TOGETHER, we can create a positive social change more quickly!
La Convivencia strives to bring diverse groups of people together to get to know one another while serving the greater good of their community. To that end, every La Convivencia event includes a service project for its participants.
Recent projects:
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen: Preparing dining ware bundles for service at T.A.S.K. --a Mercer county non-profit that feeds those who are hungry in the Trenton area and offers programs to encourage self-sufficiency and improve the quality of life of its patrons. For more information on this organization, visit www.trentonsoupkitchen.org
Arm in Arm: 1: A peanut butter, jelly and bread collection for Arm in Arm (formerly Crisis Ministries). Arm in Arm connects people in need of food, housing and job support with people who want to help. For more information on this organization, please visit: www.arminarm.org 2: La Convivencia collected personal care items for Arm In Arm Families. La Convivencia organized MLK Days of Service on January 15, 2018 and January 21, 2019 and invited community members to make the care kits. The volunteers made over 800 toiletry bags. RISE: 3: Another two successful Days of Service was held on May 6th, 2018 and December 8, 2018. Volunteers assembled over 800 hygiene kits, packed food items, and wrote personalized messages of encouragement and hope. Packages were donated to Arm In Arm, RISE-Hightstown, and Plainsboro township pantry.
Know a worthy non-profit organization you would like to support and recommend to La Convivencia? Contact us: contact@laconvivencia.org
Desire more information about forming a chapter of La Convivencia in your own community? Please email us at: contact@laconvivencia.org
