MERCER STREET FRIENDS CENTER
151 MERCER STREET, TRENTON, NJ 08611 www.mercerstreetfriends.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MERCER STREET FRIENDS IS A TRENTON-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1958 BY THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS CREATED BY URBAN POVERTY. TODAY, WE SERVE MORE THAN 20,000 FAMILIES THROUGHOUT MERCER COUNTY WITH THE MISSION OF, "NOURISHING BODIES AND MINDS, EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES". REALIZING THE COMPLEXITY OF POVERTY AND THE DIVERSITY OF ITS IMPACT, OUR PROGRAMS HAVE TAKEN A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH AND TARGET DISPARITIES RELATED TO: EDUCATION, FOOD INSECURITY, PARENTAL AND FAMILY WELLNESS, YOUTH ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING CAPACITY.

MERCER STREET FRIENDS' PRESCHOOL SERVES 90 CHILDREN AGES THREE TO FIVE ANNUALLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. OUR PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS WITH THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS NECESSARY FOR KINDERGARTEN SUCCESS.

THE MERCER STREET FRIENDS FOOD BANK IS HOME TO PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY IN MERCER COUNTY. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH MEMBER AGENCIES, OVER THREE MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY.

PARENTING AND ADULT PROGRAMS AIM TO REDUCE INCIDENTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS ARE IMPLEMENTED IN HOME VISITATION AND CENTER-BASED SERVICES. IN ADDITION, ADULTS RECEIVE INSTRUCTION TO PREPARE TO PASS THE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TEST AND TO ENTER OR RE-ENTER THE WORLD OF WORK.

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