Adult Learning

Adult Learners can take a variety of classes, including English as a Second Language.

Affordable housing

New Community offers safe, decent and attractive housing for low-income seniors, families and disabled adults.

Young Scholars

Community Hills Early Learning Center students celebrate their moving on ceremony and prepare to move on to kindergarten.

Job Training

Students receive hands-on training to become a certified home health aide, EKG and phlebotomy technician in the Allied Health Program.

Rehab Therapy

New Community Extended Care Facility offers physical, occupational and speech therapy.

Building Community

New Community Corporation employs more than 600 individuals, many of whom reside right here in Newark, New Jersey.  

Self-Sufficiency

Our job training programs equip individuals with skills and provide social services to set them on a path to self-sufficiency.

Welcome to New Community Corporation

New Community Corporation is recognized as one of the largest, most comprehensive community development corporations in the U.S. We have been at the vanguard of providing safe, decent and attractive housing for low-income residents for 50 years. Our vast array of services are provided "Under One Roof" and reach every stage of life. We offer a one-stop resource center, early childhood development, youth services, workforce training, adult continuing education, family transitional housing, food pantry, mental health services, extended care for seniors, a community newspaper and arts and cultural events. Take a look at NCC's impact by the numbers.

Apply Now For Accredited Career And Technical Education Programs

New Community Career and Technical Institute, an accredited post-secondary school previously called New Community Workforce Development Center, is currently recruiting students for its Automotive Technician, Building Trades Specialist, Business and Computer Technologies, Clinical Medical Assistant, Culinary Arts Specialist, Diesel Technician and Patient Care Technician training programs. Financial aid is available to those who qualify. To apply now for a program, fill out the online intake form here. To learn more about each program, visit the NCCTI website. For more information, call 973-824-6484 or visit the school at 274 South Orange Ave., Newark, NJ, 07103.

Newark Dedicates 14th Avenue at Jones Street to Late NCC Founder Monsignor Linder

Newark officials and New Community employees gathered at 14th Avenue and Jones Street June 14 for an afternoon ceremony dedicating 14th Avenue to NCC Founder Monsignor William J. Linder, who passed away last June.

A new sign reads “Monsignor William J. Linder Way” to commemorate the work he did in the area and for the people in the community.

Council Vice President and Councilman at Large Luis A. Quintana sponsored the resolution to rename the street and hosted the event.

About Us

Established in the midst of civil unrest in Newark in 1968, New Community was founded by Monsignor William J. Linder and a small group of civic-minded residents. Since then, New Community has grown into one of the largest and most comprehensive community development corporations in the country. Read more.

Our Services

New Community’s 2018-2019 Resource Guide, called “Under One Roof,” provides a detailed overview of all New Community’s programs and services, and includes contact information and locations for each department. Read more.

Our Impact

In a single month, 1,300 adults received post-secondary vocational training and intensive case management; 1,400 seniors and disabled adults received skilled nursing care; and 2,500 people were served at early learning centers, Youth Services, food pantry and Home Friends visits. Read more.

Media Center

Since its formation, New Community has published studies, quarterly newsletters, a monthly community newspaper and editorials that serve to illustrate and provide insight into the community development movement. Read more.