What We Do - Children
HomeFront gives children their best chance to learn, both in the classroom and though outside enrichment programs.
The Children’s Program at the Family Preservation Center provides daily tutoring and evaluation and remediation of educational and health problems, in addition to high-quality daycare while their mothers attend programs and training
Our Back-to-School program ensures that HomeFront children arrive on the first day of school with new clothes, sneakers, a back pack, a notebook and other school supplies.
The Cherry Tree Club, operated in collaboration with Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in West Windsor, provides a cutting-edge preschool program for children ages 2-6. It gives our HomeFront children the same head start that other preschoolers enjoy.
Joy, Hopes and Dreams provides children of all ages with tutoring, mentoring and enrichment at the Unitarian-Universalist Church at Washington Crossing and at ETS in Princeton. After-school activities are held every day of the week. On Thursdays, the children go to The Arts Council of Princeton and work with artists and participate in cultural activities including drama, poetry writing and musical performances. Educational and recreational activities including trips to the zoo, the State Aquarium, or the theater are held most weekends. These are learning experiences they probably would never have had without HomeFront.
The Educational Success Program provides special help with homework and school projects.
The program encourages academic and personal success. It recognizes and supports students who
do well, whether it is perfect attendance, honor roll or a great score on a test.
Triumphant Teens is an independent living skills program designed to help adolescents prepare for employment.
Birthday Celebrations All FPC and TLC children receive a cake and present on their birthday. At Christmas, every client child may submit a wish list for two presents he/she would most like. Wishes are fulfilled by kind and caring members of the community.
