City Farm on June 18, 2022 The Mercer County Park Commission‘s Juneteenth Event at Capital City Farm was an outstanding celebration of the contributions of Black...
CCFA’s “Read to Achieve“ partnered with the Juneteenth’s Trenton the City that Reads, donating books to promote summer reading for Trenton Kids! The event was held in Mill Hill Park, and children were given free books for their home libraries. Special thanks to our...
CCFA welcomes Princeton Blairstown Summer Bridge STEAM Camp staff to Gregory School for a morning of interactive activities to introduce 4th and 5th graders to a variety of things they will participate in August 1st -August 5th. The cafeteria was converted into a...
Princeton Blairstown at Gregory School - STEAM Summer Bridge Camp - Recruitment Session for Raising 5th Graders June 8, 2022 Ms. Harris, Principal of Gregory School in partnership with CCFA invites Princeton Blairstown STEAM Summer Bridge Camp to Gregory School on...
The Center for Child and Family Achievement partnered with Yolanda L. Robinson, Living a Powerful Life for her 15th Annual “Take a Child Fishing Day“ at Mercer County Park. This is CCFA’s 4th year as a sponsor, providing fishing rods for 15 children from Trenton ages...
CCFA Camper Bags were given to all 90 of our Summer Campers; which included the Day at Mercer County Stables; Princeton Blairstown STEAM Summer Bridge Camp, Watershed Nature Camp, Baldpate Nature Camp, and Day at Mercer Stables. The CCFA Camper Bags included a CCFA...
This was the last session in a series of 6 conducted by Rutgers SNAP-Ed Program and Rutgers for the School year October 2021-May 2022, Promoting Healthy Food Choices and Mindful Eating. On May 11th families gathered for the last in a series of 6 nutrition education...
Nassau Christian Center Donated Bibles and Christian Books for CCFA’s Annual Easter Basket Give Away The Center for Child and Family Achievement’s Annual Easter Basket Give Away brought joy and hope to over 57 Trenton children and their siblings who received tote bags...
CCFA celebrates 4 “SWIM to ROW girls; Dezzimaya Rogers, Kennedy Crawford, Mazori Bush and Kewayna Blue who successfully completed Level 2 on April 19th. Special Thanks to Victoria Bush, parent chaperone and our community partners; Capital City YMCA for providing free...
CCFA put smiles on 53 children’s faces with Easter Baskets filled with lots Candy, 5-7 bags of healthy chips, 2-4 books including Bibles ! Special Thanks to our donors; Melissa Oliver, Odyssey Productions International for donations of chips, Jodie McElroy who gave...
On April 12th CCFA’s SWIM to ROW girls were given Easter Gift Baskets , with lots of goodies and books to read during Spring . The bags included 2-4 inspirational books, a Bible devotional , 5-7 bags of chips , lots of Easter treats. Special Thanks to Nassau Christian...
Morrisville Presbyterian Church Provides 58 Trenton Families with Easter Baskets Distributed by Life Gate Christian Assembly in partnership with the Center for Child and Family Achievement The Center for Child and Family Achievement recognizes that one of the major...
On April 6th CCFA’s second in a series of three Mindful Eating Cooking Classes was conducted by zoom from 6-7pm. This session “Families Cooking Together“ brought children with their siblings, parents and grandparents to learn and explore new recipes. Each family...
March 8 - March 31, The Center for Child and Achievement’s “Read to Achieve” distributed over 300 new books to students at the Gregory and Monument Elementary Schools donated by the United Way of Greater Mercer County in celebration of “Read Across America Day”! CCFA...
A smile on each students face as they took a snack home at the end of the day on March 22nd. Special Thanks to Melissa Oliver of Odyssey International Productions, long time CCFA corporate partner who donated and delivered over 1,300 bags of chips, to the Gregory and...
The Center for Child and Family Achievement remains excited about our partnership with the Mercer County Parks, facilitating wonderful Summer Camp experiences for students living in Trenton! Last summer our sponsors made it possible for 8 students to attend Baldpate...
March 9th, was the first Parent Café in the 2022 series “Mommy & Me Cooking at Home” a Mindful Eating cooking class conducted on Zoom for 20 Gregory School Students and CCFA Cohort Families. This cooking class brings parents and children in a interactive learning...
CCFA’s “Read to Achieve” Establishes a Book Club at Wilson Homes, coordinated by Victoria Bush, CCFA Volunteer. 12 students ages 8-14 attended, students brought their favorite book, shared stories and were each given one new book for their home libraries. The Book...
SWIM to ROW Girls Cohort Level 2 is "off to a huge splash“ Victoria Bush, CCFA’s volunteer chaperone excitedly shared. On January 25th, when Trenton School opened after an extended “Christmas Break“ school closing due to the pandemic, CCFA’s SWIM to ROW Girls Cohort...
The families CCFA serves in partnership with the Morrisville Presbyterian Church Deacon Board are always grateful for the incredible Family Food Baskets so generously given at Christmas. Our current reality is that this pandemic challenges families living in poverty...
CCFA’s Girls SWIM to ROW, Partnership with Mercer County Parks Commission, Hamilton YMCA, Capital YMCA, Princeton National Rowing Association and the CCFA We celebrate the accomplishments of six girls from Trenton, ages 11-13th who completed SWIM to ROW a 3-month...
The faces of children we serve tell their stories, what happens when “tools for learning“ are placed in the hands of a child, they know that we see them! The Center for Child and Family Achievement‘s mission is accomplished in each child when we place the “tool kit...