I am writing to warn all PTAs, PTOs, and Home School Associations in New Jersey about a company called Enrich and Grow Academy. They offer to run after school programs at your schools and give you a percent of the profits.
Sounds like a good company and idea, right? But here is the catch, you never get paid. If you do get them to pay you (it took our school 18 months) their numbers as to how they decided on the profits are confusing and don't make sense and the amount they say they owe you is tiny.
Please do your due diligence before working with this company. If you have an appointment with either of the founders, Lee Brickman or Howie Forman, ask to review their accounts with other schools. Ask them to see the incoming registrations and every outgoing expense transaction. Accept nothing at face value - the details hidden in the "money trail" always lead to the truth. Then check with the schools to see if they actually received this amount.
Remember that participation in a program like this will require an ivestment from you and your school in the form of your time and your school facilites and of course your aggravation.invest wisely! This is supposed to benefit your children and your school. Make sure that it will.
Here is a partial list of schools that I know of that no longer allow Enrich and Grow in their schools:
Rockaway Valley School in Boonton Township
Central School in Madison, NJ
Community School in Mount Olive, NJ
Kinnelon Schools in Kinnelon, NJ
St Bartholomews School in Scotch Plains, NJ
St. Vincent Martyr School in Madison, NJ
Please save yourself a ton of work, frustration, and disappointment and do your due diligence before hiring this company.
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