Bonner Center for Civic and Community Engagement

Comprehensive Community Partners and Teams

The Bonner Center has entered into comprehensive partnerships with more than a dozen local community and public organizations.  Each one is the host of a team of Bonner Community Scholars who are guided by a Site Plan, which captures their goals and objectives for the year.   This team also takes the lead in organizing and creating Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Days with the Center staff for the first year students who have expressed an interest in the issue area that their community organization focuses on.   Finally, the Bonners provide the logistical and other support that is needed to facilitate the involvement of other student volunteers and those enrolled in service-learning courses.  There are a number of other organizations that work with the Center on individual projects or experiences.  The list of 2007-2008 comprehensive partners/Bonner Teams are listed below—along with the names of the student Site Coordinators and locations. 

Academic Sports Academy/Hedgepeth (Middle School)

• Education and Enrichment
• Leader:  Fred Derilus (derilus2@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Trenton

Academic Sports Academy/Trenton Central (High School)

• Education and Enrichment
• Leader:  Lauren Stenftennagel (stenfte2@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Trenton

Bethany Lutheran Church

• Immigrant Services/Homework Assistance/Refugees
• Leader:  Maria De la Cruz (delacru2@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Ewing

Columbus School (Elementary)

• Education and Enrichment
• Leader:  Eunice Cuyos (cuyos2@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Trenton

D & R State Park/City Parks Division

• Environment and Park Restoration
• Leader:  Todd Stoner (stoner2@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Trenton—Bulls Island Region

El Centro de Recursos Para Familias

• Immigrant Services/Basic Language Skills
• Leader:  Maria De la Cruz (delacru2@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Trenton

Habitat for Humanity

• Housing
• Leader:  Neil Hartmann (hartman4@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Trenton

Kidsbridge

• Race/Diversity
• Leaders:  Amanda Martinez (martin37)
• Location:  Ewing

Policy Options

• Non Profit Capacity Building
• Leader:  Michelle Hawkins (Hawkins@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Ewing/Mercer County

Salvation Army

• Homelessness
• Leader:  Allie O’Neill (oneill8@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Trenton

Trenton Area Soup Kitchen/Farmers v Hunger

• Hunger
• Leader:  Colleen Fisher (fisher25@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Trenton/Central Jersey

Team MVP

• Education and Youth Entrepreneurship (Minding Our Business)
• Leader:  Ray Weems Pickens (weems2@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Ewing

Trenton Medical Arts High School

• Youth Development & Access to Higher Education
• Leader:  Tariq Shabazz (shabazz3@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Trenton

Visitation Home

• Developmental Disabilities
• Leader:  Lauren Stenftennagel (stenfte2@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Hamilton

Young Scholars Institute/Trenton Community Charter School

• Education and Enrichment/Young Women’s Discussion Group
• Leader:  Kathleen Davis (davis37@tcnj.edu)
• Location:  Trenton