June 6, 2013-LAWRENCE, N.J. – More than 135 people attended the Annual PEI Kids’ Dinner and Auction, which benefits the PEI Kids’ nonprofit in Lawrence. The “Crystal Ball: Foreseeing Bright Futures for Children” dinner and auction was held at the Stone Terrace in Hamilton, June 2nd. The annual fundraiser helped raise more than $47,000. Funds […]
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May 10, 2013 – LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.-Local youth advocate Rob Fiorello, who has served as nonprofit PEI Kids’ Juvenile Intervention Services Coordinator since April 1999, was among those honored at the 27th Annual Cherish the Children Foundation Awards Dinner on April 24, 2013 at Mercer Oaks Country Club. The event was sponsored by the Cherish the […]
Editorial: PEI Kids in Lawrence Steers Kids from Violent Gang Life
May 13, 2013–LAWRENCE, N.J.—PEI Kids has launched its website (www.peikids.org) with a completely new design and structure. Visitors will find the new, user-friendly format not only more attractive but much more informative to community, educators, parents and caregivers. PEI Kids is a child advocacy, nonprofit based in Lawrence, NJ. The PEI Kids’ homepage welcomes visitors […]
April 11, 2013 – LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — In observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, PEI Kids/ The Greater Mercer Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse has organized several workshops and a day-long training to raise awareness about child sexual abuse and mobilize our community to protect children. “Child sexual abuse is a public […]
Feb. 7, 2013 – LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Throughout 2013, Lawrenceville-based nonprofit PEI Kids will be utilizing several government, corporate and foundation grants it has received to help ensure the safety of Mercer County children. PEI Kids’ services include engaging and developmentally appropriate Prevention/Education and Intervention programs relating to personal safety; physical and sexual abuse; understanding […]
March 28, 2013 – LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Mothers, daughters, sisters, business colleagues and BFF’s came together to enjoy an evening of food, wine and shopping Monday, March 18, at Trenton’s treasured Marsilio’s Kitchen to raise money for PEI Kids, a child advocacy nonprofit based in Lawrence, NJ. Several area businesses and vendors were on-hand at […]
March 11, 2013 – TRENTON, N.J. — For 14 years, staff and volunteers from PEI Kids have been doing quiet work on Saturday mornings in Trenton, trying — sometimes successfully, sometimes in vain — to straighten out the lives of kids who’ve racked up auto theft or assault charges before their 18th birthday. They work […]
Jan. 10, 2013 – LAWRENCE, N.J.-First or second time juvenile offenders, as well as the overall Mercer County, NJ, community, will benefit from a $25,000 grant that the Office of Faith Based Initiatives (OFBI), a Division of Programs in the Department of State, recently awarded Mercer County nonprofit PEI Kids. The grant will support PEI […]