Food Pantry Now Open
Every Wednesday at 12 noon. Mobile grocery delivery available for the immunocompromised, seniors, and other neighborhood residents who cannot leave their homes.
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION DRAFT DOCUMENT
NOW AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT
Our Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program (NRTC) draft document is now available for public review and comment in contemplation of its submission in June 2021 to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for the West & Central Village neighborhood’s proposed participation in the Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program.
Those interested in submitting comments about this draft document may contact Giancarlo Di Lonardo, Project Manager at New Jersey Community Capital, at gdilonardo@njclf.com.
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Supporting the West & Central Village Community During the COVID-19 Crisis
On April 29, 2020, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark opened a food pantry at the West & Central Village Community Resource Hub in response to COVID-19’s profound economic effects on the neighborhood. Many residents of Newark’s West & Central Village are reeling from the sudden loss or lessening of wages caused by COVID-19. Demand is strong for the Hub’s food pantry: we ran out of food within 15 minutes on our first distribution day. We anticipate that the amount of neighborhood residents needing food assistance will increase as COVID-19’s effects ripple across the New Jersey economy.
See the Neighborhood Revitalization Plan
The purpose of this project is to undertake a neighborhood-driven planning process to create a comprehensive and market-driven revitalization and engagement plan.
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Lead Organizing Agency & Project Funding Source
The lead community agency and project sponsor is Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark. This project was made possible by a Neighborhood Planning Grant from the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation.
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Planning Team
For the purpose of assisting the planning team, Habitat for Humanity has retained the consultant group consisting of Urban Partners (lead consultant) and Mark Keener, AIA.
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Study Area
The map here shows the boundaries of the Study Area. This area was determined in consultation with the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation, based on their recommendation that neighborhood planning areas be compact to facilitate progress monitoring once the plan begins implementation.
Although the Study Area does not include the entire West and Central Wards, all residents are encouraged to participate since many of the discussions will focus on issues that affect the entire city.