Konscious Youth Development & Service [KYDS] and the Danny Clinch Transparent gallery are pairing up to present a Saturday Soul Showcase at The Asbury, located at 210 Fifth Ave in Asbury Park. The free event will be filled with creative expressions of music, poetry, singing and other forms of art, KYDS co founder Mychal Mills […]

Three teams of budding entrepreneurs went before a panel of local sharks last week to pitch for investment in products they hope to debut at the Made in Monmouth event on Saturday at Monmouth University. The budding entrepreneurs are 7th and 8th graders participating in the 15-week Asbury Park Junior Entrepreneur Training [JET] program founded […]

They may only be 12 and 13 years-old but a group of students from schools across Asbury Park kicked off their first foray into the world of entrepreneurial endeavors Saturday afternoon. Created by Interfaith Neighbor’s Business Development Center, this year’s Asbury Park Junior Entrepreneur Training [JET] kicked off Saturday with students from Dr. Martin Luther […]

The Asbury Park Junior Entrepreneur Training [JET] Program returns this year under the guidance of Konscious Youth Development and Services. Kicking off its third year on Nov. 12, the program has drawn the interest of a record number of middle students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Hope […]

It’s a daunting task that was readily embraced by two dozen of Asbury Park’s most adventurous teens. These Asbury Park middle school aged students signed on in December for Interfaith Neighbor’s 14-week Junior Entrepreneur Training [JET] program, meeting afterschool on Thursdays since February in the Springwood Center. Under the direction of volunteer business mentors, students […]

Fifteen Asbury Park sixth, seventh and eighth graders are signing on to participate in Interfaith Neighbors’ new Junior Entrepreneur Training (JET) program that will begin in February. The 15-session course will see students collaborate as they learn business-related skills that can help them with their current studies and future plans to graduate from high school […]