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What We Do
Families to College cultivates family bonds and improves academic and employment success in Cumberland County through a comprehensive whole-family mentoring program.
Our Mission
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Our Approach
Each family will be connected with a mentor who is a professional in the community to develop and carry out an action plan to meet their individual and family goals.
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Our Goals
Strengthen the family unit
Provide opportunities to discover career pathways
Support college degree attainment
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Our Staff
Curtis M. Williams II
Program Director
Curtis M. Williams II is excited to serve in this new role leading the Families to College program. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Africana Studies and a Master of Science in Public Affairs – Community Development from Rutgers University. He also holds a Master of Arts in Humanities and Social Thought from New York University.
Email Curtis:
cwilliams@appelfarm.org
Lydia Cruz
Mentor Manager
Lydia Cruz has been working for Families to College since July 2019. She lives in Vineland and is married with 2 children. She earned a Bachelors’s Degree in Social Work from Stockton State University, in 1987. In October of 2018, she retired from the Vineland Public School District, after 25 years of service, working as a Child Study Team Social Worker.
Email Lydia:
lcruz@unitedadvocacygroup.org
Kylee Bagley
Campus Center Coordinator
Kylee Bagley graduated with a bachelors in psychology from Rowan University in 2019. She first joined Families to College last summer as an EmpowerCorps coach and is excited to rejoin the team as Campus Center Coordinator. Kylee enjoys the finer things in life, including but not limited to: roller skating, board games, and a good cheeseburger.
Email Kylee:
kylee@unitedadvocacygroup.org
Our Partners
This initiative is a Pascale Sykes Foundation grantee.
The Pascale Sykes Foundation supports a select number of innovative, flexible, holistic, long-range programs that promote the integrity, independence, and well-being of the intergenerational family unit.
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