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N.J. city unveils homeless shelter made from converted shipping containers Updated Mar 08, 2021; Posted Mar 08, 2021 Newark Hope Village, an innovative sheltering program that uses shipping containers to house residents at-risk or without addresses. Monday, March 8, 2021. Newark, N.J. USA (Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media) Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media Facebook Share Newark Homelessness Czar Sakinah Hoyte held back tears as she unvield a lot filled with seven converted shipping containers to house 24 residents without addresses for a 90-day pilot program. “We have ...

This Newark school building was shuttered in 2012. Now, it’s becoming a homeless shelter. Updated Feb 25, 2021; Posted Feb 25, 2021 Mayor Ras Baraka announces the conversion of a former school into a shelter on Miller Street in Newark on Thursday, February 25, 2021John Jones | For NJ Advance Media Facebook Share Miller Street Elementary School closed in 2012, but now officials expect the building to become transitional housing for men, women and families by September. The shelter will feature a commercial kitchen and drop-in center for people to use individual bathrooms, showers, laundry...

Jan 27, 2021 Share Three School of Arts & Sciences-Newark Faculty will lead Rutgers-Newark initiatives as part of a multi-institution project funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to facilitate community-based solutions in Newark and cities nationally Rutgers University – Newark, at the invitation of the University of Michigan Center on Social Solutions, has become a partner in a major new grant-funded project sponsored by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. As part of the foundation’s Just Futures initiative, the center is creating “Crafting Democratic Futures: Situating Colleges a...

Violet PR Announces Webinar with Newark’s Top Female Leaders, Feb. 24 February 10, 2021, 2:24 pm | in MONTCLAIR, N.J. – Feb. 10, 2021 – How will New Jersey’s largest city rebound post-COVID-19? Four prominent female leaders in Newark, N.J., will share their 2021 priorities during Violet PR’s free webinar on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. EST. Executives, investors, developers and business owners with an interest in Newark’s success are invited to attend to learn more about urban innovation, economic development, education and the arts in the Brick City. Speak...

This N.J. director is a model for police across the country, AG says. He’s retiring. Updated Jan 27, 2021; Posted Jan 27, 2021 Mayor Ras Baraka holds a press conference announcing a 31 percent decrease in homicide in 2017, as Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose looks on, at the Department of Public Safety in Newark on December 13, 2017. Alexandra Pais | For NJ Advance MediaAlexandra Pais | For NJ Advance Facebook Share Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose will retire March 31 after working 34 years in local law enforcement and overseeing several reforms among the city police....