The Petey Greene Program tutors incarcerated students throughout New Jersey, bringing volunteers of all backgrounds. At Princeton this has meant graduates and undergraduates go weekly to the nearby prison and tutor in subjects that help propel students towards earning their GEDs.

Required Trainings:

  • General Volunteers

    • Apply, interview, pass a screening from the DOC
    • Onboarding
    • Virtual sessions before entering prisons

     

Project Leaders: Emily Hove ([email protected])

 

Community Partner: Petey Greene Program New Jersey Leader, Reginald Gaines

 

Project Description:

We send tutors to teach HiSET and GED prep in local correctional facilities, most often Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, North State Prison, East Jersey State Prison, and Fort Dix Prison. The community partner offers contact with the New Jersey head of Petey-Greene to oversee on and off-campus operations as well as tutor selection, screening, onboarding, and impact. 

 

Frequency/Time Commitment Expected:

To be a tutor requires a weekly commitment for at least a semester, most preferably a year because of how long the clearance lasts without needing to renew

 

Mode of communication: Email for now

 

Link to a google sign-up form: 

https://forms.gle/VaTaGS8CEem2cbvW9 

 

 

Interests
Criminal Justice
Education
Experience
Volunteering
Eligibility
First-year
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Graduate Student
Transfer Student
Location
New Jersey
Time Commitment
Weekly