Love Thy Neighbor programs include:

School Safety Program

Love Thy Neighbor partnered with the Trenton School District, the American Red Cross of Central New Jersey and the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers to offer American Red Cross safety programs in Trenton-area schools. Last year, the New Jersey Department of Health reported that the leading cause of death among young people between the ages of 1-24 was due to unintentional injury. One out of every 10 calls to local EMS personnel is for an emergency involving a child. First aid skills are of paramount importance in our communities. Educating people in the appropriate skills to prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies can and will decrease these numbers.

LTN & LISC Football Field Program

Love thy Neighbor has partnered with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation ("LISC") and the National Football League Community Football Fields Program to renovate the Calhoun Street Field located at Father Rocco's Park. This project will revamp the current area and provide for double  playing field area with the construction of a two football fields and a soccer field. This project will bring the first astroturf field to the area as well as turn the fields into a first-class operation complete with new goals, grandstands, bleachers, scoreboards and a press box. A new Irrigation system will also be built. Thanks to LISC and  the NFL Community Football Fields Program for partnering with LTN to renovate this park. This project will benefit the hundreds of children and families who participate in LTN's Pop Warner Little Scholars Football and Cheer Program, provide jobs for several individuals and be an overall outstanding investment and addition to the community.

Trenton Pop Warner Little Scholars Football & Cheer Program

For many years,children from the city of Trenton have been powerhouse additions by their participation in neighboring Pop Warner programs.  Now, for the first time ever, the city of Trenton has a Pop Warner Football & Cheer Program. Pop Warner was founded in 1929, continues to grow and serves as the only youth football, cheerleading & dance organization that requires its participants to maintain academic standards in order to participate.  Click on the Pop Warner logo above to be redirected to the Pop Warner site to learn more about the organization. Click on the links below to be redirected to Trenton Pop Warner's Football & Cheer sites:

A.E.I.O.U. - Athletes Excelling In the Classroom, On the Field U Win

A.E.I.O.U. provides student-athletes the opportunity to strengthen their knowledge base in NCAA core courses through structured tutorial programs. The program focuses on building a foundation for lifelong learning and provides student-athletes with SAT Prep courses to develop test taking strategies and techniques for increased performance on the SAT.

DNA - Dad Needs Assistance

DNA is a fatherhood mentoring program developed in collaboration with Trenton, New Jersey-area social workers, community leaders and school faculty. Love Thy Neighbor’s mission is to promote positive involvement and interaction between fathers and their children, and to increase the ability of fathers to meet the social, emotional, financial and educational needs of their children. The DNA program began in October 2004 with the teen population currently attending Trenton Central High School. In September 2005 the second phase of DNA was launched including single fathers ages 18-30 from the Mercer County the community and ex-offenders re-entering the community after being incarcerated.

Seed, Feed and Grow

Seed, Feed and Grow is an elementary reading program developed by Love Thy Neighbor program developers and advisors. The program encourages children to imagine, dream and explore while learning and establishing a love for reading. Seed, Feed and Grow is comprised of two components: group reading sessions and individual reading sessions. The group reading sessions include books that teach myriad subjects including geography, math, science and life skills. Children currently reading below grade level are candidates for the individual reading program.

Seed, Feed and Grow encourages elementary school children to adopt a sense of ownership by "donating" a book to the Love Thy Neighbor Library in his / her name. Love Thy Neighbor uses current public school system reading measurements to consistently evaluate the success of the Seed, Feed and Grow program.

Youth Scholarships

Since 1994, Love Thy Neighbor has awarded more than $300,000 in scholarships to deserving students graduating from Pennsbury High School and Trenton Central High School. Each year a graduating student from each high school is chosen and awarded a scholarship for their college education. Students become eligible for renewal by staying in school and maintaining an above average grade point average. Students who have received Love Thy Neighbor scholarships have gone on to attend and graduate from such fine academic institutions as University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Winston-Salem, the University of Wisconsin, Florida A&M University, Morris Brown College, Howard University, Hampton University, Virginia Union University, Delaware State University, Rutgers University, Temple University, Delaware State University, Morehouse and Fairly Dickerson College.

Future Love Thy Neighbor programs
(currently in development):

Mercer County Youth Football Program

Love Thy Neighbor Community Development Corporation in conjunction with the Department of Recreation is pleased to bring Pop Warner Football to the City of Trenton. Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. (PWLS) is a non-profit organization that provides youth football and cheer & dance programs for participants in 41 states and several countries around the world. Consisting of approximately 360,000 young people ranging from ages 5 to 16 years old, PWLS is the largest youth football, cheer and dance program in the United States. As the only national youth sports organization that requires scholastic aptitude to participate, Pop Warner is committed to developing America's young people on the field and off.

Each year Pop Warner continues to expand its efforts in team and activity participation, as well as visibility and outreach in the community.

Home Ownership Education & Credit Counseling

Love Thy Neighbor will assist first time home buyers by providing them with the tools and resources to purchase and maintain their homes.

Financial Literacy

The financial literacy program will assist members of the community in understanding how to plan for their financial future.

Love Thy Neighbor Leaders

Love Thy Neighbor Leaders is an innovative program that encourages and trains junior high and high school students to become leaders and mentors for elementary school students.

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Every neighbor, every family, every member of the community deserves support.

Troy and Tommi Vincent, along with their dynamic team of program leaders and advisors, have developed exceptional programs that empower entire communities. Love Thy Neighbor is constantly looking for ways to empower disadvantaged youth and adults, one person, one step at a time. To learn more about Love Thy Neighbor and to find out how you can make a gift and become involved, please call (609) 989-0290, e-mail us at contactus@ltncdc.org or make a gift online. With your support, Love Thy Neighbor can continue to develop and implement programs that empower entire communities.