Automotive trainee Emely Prado, standing to the right of Baraka, poses for a photo. Prado, 20, plans to graduate from the program by January and said the mayor’s visit “makes us feel special.”NCC trainees in the automotive program, which is backed by Ford, gathered around Baraka, center, along with staff from the Workforce Development Center.Newark Mayor Ras Baraka visited three New Community programs, including the Workforce Development Center’s Automotive Technician Employment and Training Program at 210 West Bigelow St. Trainee Dejon Thompson, right, shakes hands with Baraka.A group of students at Community Hills Early Learning Center sang a song for the mayor about the importance of fire prevention. Center Director Cheryl Mack, second from right, gave Baraka a tour of the facility. New Community CEO Richard Rohrman, far right, and Richard Cammarieri, not pictured, Director of Special Projects, accompanied the mayor on his tour around the network.Mayor Baraka’s tour made a stop at NCC Associates, where he called bingo for a group of seniors. Richard Rohrman, CEO of New Community, on right of Baraka, told the mayor, “The more we can partner, the stronger we can be.”
