“Newark is resource rich, but collaboration poor.”
- Newark Mayor Cory Booker
Safety
Through our preliminary needs assessment, the Center identified Community-Police Relations as a prevalent concern among Newark’s many stakeholder groups that has been insufficiently addressed by existing resources or approaches. At the...
Health
NEWARK’S STRONG HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE: DEVELOPING HEALTHY HUBS Newark was selected as one of just five cities to receive up to $15M in blended capital by Living Cities for a novel, integrated, multi-sector initiative of our...
MISSION
THE CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE CHANGE
Our vision is that Newark will be a thriving community full of safety, health and opportunity.
A thriving city abounds in safety, health and opportunity. Nonprofits, governments, foundations, businesses and individuals work to meet the needs of our community every day. We lack not the ideas, resources or good will we need to make positive change… but ways to connect the dots!
SURVEYS
SURVEY RESULTS
In October, 2009, a street team of Newark residents surveyed other Newark residents face-to-face throughout Newark’s 20 neighborhoods. The survey, with many open-ended questions, was designed to gather residents’ own words about their experiences and priorities, conducted person-to-person by other Newark residents.
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