The Growing of the GoodWorx MTC After-School Program

Due to its tremendous success in its first year at the Samsel Upper Elementary School in Sayreville, NJ, The GoodWorx MTC After-School Program has further extended its services to include two more grade levels! The GoodWorx MTC After-School Program is doubling the number of students accepted into the program for students in 4th and 5th grades as well as bringing 6th grade students from the middle school to continue the program at the SUES under the direction of Rachel DiGiacomo. Frances Ramirez will head the GoodWorx MTC Program at Sayreville Middle School, providing programming to 7th grade students as well. Also in the middle school, GoodWorx has partnered up with the school to provide students with the Skills for Success program headed by Heather Nicholas. Throughout the year, GoodWorx members will continue giving back to the community by hosting various Community Service events that include hosting a blood drive and visiting the Ronald McDonald house and Elijah’s Promise. Other Programs of distinction include the "Imagine That" Art Appreciation Program, The "Onward and Upward" Program, which consists of programming centered on transitional issues facing 5th and 8th graders as they prepare for their move to the next level of schooling, The "Read Something" literacy program, which promotes enjoyable reading for children and their families, and The GoodWorx Gang Prevention initiative which promotes real-world awareness of gang activity and provides alternative ways of dealing with that reality.