Programs
Learn more about the resources Project Ready is providing to the Newark community.
We amplify voices city-wide.
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Project Ready is a non-profit social justice organization based in Newark, New Jersey. Our long-term vision is to see a world where no community is left voiceless—a world where parents, guardians, and students in our most vulnerable communities feel heard, informed, and civically educated, and thereby powered to overhaul systems and policies in place that limit educational opportunities.
Digital Divide
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To close the opportunity gap and improve life outcomes for children, we have to address the deep digital divide the pandemic has illuminated. This digital divide and resource divide facing school aged children of color and those experiencing poverty is not a new phenomenon – but it is a growing one.
As the divide spreads, it’s disproportionately affecting displaced and at-risk youth. There are students in Newark, currently living in shelters, motels, cars and/or couchsurfing who are now relying on remote learning to receive a quality education. These students are still without internet or laptops.
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Newark Meals
During citywide school closures, all Newark students still have access to free breakfast and lunch. Please click here to find a site close to your address.
Project Ready Community News Videos
Project Ready Community News focuses on important community issues such as Educational Justice and Equity, COVID-19/ Public Health, Racial Justice and Equity, Community Organizing, Politics, and more.
#projectready In the News
Chalkbeat Newark
How Newark schools helped get out the vote
Newark schools turned the historic presidential election into a real-life civics lesson.
NJ Spotlight News
Opinion: NJ employers — you have a civic duty to break down barriers to voting
Paid time off to vote ensures employees will participate not just in this election but in all future elections Read More
NJTV
The Improvements Made to the Vote-By-Mail Process
Steve Adubato speaks with Shennell McCloud, CEO, Project Ready NJ, about the improvements made to the vote-by-mail process and the importance of extending access to vote-by-mail for all. Read More
NJ Spotlight News
Opinion: Five ideas NJ should enact now to make voting easier
The Garden State has made a good first step toward ending inequitable elections, but it’s only the initial step in a longer journey. Read More
Insider NJ
First Poll of New Jersey Parents This School Year Shows Stark Racial and Income Disparities in Learning Experience
Amidst a statewide spike in COVID-19 cases and an increasing pivot back to more remote learning, the first statewide poll of New Jersey parents this school year shows that families want a better remote education experience. Read More
3 Pillars of our work
Ready to Vote
Support communities to build an engaged and civically educated voting base by developing partnerships with community members and local organizations.
Ready to Advocate
Build and support local advocacy efforts to achieve policy wins that promote excellent schools.
Ready to Educate
Partnership with the community to reimagine student remote and in-person learning opportunities
Support Project Ready
Project Ready has a proven track record of working collectively with community residents, organizations, and institutions to tackle educational equity and social justice problems. The organization has provided direct and indirect resources to students and schools. Your donation will enable us to continue to serve our most vulnerable community members.