About Us

Seeking Transformation Through Skill-Building Education

 NJ LEEP is a community of staff, volunteer professionals, teachers, community members, and students of all ages.  We are a community committed to living lives of integrity and character, to the best of our ability.  We are committed to supporting each other in our growth on a daily basis.  We believe that when one of us succeeds, all of us succeed, and when one of us struggles, we all struggle.  We are committed to respecting the human dignity of all those with whom we interact.

NJ LEEP is a community with a deeply held belief in the power of educationEducation as a means of achieving personal success, yes—but also education as a means of achieving personal and communal transformation.  We believe that education possesses a potency which can allow those in even the starkest of circumstances to create a vision of the possibilities inherent in all life.

These are lofty ideals and goals, but we do not approach them naively.  We seek to reach our goals strategically and practically.  And we are keenly aware of the imperfections of the process.  We know that such ideals and goals cannot be achieved without great perseverance.  But we also know that the reason we are here, is to make the attempt.