Happy New Year from Gateway Community Action Partnership! This year, 2024, marks 60 years of #CommunityAction! For six decades, our network has been helping people find pathways to opportunity all across America, building strength and resilience in the communities we serve. As part of the Community Action network, Gateway is dedicated to achieving its mission “to provide services that improve the quality of life and promote self-sufficiency” within our service area as the federally-recognized Community Action Program in Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties, and serving Atlantic, Cape May, Camden, and Mercer counties, and Philadelphia, PA. #CommunityAction60th #60YearsStrong
Gateway Community Action Partnership
Civic and Social Organizations
Bridgeton, New Jersey 310 followers
The mission of Gateway CAP is to provide services that improve the quality of life and promote self-sufficiency.
About us
Gateway Community Action Partnership (formed and incorporated as Tri-County Community Action Agency Inc.) is the designated Community Action Program (CAP) for Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties in Southern New Jersey and also provides services in Atlantic, Camden, Cape May and Mercer counties, as well as Philadelphia, Pa. As a CAP, Tri-County helps low- and moderate-income residents identify and overcome barriers to self-sufficiency. The agency’s more than 700 employees form a network of professional teachers, social workers, counselors, nutritionists and program planners, all dedicated to making our communities better places to live and work for all residents. The staff is guided by President & CEO Albert B. Kelly, founder of Gateway, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Edward Bethea. Together, the agency’s senior management team has more than 45 years experience in the community service field. Since becoming a CAP in 1987, Gateway has worked with residents, governments, other agencies and private sector institutions to help tens of thousands of local residents help themselves. Gateway CAP provides child care for more than 2,000 children daily, builds high-quality affordable housing, collaborates to do economic development, operates the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program, provides literacy services, assists families maintain stable households, promotes fiscal stability through matched savings programs and serves as an advocate for children and families at the local, state and federal levels. Gateway CAP is a private, non-profit, community based organization with a federal 501-C-3 designation by the IRS. As of January 2019, Gateway CAP operates programs in core areas, including housing, early childhood education, health services, literacy, emergency services and community development with an annual budget of approximately $60 million to serve more than 50,000 clients annually in its coverage area.
- Website
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http://www.gatewaycap.org
External link for Gateway Community Action Partnership
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Bridgeton, New Jersey
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1987
Locations
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Primary
110 Cohansey St
Bridgeton, New Jersey 08302, US
Employees at Gateway Community Action Partnership
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Miguel Maldonado, MPA, CCAP
Director of Operations/Project Manager
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Carole Green
Director of Family Success Center
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Colleen Turner, Ed.D., CCAP
Director Of Operations at Gateway Community Action Partnership
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Cori Mead
Elementary Teacher in Rutgers Alternate Route program | Seeking to apply content knowledge as an educator
Updates
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That's a wrap for Shop With A Hero 2024! Gateway CAP would like to thank our staff (including Executive Vice President and COO Edward Bethea CCAP and Vice President of Social Services Denise Todd whose presence was most appreciated); our volunteers; the families served; and of course the Heroes and their agencies for making this year's program a success. Many thanks to: Cumberland County #BridgetonFireDepartment #BridgetonPolice #CumberlandCountyProsecutors #InspiraEMS #InspiraEMS: EMT Trainees #MillvilleFireDepartment #MillvillePoliceDepartment #NJStateTroopers #VinelandFireDepartment #VinelandPoliceDepartment Gloucester County #DeptfordPoliceDept. #GloucesterCountyEMS #GloucesterCountySheriffDepartment #GreenwichTwpPoliceDepartment #InspiraEMS #NewJerseyStatePolice #NJSPMountedUnit #PaulsboroPoliceDepartment #WoodburyPoliceDepartment Salem County #CarneysPointPoliceDepartment #NewJerseyStatePolice #PennsvilleAmbulance #PennsvillePoliceDepartment #SalemCountySheriffDepartment Here's wishing all the children we serve a joyous and healthy holiday season!