OUR PROGRAMS

Creating Opportunities Through Education and Skills

At AAME, we believe opportunity can take many forms. For a child, opportunity may begin with access to a classroom and a quality education. For a young adult, it may begin with learning a trade, gaining hands-on experience, preparing for employment, or discovering the confidence to start a business.

Helping people build a better future.

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Children seated around colorful tables in a classroom

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Food, hygiene items and other supplies collected for AAME Haiti relief.

Education in Haiti – AAME Academy

AAME Academy in Petit-Goâve provides educational opportunities for children who might otherwise face significant barriers to receiving a quality education. Our goal is to create a supportive learning environment with qualified teachers, educational materials, technology, meals, and resources.

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Workforce Development in New Jersey

AAME’s workforce-development programs introduce youth and young adults to practical trades while helping them develop professional skills needed to succeed in today’s workforce. Participants receive hands-on instruction along with training in workplace safety, communication, teamwork, responsibility, customer service, estimating, entrepreneurship, and project management. We want participants to understand what they can do with the skill once they learn it.

Workforce Development

Landscaping Trade Program

Hands-on training in residential and commercial property maintenance, equipment safety, customer service, teamwork, and basic business practices.

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Drywall & Painting Program

Practical training in drywall repair, patching, surface preparation, painting, jobsite safety, estimating, customer communication, and project management.

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MORE THAN A PROGRAM

Skills • Confidence • Responsibility • Professionalism • Independence • Opportunity

Whether a student is sitting in a classroom in Haiti or a young adult is learning to use professional tools in New Jersey, our purpose remains the same: give people an opportunity and help them develop the skills to make the most of it.

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