Search this site HOME ABOUT US OUR PROGRAMS GET INVOLVED NEWS & EVENTS BLOG CONTACT US DONATE NOW Home » News & Events News & Events Calendar of Events In the News Press Releases Night of Promise Golf Tournament Get UP's Newsletter! Sign up for the UrbanPromise newsletter and receive updates about what's happening in Camden! In The News Outreach from a distance (Courier-Post) TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020 How Camden nonprofits keep youth engaged during pandemic...Bruce Main, founder and president of UrabnPromise, admitted his non-profit has had to make a lot of... Read Full Article Children of Camden, 10 years of hope, setbacks and the power of keeping dreams alive - ABC Nightline FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2018 More than a decade ago, ABC News met 4-year-old Ivan Stevens who was homeless and praying for Superman to find him a home. Six-year-old Karim Council wondered... Read Full Article 'Within this city … there is this beautiful river.' South Jersey canoe program aims to expand horizons and change lives - The Philadelphia Inquirer SUNDAY, JULY 08, 2018 Destiny Wilson spent the other day drifting down the languid Cooper River away from Camden, toward the Delaware, in a canoe that she built with her own hands.... Read Full Article Making a difference that matters starts in our own backyard - Campbell TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2018 Volunteering is one of the most valuable things you can do for another human being, and it goes a long way. But as a Purpose-driven company, we have the... Read Full Article Hope Floats: Building young minds – and boats, SJ Magazine SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2016 On any afternoon during the school year, you’ll find a small group of teens – each wearing a tool belt with a staple gun or sander in hand – gathered on the... Read Full Article A river runs through it: Seeing Camden through new eyes - Philadelphia Inqurier FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2016 A snow-white egret stood silently in the shallows off a bank of the Cooper River as a blue heron dipped below the tree line and flew west. Nearby, a bald eagle... Read Full Article In Camden, Signs of a City, and a Church, Moving Forward - Sojourners MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016 For the better part of 50 years, when I thought about Camden, N.J. — if I thought about the city at all — I’d envision driving as quickly as possible through a... Read Full Article The NFL’s Charles Tillman Discussing the game of life with Camden students - SJ Magazine TUESDAY, JUNE 02, 2015 Last year, when the Chicago Bears came to town to play the Philadelphia Eagles, celebrated Bears cornerback Charles Tillman wasn’t on the field for the pregame... Read Full Article Historic Camden cemetery resurrected - Courier-Post MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 A procession of UrbanPromise Academy students, local dignitaries, veterans, history buffs and others respectfully filed past rows of several dozen weathered... Read Full Article Students build a plane and maybe a flight path - Philadelphia Inquirer MONDAY, MARCH 02, 2015 "Those are the wing skins," Ira Weissman says, pointing to a short, sleek stack of pearly aluminum panels. "I brought them over here this morning in my Prius... Read Full Article 1234next ›last » CONTACT US Call: 856-661-1700 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1479 Camden, NJ 08105 ABOUT US Mission & History Financial Information Job Opportunities EMAIL US DONATE NOW Sponsor Our Youth Budget Reduction & Wish List GET INVOLVED Volunteer Internships WorkGroups SEE OUR IMAGE GALLERIES WATCH OUR VIDEOS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOG ©2008 - 2021 UrbanPromise. All rights Reserved. Photo credits include: JPG Photography, Ashley Smith and Joseph Gidjunis.