Isles, Inc. Partnership
For over 50 years, Larken Associates has made positive contributions to communities through our projects, people, and philanthropic efforts. Behind this commitment, our Larken Cares initiative allows us to play an active role in building healthier and more resilient communities.
We know that together we can continue to make a powerful impact right here in New Jersey, and are excited to announce our newest partner organization, Isles, Inc. Founded in 1981, Isles is a community development and environmental organization based in Trenton that is focused on fostering self-reliant families and healthy, sustainable communities. Through its four pillars, Isles:
• Revitalizes communities by working alongside local residents to plan their neighborhoods’ future and to develop energy efficient, affordable and healthy homes, parks, gardens, shared facilities, and more
• Trains and educates adults and youth through an alternative high school, green job training center and family support services
• Builds wealth through innovative financial services and loans that help restore credit and increase savings
• Promotes healthy living by tackling environmental hazards, fostering energy efficiency, improving open space, and expanding access to locally grown food
We were honored to kick off our partnership through our sponsorship of Isle's virtual Harvest Celebration held on November 14th.
Looking towards the future, we know that there are numerous synergies between Isles’ mission and our Larken Cares initiative that will provide us with an opportunity to utilize our expertise to assist in creating healthy, sustainable communities locally and look forward to partnering with the organization on a number of initiatives in the months to come.