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 New Community Career & Technical Institute Building Trades Graduate Finds Success as Solar Panel Technician
Terrell Williams recently completed the Building Trades Specialist program at New Community Career & Technical Institute (NCCTI) and is now a solar panel technician for Solar Energy Systems. Photo courtesy of Terrell Williams.

New Community Career & Technical Institute Building Trades Graduate Finds Success as Solar Panel Technician

New Community Career & Technical Institute (NCCTI) helped launch Terrell Williams into a career as a solar panel technician, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After graduating from high school, Williams…

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Read more about the article New Community Corporation Summer Camp Goes Virtual for 2020
Kaleb Martinez participates in a STEM session during New Community Corporation’s free virtual summer camp. Photo courtesy of Tecia Martinez.

New Community Corporation Summer Camp Goes Virtual for 2020

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…

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