The Smith Family Foundation of New Jersey believes that Higher Education is the normal next step for students after high school!
 This means that students are working during their high school career with the goal in mind to attend a two or four year college, trade school, or to become career ready upon their graduation. Along with our corporate sponsors, Wilkin & Guttenplan, P.C., Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and Johnson and Johnson, on August 6, 2018 we celebrated our 2nd Annual College Freshmen Care Package Give Away to show our support and dedication to young people moving on to institutions of higher
education.

The give away was a huge success. Last school year we were able to serve 100 students, this year (2018-2019) we provided 230 care packages to low-income, first-generation college students. The College Care Package Give Away is our way of supporting local youth and letting them know how proud we are as they pursue their educational endeavors.

Pictures below show the students receiving their care packages and some of our partners. Students served were from Trenton Public Schools, Charter School and Community Organizations. We are also in partnership with The College of New Jersey’s Educational Opportunity Fund.