Recent News
Isles Volunteers at “Weapons of Mass Construction Day!”
April 3, 2011 was Isles’ Weapons of Mass Construction Day, where over 130 student athletes at Princeton University volunteered at Isles’ Mill One and the Mill One Organic (MOO) Farm. Students (especially football players!) demolished walls, cleared debris, built and installed raised beds, stripped (organically!) paint from 100 year old wooden columns and brick, and [...]
New Weatherization Jobs Available
Isles has current job openings for a Weatherization Technician, Weatherization Crew Supervisor, and Weatherization Energy Auditor. Click here for more information.
Dar Williams Concert a Success!
Isles, Inc. kicked off its 30th Anniversary Year with a high-spirited celebration featuring Dar Williams .
The renowned pop-folk artist performed a benefit concert for the Trenton-based non-profit organization at the Nassau Presbyterian Church in downtown Princeton on September 8th. Over 450 attendees braved the snow to join the organization in the first of many events [...]Isles Summer Newsletter
The Summer 2010 edition of Isles Works is now online. Read it here.
A New Kind of Green Thumb
Isles’ Center for Energy and Environmental Training has trained more than 250 people in green jobs in less than two years. Read all about it in the Trenton Times:
http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-21/1283751912212630.xml&coll=5BlackRock Volunteers for YouthGrow
A team of volunteers from BlackRock spent the afternoon on August 18 working with Isles staff and YouthBuild students at the new YouthGrow Garden at 33 Tucker Street. The crew helped install garden bed edging with reclaimed brick and planted perennial herbs, flowers and berries.
The group was comprised of new hires in addition to a [...]Isles’ Garden News Blog is Updated!
Click here to read the latest posting on Isles’ Garden News blog.
Stabilizing Trenton Neighborhoods Through Homeownership
Beautiful homes that meet exceptional standards of energy efficiency, indoor air quality, sustainability and resource efficiency are currently available on Academy Street and Carteret Avenue in Trenton.
For more information on the homes located on Academy Street, contact Julia Taylor at 609.341.4713.Look Out for Walking Loop Signs Throughout Trenton
Earlier this week, Spirit Walk walking loop signs were posted in front of 10 churches throughout Trenton. The signs include the Spirit Walk logo, Isles’ logo, the mileage of the walking loop and a map of the actual route.
The 10 locations are:
1- Shiloh Baptist Church (340 S. Howard Woodson, Jr. Way)
Distance of loop – Approximately [...]Congratulations to IYI’s Cycle 15 Graduating Class!
In June, 14 IYI students graduated – 8 with a high school diploma and 6 with a GED:
(1) 50% of our graduates have been accepted and will attend college as early this summer with
majors consisting of Performing Arts, Culinary
Arts, Architecture, Engineering, Business, and Health Sciences.
(2) 35% of the graduating class currently have internships that will [...]