NJCDC’s College Sendoff is Saturday, August 2!

For the past 11 years, we’ve proudly hosted our College Sendoff each summer to celebrate the determination and achievements of Paterson high school graduates. This year, we’re thrilled to welcome students, families, and supporters to our Rogers Meeting Center on Saturday, August 2 for our 11th Annual College Sendoff!

At this inspiring event, NJCDC — in partnership with Paterson Public Schools — will honor college-bound graduating high school students from Paterson. These incredible students will collectively receive tens of thousands of dollars in college scholarships to support their educational journeys. In a city where just 12.5% of adults have earned a bachelor’s degree, attending college is a remarkable milestone — and one that deserves celebration. Most of the students honored will be first-generation college students, making their accomplishments all the more meaningful.

Every day, NJCDC serves more than 4,000 children, teens, and families through our comprehensive cradle-to-college pipeline of programs. In recent years, our college readiness efforts have helped students gain admission to top schools like Harvard, Dartmouth, Wesleyan, Johns Hopkins, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Miami, and Georgetown University, among many others. We’re so proud of their successes — and we can’t wait to celebrate this year’s college-bound students on August 2!

Our College Sendoff is truly a testament to the hard work of Paterson youth. If you’d like to make a difference in the life of a Paterson student heading to college, please fill out our donation form, make an online gift, or email sendoff@njcdc.org. Your donation will directly impact the number of college scholarships we’re able to give to graduating high school students from Paterson, helping them on their journey to college — and beyond.