Founded in 1969, the Community House program works with families to support local youth, many of whom are part of underrepresented communities, through innovative programming that focuses on providing tools for academic success and enhancing social-emotional literacy. Community House’s core values of Bridging Communities, Demonstrating Integrity and Fostering Growth manifest in each of the program’s youth and family development projects, dynamic family focused events and holistic approach to youth development work.
Community House programs emphasize holistic youth development through tutor-mentorship, recognizing that every tutoring relationship is an opportunity for mentorship, and every mentoring relationship is an opportunity to promote academic success. Community House is firmly rooted in the local community and staff, student leaders and volunteers deeply value establishing meaningful and long-lasting relationships with the children and families of Princeton.
Community House joined the Pace Center for Civic Engagement in 2007 and resides on the third floor of the Carl A. Fields Center on Prospect Avenue in Princeton, NJ.
Contact
58 Prospect Avenue, 3rd Floor
Princeton, NJ
p 609.258.6136
[email protected]
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For Parents
If you are a parent interested in signing your child up for programming with Community House, please visit our For Parents page to learn how. Please note that youth participants need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to participate in on-campus, in-person opportunities.
Learn
Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 10:00am - 3:00pm
The Pace Center's Lift As You Climb Conference brings together students, community partners, and staff to create space for leadership development, skill building, and meaningful dialogue while preparing volunteers and community members to do service well. The phrase Lift As You Climb is inspired by the motto of the National Association of Colored Women and their work to promote educational opportunity and human rights.
The 2023 Lift As You Climb Conference will take place on Saturday, September 23rd and is open to all members of the campus community.
Gain the skills, knowledge and tools to be able to practice and model forms of allyship and take part in mutual aid networks.
When we examine how our values intersect, we gain insight into how we can use commonalities or differences to deepen our service and civic engagement and move forward.
Acts of service and civic engagement are only made stronger when folks come together, combine their assets, and work toward a common vision.
Taking time to understand the issue your plan to work on and how it manifests in real time for the community is crucial to developing a successful, meaningful, and sustainable effort.
Effective communication can help you build a strong rapport with others and generate support for your work while starting a dialogue about this issues you are passionate about.
