SPA in the News and Special Events

S/PA Partners with Provident Bank
Learn how students from North Jersey inner-city schools can have the opportunity to attend local private high schools, thanks to the Student/Partner Alliance and one of its generous corporate foundation sponsors, Provident Bank. The Provident Bank Foundation continues to support opportunity and alternatives for economically underprivileged youth by granting $20,000 to the Student/Partner Alliance’s 2007 scholarship fund. Since 2003, the Foundation has contributed more than $50,000 to the non-profit organization. View press release from that appeared in the Independent Press on November 7, 2007

Financial Literacy Program
Hudson City Savings Bank, a major supporter of Student/Partner Alliance, held financial literacy training classes for graduating seniors at St. Mary's High School and St. Aloysius High School in Jersey City, and at St. Vincent's Academy in Newark. This training helps to instill financial responsibility in students in time for their entry into the workforce and higher education. Topics included a review of the various types of bank accounts, checking, savings, certificates of deposit, etc., with a focus on a comprehensive understanding of how to use credit responsibly. Dominique Chaffin, Assistant Secretary at Hudson City, ran the training classes and the students enjoyed them. View pictures

Immaculate Conception Benefits from a Book Drive
One-time SPA supporter, The Junior League of Montclair-Newark, held a book drive to benefit the library and the classroom textbook supply at Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair. It was a great success! Over 350 literature-quality books, 200 magazines and a full set of National Geographic Magazine on CD Roms were collected! Also, the Junior League purchased 30 copies each of three titles that the school requested for their Literature classes. These were purchased by the League from Watchung Booksellers in Montclair at a generous discount. View Pictures

SPA in the News
View previous press clippings from the Independent Press, The Star Ledger, and The Millburn Item, and The Item of Millburn and Short Hills.