New Community Chief of Health and Human Services Arti Kakkar served as a panelist during a virtual event held by the Rockefeller Foundation Pandemic Solutions Group on April 22 with…
New Community is one of the community organizations working to ensure residents of color have access to COVID-19 vaccines through the Newark Equitable Vaccine Initiative. The initiative kicked off on…
When the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to run New Community Corporation’s annual summer camp in the traditional way, staff members began working on an alternative to engage children in…
New Community recently launched the Teen Empowerment Network (T.E.N.), which aims to help high school juniors and seniors living in Newark prepare for college. One success story is Luis Santiago,…
Second-graders at Thirteenth Avenue/Dr. MLK, Jr. School in Newark enjoy a free after-school enrichment program that New Community Corporation operates. Children enjoy a variety of activities meant to engage them…
Yonette Fredericks has had a passion for housing for many years. She’s happy to be the director of Harmony House, New Community’s transitional housing facility for homeless families. As director,…
