The EJS Project has been featured on New Era Prep, a high school in Delray Beach, Florida. The article highlights the EJS Project’s recent block party in Delray Beach, which was held in collaboration with New Era Prep. The block party was a success, with many activities for the community to enjoy, including food trucks, […]
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The 3rd Annual CommUNITY Block Party was our effort to host a free community event where families, partners, students, children and community leaders can come together and enjoy a day in UNITY. We had over 750 attendees enjoy this event! During this event, we hosted free raffles, entertaining performances, vendors, free tree giveaway with
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On May 19th, 2023, we hosted our Annual My Moment Moving on Ceremony at the Hyatt Place in Boca Raton. We had a total of 19 students graduated from high school and will be moving on to the next chapter in their lives. We are extremely proud to share that our students have been
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As part of our Teen Career Readiness Program, we hosted our very first “Teen Career Combine” on May 13th at Merritt Park. This was an opportunity for our students to be put to the test on the workforce readiness skills they have learned. These students have participated in our Teen Career Readiness Workshops and/or
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The EJS Project has been featured on WPBF 25 News in a story about its work to help at-risk youth in Delray Beach, Florida. The story, titled “Delray Beach Man Helps At-Risk Youth Through EJS Project,” highlights the Project’s programs and services, which provide mentoring, education, and support to young people who are facing challenges
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On February 7th & 8th our staff, board members and 3 students went on a trip to Tallahassee and visited the state’s capitol. During this trip, we advocated on behalf of the EJS Project as our students got the opportunity to meet with multiple elected officials.
On January 14th, we hosted our kickoff event for the Teen Career Readiness Program called the Manifestation Board Event. The purpose of this event was to start off a new year and new program by motivating our students to think about their goals and visions. During this event students heard from three amazing guest
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Emanuel “Dupree” Jackson, Jr. Founder and Executive Director Emanuel “Dupree” Jackson, Jr. was born and raised in Delray Beach, Florida. He has worked with youth and children for most of his career and holds a passion for connecting with at-risk youth to help them tap into their strengths. After graduating from Boca Raton High School,
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On October 20th from 6 PM – 9:30 PM, we held our Inaugural Benefit Gala at The Addison of Boca Raton. We called all of our supporters and stakeholders to help us raise the funds and awareness needed to secure our new home and continue to provide free high-quality programming to underserved youth and their
The EJS Project has been featured on the website of the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in a story about its work to help at-risk youth in Delray Beach, Florida. The story, titled “Building Tomorrow’s Leaders,” highlights the Project’s programs and services, which provide mentoring, education, and support to young people who are facing
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