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Improving the built environment through community partnerships: LISC provided a construction loan to the Urban League of Essex County to rehab a Fairmount home.
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BEFORE: The home on Littleton Ave. in Newark’s Fairmount neighborhood, pre-construction...
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and AFTER: The same Fairmount home, post-construction.
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Teaming up for community safety: "What Works" Summit with the Center for Collaborative Change, Greater Newark LISC, the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, and the Newark Police Dept.
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LISC’s Community Safety Initiative Senior Program Director Julia Ryan addresses the group during the summit’s discussion on “(Re)Building Trust Between Community and Police.”
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Building resident leadership: 21 Newark residents and community organizers attended NeighborWorks’ three-day Community Leadership Institute training in Sacramento.
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Residents from three Newark neighborhoods participated in leadership workshops and shared experiences with residents from communities across the country.
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Strengthening leadership of key community partners: LISC & Rutgers’ Cornwall Center launched the Community Development Leadership Program for five community organizations in Newark.
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Michael Rubinger, President & CEO of LISC addresses the Community Development Leadership Program participants.
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Parents and community members brainstorm on their neighborhood’s strengths, assets and opportunities during the Newark Fairmount Promise Neighborhood planning process.
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Vivian Cox Fraser, president of the Urban League of Essex County, is one of many community leaders and stakeholders who participate in the Promise Neighborhood planning process.