JC Youth Works

12/30/2019

We are excited to announce the launch of the JCSI Application on 1.1.2020! It's the seventh year this great program has been around and has served over 400+ Jersey City rising high school seniors. We are proud of all they've done and very excited to see what the JCSI Class of 2020 has in store for us! Application will be available from 1/1/2020 - 3/1/2020. Representatives from the JCSI Program will be visiting all high schools during January and February!

10/18/2019

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 19, we are very excited about our All-In Adaptive Sports Series for individuals with special needs. If you know of anyone between the ages of 7 - 24 that have special needs, have them visit us at Middle School #40 - 88 Gates Avenue from 1 P.M. - 4 P.M.

08/21/2019

08/21/2019

In just a few hours the JCYW Summer Jump Start is getting ready to take on our last event!!!

On the 21st we will be taking a trip to the NYC Slavery & Underground Railroad Tour!!
This amazing events allowed our youth to explore our past and our present.
We'll visit the the great impacts of history just across the waters.
Stay tuned on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for ways to sign up.

Discover and explore the secret escapes of the Underground Railroad and view former stop along this famous route.Visit the African Burial Ground Memorial, a powerful tribute to the nation’s earliest known African and African American cemetery. Breakfast will be provided and we offer Community Serv...

08/17/2019

JCYW is getting ready for another amazing week!!

On the 20th we will be taking a trip to the Vessel and on the 21st we are taking a trip to the NYC Slavery & Underground Railroad Tour!!
These amazing events allowed our youth to explore our past and our present.

We'll visit new and old landmarks with so much history just across the waters.

Stay tuned on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for ways to sign up.

Summer Jump Start (formerly Saturday Jump Start) offer free career enrichment, certifications and college prep courses for Jersey City residents ages 15-21. All Summer Jump Start sessions offer free lunch and community service hours through Jersey City’s public school system. Courses include: Scho...

08/12/2019

Tomorrow, JCYW

Getting ready for another great day of exploring new landmarks with so much history just across the waters.

Tomorrow we’ll visit The Vessel in Hudson Yards!!!

Stay tuned on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for ways to sign up.

Come join us as we visit the extraordinary centerpiece of Hudson Yards! The Vessel is known for its spiral staircase, honey comb structure and so much more! (Indoor mall, resturants, bakeries and instagram worthy selfie shots) The Hudson Yards is a new neighborhoof built on top of the train tracks n...

08/10/2019

Getting ready for another great day of hiking and rappelling with Team Wilderness in a few hours.

Please stay tuned on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram you will not regret it!!

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Summer Jump Start (formerly Saturday Jump Start) offer free career enrichment, certifications and college prep courses for Jersey City residents ages 15-21. All Summer Jump Start sessions offer free lunch and community service hours through Jersey City’s public school system. Courses include: Scho...

08/07/2019

Getting ready for another great day with Kean University tomorrow. Please stay tuned on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for ways to sign up!

08/07/2019

Getting ready for another great day of hiking and rappelling with Team Wilderness this Saturday. Please stay tuned on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for ways to sign up!

04/25/2019

We are so very proud of the work our women and men of Public Safety do for us every single day. Some keep our children safe during their journey to school, while others ensure our safety by their selfless acts. Jersey City is proud to announce a Public Safety Appreciation Day on June 22nd. We will be at Caven Point with a live DJ, food, softball games, obstacle courses, scavenger hunts and many other activities! Please use the registration link below to sign up and nominate your favorite Public Safety Official. City of Jersey City Official Government Page

The City of Jersey City is proud to announce the first Public Safety Appreciation Day. We are excited to kickoff the day with our Public Safety Softball Game starting at 11 A.M. on June 22, 2019. We will have giveaways to present to our guests and will have an award ceremony for Ward-nominated publi...