Join Street Smart (streetsmartoutreach.org) on Friday, September 23 for an evening
of fun at their 2016 Tricky Tray Event at the Morris Plains VFW, 45 Tabor Road, Morris Plains, NJ) from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Street Smart is a street outreach program that helps homeless youth and young adults throughout New Jersey.
The tricky tray will be an evening filled with raffle baskets (including flat screen TVs, Disney World passes, and much more), prizes, great food, and lots of fun to support at-risk youth. The event is being sponsored by Applebee’s, the Greater Parsippany Kiwanis Club, the Kiwanis Club of Randolph, Pfizer, and TD Bank.
Admission tickets are $30.00 each and include dinner, one sheet of level one tickets, and a chance to win a door prize. Additional basket raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the event. The event is for adults only and no outside food is permitted.
Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here.
Proceeds from the Tricky Tray/Bingo event will benefit youth who are homeless or at risk of being sexually abused or exploited. The Street Smart team works 24 hours a day; 365 days a year; to help combat human trafficking and protect vulnerable youth. Outreach workers provide food, clothing and blankets, easy access to shelter, crisis intervention counseling, transportation to services, and referrals to health care and social service agencies. They also provide HIV/AIDS and safe sex information, rape crisis support, substance abuse education including the opioid epidemic, and help finding jobs and housing. Street Smart has offices in Bridgewater and Morristown.
For more information including sponsorship opportunities, contact Adriana Gonzalez at (908) 526-6605 ext. 312 or agonzalez@visionsandpathways.org.
Street Smart is a street outreach program focused on helping adolescents and young adults between the ages of 13-21 who may be homeless, living in unsafe environments, or who have been or are at risk of being sexually abused or exploited. The program identifies vulnerable youth, meets their basic needs, and connects them with partner resources. Teams of outreach counselors offer assistance and services 24-hours a day and are also available in emergency situations. Street Smart is a program of Visions and Pathways and serves youth throughout Central and Northern New Jersey.
For more information visit www.streetsmartoutreach.org.
For further information, click here.
