"[1] It offers programs for youth education, community greening and gardening, nutritional health, job training, and prisoner re-entry.
[6] In the Demonstration Kitchen program, participants are provided instruction on cooking with recipes having high nutritional value.
[6] The urban farms were created with the purpose of offering low-cost and healthy foods in Newark.
Crops raised include arugula, beets, cucumbers, garlic, tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, lettuce, and corn.
The conservancy partners with the New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC) to provide job training and social services to help remove barriers to employment for citizens returning from incarceration.
The employment rate among participants at the conservancy is 68%, with an additional percentage involved in meaningful education or training opportunities, such as obtaining their Baccalaureate degrees or a Commercial Driving License (CDL).