Isles, Inc.

founded in 1981, isles, inc. is a community development and environmental organization in trenton, new jersey. with a mission to foster self-reliant families in healthy, sustainable communities, isles develops cost effective, powerful ways to strengthen people and places in challenging urban settings. isles: • revitalizes communities by developing green affordable homes, parks and community agriculture. • trains and educates youth and adults through a vocational high school and green job training center. • builds wealth by supporting social enterprises, microbusinesses, and other financial and credit building services. • stimulates green, healthy living by cleaning up environmental hazards, fostering energy efficiency and promoting healthy lifestyles. in addition, isles promotes public policies that support family self-reliance and community health. isles believes that even the most distressed places (or “isles”) hold untapped assets and human capacity. self-sufficiency and healthy env