Honoring the Legacy of Vonzella

Established in March 2020, Vonzella's Crown carries forward the radiant spirit, stylish grace, and community devotion of our beloved mother Vonzella C. Clayton.

CORE VALUES

To be the most effective change agent and advocacy organization for women and senior citizens throughout our region.

VISION

MISSION

Our Mission is to Educate, Transform, Empower Women, and Senior Citizens in the City of Trenton NJ, New Jersey through Advocacy, Community Service, Music and the Arts.

MOTHER VONZELLA C. CLAYTON

EDUCATION

EMPOWERMENT

COMMUNINTY SERVICE

ADVOCACY

TRANSFORMATION

COLLABORATION

ABOUT US

True community care begins when we treat every neighborhood elder as our own parent, safeguarding their dignity at every threshold.

Melanie Clayton, Co-Founder

Principles Guiding Our Mission

Education & Empowerment

Direct Advocacy

Hands-On Service

Community Collaboration

Vonzella was a Champion for Change, Education, Community Service, and the Arts.

Although vibrant, full of life, and a fashionista; our mother faced a plethora of health challenges that plaque many of our senior citizens and women of color. Heart, Kidney Disease, Diabetes, Respiratory, and High Blood pressure issues just to name a few. However my siblings and I were fortunate enough to act as her advocates. During that process of going in and out hospitals with her we faced many challenges advocating for proper care and her rights as a patient. We also observed Senior Citizens who had no one to advocate or fight for them, many of them abandoned and left alone.

All over the nation this has become a growing trend especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Senior Citizens are dealing with the effects of being socially isolated for months, in addition to social emotional, psychological, and numerous other health challenges. Senior Citzens are our forgotten population and it’s Vonzella’s Crown objective to advocate and let our seniors know they matter.

Our goal is to change the trajectory by improving the quality of life for our seniors, and women by addressing their health and wellness, social emotional, and educational needs by creating self-healing communities through charity, community service, advocacy, music and the arts.