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...
December 19th, was the second CCFA Christmas Give Away event of this year, held in partnership with Word Alive Center, on Front Street in Trenton. A very generous donation of toys, games, books, basketballs, and scooters was provided by Toys for Tots! It was very...
The Center for Child & Family Achievement’s 7th Annual Christmas Giving was held December 18th at Wilson Homes, in their community room in Trenton.
November 30th is Giving Tuesday, please consider partnering with us to close the achievement gap at the Gregory and Monument Elementary Schools, and Wilson-Haverstak Homes in Trenton. Your $10 contribution will sponsor a student to participate in our Read to Achieve...
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