After being introduced to the Next Generation Community Leaders program by Groundwork Elizabeth and the 2018 alumni, we were immediately excited about working with New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) as the 2019 youth team. We are familiar with Groundwork and...
Student Ambassadors for Community Health (SACH) is a group of Bound Brook youth learning leadership through self-designed projects in partnership with Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Somerset County 4-H, Middle Earth (an at-risk youth service provider), and New Jersey Health Initiatives’ (NJHI)...
The Next Generation Community Leaders (NGCL) program has helped me develop my leadership skills. Our NGCL team recently attended a Bridgeton City Council Meeting and spoke to our Mayor, Albert B. Kelly. I was pretty nervous before I spoke before...
“You are what you eat” is a famous quote because our health shapes our everyday lives. The simplest bit of calories matter, whether eating a single chocolate chip cookie or eating a whole pack of them. I think the body...
As an Emerging Leader alumni and mentor myself, I’m so honored to be able to witness the behind-the-scenes and blueprints of the future work of Perth Amboy’s new Emerging Leaders cohort. Earlier this year, the new group of Emerging Leaders...