Newark Now Information

Newark Now was founded by Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker in 2003 to provide Newark residents with skills, tools, and support to transform their neighborhoods. After a robust outreach effort, Newark Now’s work began with seven brave grassroots organizations. Today, those seven organizations are some of the most successful grassroots organizations within the City of Newark and have been joined by many more grassroots organizations that partner with Newark Now to improve their neighborhoods. Over the years, Newark Now’s work has evolved. Today, Newark Now is an intermediary organization that partners with municipal government, residents, grassroots organizations, and the philanthropic community to catalyze the achievement of significant positive outcomes throughout the city. The organization channels the efforts and energy of the grassroots community to improve safety, economic independence, and civic participation. Since its founding, Newark Now has implemented innovative strategies to help solve real community challenges: The Community Partners initiative: http://www.newarknow.org/community.html The Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) http://www.newarknow.org/fec.html The Newark Comprehensive Center for Fathers (NCCF) http://www.newarknow.org/fatherhood.html An annual Brighter Holidays campaign http://www.newarknow.org/brighter_holidays.html Family Success Centers (FSC) http://www.newarknow.org/familysuccess.html A Super Summer initiative http://www.newarknow.org/supersummer.html