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Campbell has led the organization for the past eight years, a period marked by unprecedented growth in the need for TASK’s services.

Today, TASK offers the only culinary academy program of its kind in Mercer County. TASK offers students wraparound support, including workforce training and case management, to bolster their chance of success once they graduate from the program.

TASK is proud to announce that its short film, A Meal Can Change a Life, recently won honorable mention at the Trenton Film Society’s Regional Documentary Festival.

TASK’s Radical Hospitality Coordinator, Anita Rivera, who oversees and manages the dining room, and Case Manager Erykah Jones, who helps to connect people in our community to the resources they need, recently graduated from the prestigious Garden State Leaders program.

TASK’s computer classes help students and jobseekers overcome the digital divide.

“I talk to job seekers about practical things like how to explain gaps in employment, incarceration or other factors by helping them focus on the progress they have made, rather than their mistakes,” said Ulhir.

Founded in 1991 as a literacy program, TASK’s education program has grown to provide a customized approach to address a wide variety of participants’ goals and needs.

Thanks to the generosity of various community partners and donors, TASK has been able to provide a variety of cultural enrichment opportunities for patrons in addition to our weekly arts programming.

For many years, the Creative Arts Program at TASK has been a connection point for people, enriching lives through visual, written and performing arts.