Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., the Newark Municipal Council, and the United Community Corporation opened the City’s fourth Center of Hope today at West Side Park at South 18th Street and 13th Avenue.
The United Community Corporation became the designated community action agency (CAA) for the City of Newark in 1964. UCC provides a host of services that serve low-income residents of Newark, which include: emergency shelter, assistance with food and clothing; case management; senior activities and nutrition; employment assistance and training; out-of-school programs for youth; transportation assistance and affordable housing.
The Westside Center of Hope features a College Lingual program for high school students, specifically first-generation Americans, by educating and assisting them and their families through their college experience. This Center of Hope is also located in a Model Neighborhood. It is also highlighted by a fashion entrepreneur camp which offers a hands-on program for teens who wish to enhance their knowledge of the fashion industry.
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