During the 2017-2018 school year approximately 25 Bergen Community College (BCC) students under the leadership of Debbie Emery, BVC Advisor and Angie Goldszmidt, BCC Advisor participated in the program. The primary focus and challenge for this cohort of students was to look at the issue of poverty in Bergen County and its impact on different communities. Students were not only charged with proposing solutions to help alleviate the problem but also in educating the public about existing resources. In order to better make an assessment and understand the issues such as homelessness, transition from incarceration, low income health care and food insecurity, interactive site visits were planned to organizations such as:
- Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Services for Families/Individuals
- CFA Food Pantry at BCC
- Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative
- MEVO Fresh Roots Farm
- Bergen County Jail
- Bergen County Law and Safety Complex
- Transition Professionals
- Ramapough Lenape Nation
- Municipal Government – Village of Ridgewood
- Family Promise of Bergen County
Thank you to all of our future leaders who participated in this year’s College Leads program. We wish you much success in your future academic and professional endeavors.
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