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Read more about the article Harmony House Relocation Case Manager Started as a Volunteer with New Community
Emily Coote is a Relocation Case Manager at Harmony House, New Community’s transitional housing facility for homeless families.

Harmony House Relocation Case Manager Started as a Volunteer with New Community

Emily Coote has a passion for helping others which she has turned into a career. She first came to New Community as a volunteer while in college, assisting at the…

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Read more about the article New Community Family Resource Success Center Offers Free Tax Prep
Free tax prep client Harlina Tucker, seated, receives her completed tax return from VITA Tax Preparer Yolanda Aguilera. Gloria Singletary, who provides assistance at the Family Resource Success Center, looks on. New Community is one of the sites for the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which provides free tax preparation for eligible individuals.

New Community Family Resource Success Center Offers Free Tax Prep

Filing taxes can be complicated and intimidating, which is why so many Americans use tax preparation services. Those services can be costly, however, and take a large percentage of a…

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Read more about the article New Community Helps Connect Newark Residents to Rental Assistance
New Community Family Resource Success Center Director Joann Williams-Swiney, left, helps Newark resident Anisha Mohammed apply for the city’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). New Community is one of the community-based organizations that partnered with the City of Newark to help connect residents financially impacted by COVID-19 to emergency rental assistance.

New Community Helps Connect Newark Residents to Rental Assistance

Updated December 9, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has not only been a health crisis, but it has also had a devastating financial impact for many. One of those people is…

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Read more about the article Coping with COVID-19: How New Community is Helping During the Pandemic
NCC’s Resident Services Department has continued providing food to those in need throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. From left to right: Manor Senior Resident Services Coordinators Erika Furcal and Guadalupe Cepeda and Home Friend Program Coordinator/Food Pantry Representative Flavia Pinheiro. Photo courtesy of Resident Services.

Coping with COVID-19: How New Community is Helping During the Pandemic

The global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many aspects of life for people and businesses around the world. New Community has had to make adjustments to its operations, but it has…

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Read more about the article Former CWEP Volunteers Are Now NCC Employees
Denise Felix, left, and Tracey Coleman, right, both volunteered at the Family Resource Success Center through the Community Work Experience Program (CWEP) before landing permanent positions with New Community.

Former CWEP Volunteers Are Now NCC Employees

New Community provides volunteer opportunities for individuals in the Community Work Experience Program (CWEP), which is a core work requirement for public assistance in the state of New Jersey. Two…

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Read more about the article NCCTI Graduate Thriving in New Health Care Career
Denayah Reese holds her son at the New Community Career & Technical Institute graduation Aug. 28 where she earned a certificate for completing the Patient Care Technician program. PCT instructors Tejumade Falae, left, and Maha Koltowski, right, show off her certificate.

NCCTI Graduate Thriving in New Health Care Career

Denayah Reese loves her new career, which she recently began after completing the Patient Care Technician (PCT) program at New Community Career & Technical Institute (NCCTI). At just 19 years…

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