Catching Up, Moving Ahead, and Giving Back At the age of seven, when Luis Gasca immigrated with his mother and sister to the U.S. from Colombia, he only spoke Spanish. Gasca was enrolled in an English-speaking school in his new hometown of Trenton, NJ, to acclimate to the new language and catch up with his […]
Mercer County
In Memoriam: Charles Meirs Holmes, Former Agricultural Agent for Cape May and Mercer Counties
Charles Meirs Holmes, retired professor emeritus with Rutgers University, passed away on January 14, at the age of 92, in Holland, PA. Born and raised in Cream Ridge, NJ, he also resided in Titusville and Seaside Park, NJ before moving to Holland, PA in 2016. He was a 1st Lieutenant in the United State Army, […]
Homefront Celebrates the Opening of its Healing and Memorial Garden
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Collaborates with HomeFront on their Family Campus Garden for Shelter Residents HomeFront celebrated the opening of its Healing & Memorial Garden at their Family Campus in Mercer County on July 1. The Campus is their dignified shelter for 38 local families at a time who are homeless. This lovely garden will provide […]
Rutgers ‘Homesteading Academy’ hosts lunch and learn webinars
Kate Brown, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County
RCE receives USDA-NIFA Funding to Promote Vaccine Education in Rural America
There is significant concern among farmworkers and farmers about on-farm transfer of the COVID-19 virus. The ability to connect with vaccine providers has proven difficult for those language and technology/internet barriers, and those without established relationships with health care providers. In addition, undocumented farmworkers are less likely to have a health care connection and are […]
FCHS works to distribute donated yogurt to Jersey neighbors in need
Rutgers Department of Family and Community Health Sciences
National Transfer Student Week: EOF Community College Transfers Fully Engaged as SEBS Students
National Transfer Student Week is celebrated the third week in October and provides the opportunity to highlight transfer students and the professionals who support them on their journeys. We’ve asked Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) transfer students and their advisor to share their experiences. Not only did they have the transition from their community colleges to the expansive Rutgers environment to contend with, but by working with the […]
Mercer County 4-H Find Out Fridays
For many years, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County has delivered numerous summer camp programs for youth throughout the Trenton area. When the pandemic hit, and the 4-H staff was unable to provide in-person summer programming, Mercer County 4-H had to creatively design new offerings to reach these underserved youth. Through partnerships with Mercer County SNAP-Ed, Mercer Street Friends, and the Center for Child and Family Achievement (CCFA), the team created a program called “Find Out Fridays.” For six weeks, from July to August, 100 families […]
4-H Innovation Club Hosts Virtual Maker Fair – August 29-30
Interested in STEM and innovation? Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County is pleased to announce the Robbinsville Innovation 4-H Club is hosting a two-day virtual Maker Fair on Saturday and Sunday, August 29-30. All are invited! There will be several opportunities to get involved and to see the innovative projects created by the 4-H club […]
4-H Innovation Club hosts Virtual Maker Fair, August 29-30
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County
