Neighborhood Relations Program
Program/Organization Name: Neighborhood Relations Program
Address: 542 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone: 732-932-7766
Fax: 732-932-9359
Academic Department Affiliation:
Contact Name: Margo Ross
Title/Position: Coordinator
Phone extension: 604
E-mail Address: nrp@communications.rutgers.edu
Purpose: The Neighborhood Relations Program seeks to improve the conditions in the communities immediately surrounding Rutgers campuses by matching student volunteers with senior citizens and residents with disabilities in need of assistance.
Community Service Area(s): Social Services and Recreation
Target Population: Senior Citizens
Service Providers: Undergraduate and Graduate students
Fee: No
Eligibility Restrictions for Services: Senior citizen, Disabled
resident of the 5th or 6th ward
Current Community Service Projects in New Brunswick: NRP Community
Clean-Up - Raking leaves, washing windows and other household chores for
senior citizens and disabled residents of the 5th and 6th wards of New Brunswick.
Current Community Service Projects in New Brunswick: Second Study Hall
- late night study hall during final exams, small rooms for groups, individual
space, and free refreshments, Senior Center Cinema (a program at the New Brunswick Senior Citizens Resource Center showing movies from the 30's, 40's and 50's along with refreshments, to an audience of both senior citizens and students).
Program(s)/Organizations Worked With, Within Rutgers: Community
Service House, Center for Urban Policy Research, Campus Information Services, School of Social Work, Public Safety, Community Affairs, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, Off-Campus Housing Service.
Program(s)/Organizations Worked With, Within the New Brunswick Community:
Second Reformed Church, Mayor Cahill's Office, New Brunswick Senior Center, New Brunswick Clean Communities, New Brunswick Parks Department, New Brunswick Office of Recycling.
Government and Foundation Grants Successfully Acquired For Community
Projects: Committee to Advance Our Common Purpose
Other Government and Foundation Grants Successfully Applied For:
Resources Available For Community Service in New Brunswick: Community contacts, Volunteers
New Initiatives and Service Expansions Interested In:
New Initiatives and Service Expansions Interested In: Volunteer Outreach
Program - use individual volunteers, trained by the NRP staff, to raise
awareness about community service offered by our program. After receiving
direct instruction in all aspects of the program, they will attend organizational
meetings in an effort to inform interested groups of upcoming volunteer
opportunities. Our goal is to reach out to potential volunteers on a more
personal level by establishing face-to-face contact between the volunteers
and a representative of NRP. Through this interaction, we hope to promote
a better understanding of our program and to encourage greater participation
in the community service opportunities offered by NRP.
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