Our Mission

 The Connected V.I.N.E. (Victors in Need of Each Other) is a mentoring support organization that has a mission to promote positivity, growth, and financial education to youth and families receiving services. The high need for community support and unity among youth and families in Hudson County, especially amidst the high prevalence of gun violence, recidivism, homelessness, and high school dropout rates is the motivation for the array of services provided by The Connected V.I.N.E. Our goal is to be effective in working with youth and families to assist in increasing stability in the home, creating opportunities for youth & families, creating and providing safe spaces for freedom of self-expression as well as other venues for growth and remaining as informal community support.  The Connected V.I.N.E. prides itself on the ability to build rapport with youth and families that foster a relationship of trust, consistency, and positive relationships amongst one another. The Connected V.I.N.E. works around the premise that there is power in unity. It aims to build youth and families by simply helping them to recognize the many strengths they possess within. Often, we have found that an individual’s life experiences are usually great teachers. Our goal is to encourage youth and families to unify and build relationships by seeing the gold and invaluable strength they possess as a result of hearing each other’s life experiences.