Newark’s New Community Corporation Serves as Nationwide Model for Providing Cohesive Human Services During COVID-19 and Civil Unrest Pandemics

New Community Corporation (NCC), affectionately known as “New Community,” continues to help Newark residents improve lives amidst increased racial tensions and this year’s COVID-19 pandemic. Financially stable; self-sufficient; and strategically…

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Read more about the article NCCTI Plans Next Session Start for November
New Community Career & Technical Institute is recruiting students for its programs, including Automotive Technician. Precautions are in place to reduce the risk of COVID-19.

NCCTI Plans Next Session Start for November

New Community Career & Technical Institute (NCCTI) is accepting applications for the start of its next session, slated to begin in November. The school is planning to begin the Automotive…

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Read more about the article Longtime Member of NCC Property Management Department Retires
Muobo E Enaohwo, left, accepts a plaque commemorating her 30 years of service to New Community Corporation from Director of Property Management Hector Torres. The department held a small surprise retirement party for Enaohwo at St. Joseph Plaza Aug. 28. Photo courtesy of Benjamin Galvez.

Longtime Member of NCC Property Management Department Retires

Muobo E Enaohwo, who spent 30 years working in the Property Management Department of New Community Corporation, retired Aug. 31. She spent time at each of NCC’s properties over the…

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Read more about the article New Community Federal Credit Union Facilitates COVID-19 Grants for Local Businesses
Akwaaba Gallery, 509 South Orange Ave., Newark, is one of the recipients of the COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grant Program. The New Community Federal Credit Union (NCFCU) helped several local businesses apply for the grants. Photo courtesy of Laura Bonas Palmer.

New Community Federal Credit Union Facilitates COVID-19 Grants for Local Businesses

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on small businesses throughout the country. Assistance to those businesses has sometimes come in the form of grants. The New Community Federal…

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Read more about the article NCC Offers Leadership Development Program
Assistant Director of Property Management Priscilla Ordoñez, Security Capt. James Massey and Accounts Payable Supervisor Angela Williams, left to right, participated in the NCC Leadership Development Program.

NCC Offers Leadership Development Program

Fifteen New Community Corporation department leaders participated in the NCC Leadership Development Program during the month of July. The program was a collaboration between NCC and the Rutgers University Office…

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Read more about the article NCJW/Essex Back 2 School Store Goes Mobile for 2020
Children show off their backpacks and game sets which they received from the NCJW/Essex Back 2 School Store. Photo courtesy of Giselle Oviedo.

NCJW/Essex Back 2 School Store Goes Mobile for 2020

The Essex County division of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW/Essex) had to reimagine its 12th Annual Back 2 School Store for 2020 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.…

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