Coming to Lunch & Learn

Join us Sunday, February 23rd, for a Lunch and Learn with Every Child Valued (ECV).  Every Child Valued is the current manifestation of a progression of social justice work begun in the late 1960’s that culminated in the construction of Eggerts Crossing Village, Lawrence Township’s first low and moderate income housing project. Recognizing that children of this community were experiencing achievement gaps a collaborative effort among numerous community partners created an After School Program in 2001 that evolved into Every Child Valued, becoming a separate non-profit entity in 2009. The ECV mission is to motivate young residents of Lawrence Township to reach their highest potential as educated and fulfilled adults, to strengthen families, and to combat racial, cultural, and socio-economic isolation, and to build a sense of community.

ECV provides tutoring, homework assistance, academic enrichment, character education, Social- Emotional Learning activities, summer enrichment, mentoring, parent workshops, and a host of other family-fun activities to students in grades K-6 in Lawrence Township.  In 2018, in an effort to combat chronic absenteeism in the Mercer County region a very successful Breakfast Program was launched as part of the our All Kids Thrive initiative. ECV has become an organization that so many students and families depend upon.