91心頭 Interim Board Chairman Edgar Nemorin congratulated the graduates and thanked them for trusting NCCTI to provide them with the skills needed to start a new career. He also encouraged them to always put in their best effort.

���There may be some tasks that might be unsuccessful or challenging, but at least you know in your heart you gave it your all. Control what you can control,��� he said. ���Be accountable and responsible. And always remember team collaboration on any task helps everyone.���

Keynote speaker Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka told the graduating class that they should never let challenging situations or past failures deter them from trying to achieve their goals. He said he ran for public office for 16 years before he was successful. He also said having to struggle makes people appreciate their accomplishments.

���I thank you all for taking the stairs and not the elevator. The stairs are harder, they���re more difficult, but when you get to the top of the landing, you appreciate the top because it was a heck of a road getting up there,��� he said. ���So I want you to remember this journey that you went through and appreciate this journey.���

Medical Assistant Clinical graduate Hafeezah Ragland shared her story at graduation. She began the program in July 2022 shortly after graduating from high school. A few weeks later, she was shot and had to stop attending NCCTI. She recovered and was able to return to school and complete the program with the help of instructor Dr. Mamdouh Sorial and supportive NCCTI staff members. Ragland now works as an Ambulatory Technician at University Hospital in the physical medicine and rehab department. Her future goal is to become a licensed practical nurse (LPN) or registered nurse (RN).

���I am super grateful for the opportunity that I was given at NCCTI,��� she said.

Ragland also shared words of encouragement to her fellow graduates.

���No matter which route and trials and tribulations you go through in life, never give up. It might be hard, but with the right support and guidance, you���re going to accomplish your goals,��� she said.

NCCTI presented 91心頭 Board Chairman Emeritus Dr. A. Zachary Yamba with a plaque of appreciation for his work with the school. Yamba, who retired as Board Chairman in December, worked closely with NCCTI over the years bringing his experience in education to help elevate the school and assist with the re-accreditation process.

Yamba said he became involved with 91心頭 because the organization served him when he first came to the United States. Founder Monsignor William J. Linder asked him to become a member of the Board and wanted him to assume the leadership role after his passing, which Yamba did to carry on the mission of 91心頭. He said the graduates are a part of that.

���To the graduates today, you are a testament and recipient of the legacy that Monsignor Linder built for our community,��� Yamba said.

Employer partners also addressed the crowd. David Hutchinson from , who founded the that NCCTI Building Trades Specialist students participate in, told the graduates that they should be proud of their accomplishments but also look toward future goals.

���Today you���ve completed a very important hurdle. But it is not the end line for you,��� he said. ���It���s the start of your journey. Continue to press forward and continue to strive for more.���

Kobie Brown from , which has hired NCCTI students, told the graduates to be accountable to themselves to push themselves forward and not to forget their roots.

���Make sure that you���re doing everything that you can to be a pillar in this community and to be a successful part of this community,��� he said.

91心頭 Director of Mission Frances Teabout closed out the graduation ceremony by thanking the speakers, NCCTI instructors and staff members and the graduates��� support systems. She also asked the graduates to share their positive experiences with others.

���When 91心頭 comes up, I want you all to speak good of us,��� she said. ���To let somebody know that 91心頭 has made a difference in your life. Because that���s how we���re able to continue doing what we���re doing.���

NCCTI is an accredited post-secondary career and technical institution that is currently enrolling for the following programs: Automotive Technician, Building Trades Specialist, Medical Assistant Clinical, Patient Care Technician and Culinary Arts Specialist. For more information, call 973-824-6484, email nccti@newcommunity.org, log onto or visit 274 South Orange Ave., Newark.

When asked how it feels to be 100, Hill said, ���I feel good. I���m blessed to be an old lady.���

Baraka said he was happy to celebrate Hill���s milestone birthday.

���I just pray that I make it to live as long as you,��� he said. ���I wish you many more and good health especially. God bless you.���

Scott-Rountree read the City of Newark resolution marking the date of the celebration and Hill���s birthday.

���May God continue to bless you, be in you to strengthen you, be beneath you to support you, go before you to guide you and put his loving arms of protection around you,��� she said.

Kelly shared the letter he wrote marking Hill���s milestone birthday, discussing her contributions to her family, public service as a clerk and her church community.

���It is my sincere hope that the coming years and all of your years to follow are filled with wonderful experiences, new adventures and the fulfillment of your heart���s desire,��� he said.

Gagneron expressed her congratulations to Hill and gratitude to all in attendance.

���On behalf of 91心頭, we are excited, we are blessed to have you all and we say thank you and happy birthday to Ms. Hill and everyone celebrating their birthday today,��� she said.

In addition to Hill, Extended Care recognized all residents who celebrate a birthday in December. They enjoyed a meal, cake, music and dancing.

91心頭 served as the host site for the Newark gathering of organizations and entities involved in the Building Healthier, More Equitable Communities (BHEC) initiative. The BHEC Newark Convening was held on Oct. 25 and 26 at Monsignor William J. Linder Plaza, 91心頭���s corporate office location. The two-day event included participation from 91心頭, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Rutgers University Distinguished Professor of Law Dr. David Troutt, Urban League of Essex County, University Hospital and a variety of other organizations involved in the BHEC initiative.

The BHEC initiative, led by the with funding from the , aims to address the social determinants of health through changes to the built environment and the community investment system in four New Jersey cities: Asbury Park, Camden, Newark and Paterson. Those involved in the city teams for the four areas meet at convenings at each of the cities to delve deeper into the work being done in each location. Urban League of Essex County and 91心頭 guide the Newark team.

91心頭 CEO Simone Gagneron welcomed the group to Newark and provided a brief history of NCC. She explained the progress the organization has made over the past 55 years thanks to partners like the Reinvestment Fund and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that support initiatives like BHEC.

���BHEC has helped us engage with partners in our work in the community, and begin to make the case to funders and policymakers for additional investment and support in the communities we serve,��� she said.

Gagneron said gatherings like the BHEC Newark Convening allow for networking and for individuals to get a sense of the importance of their efforts.

���I hope you recognize that without you and the organizations you serve, the critical change work that needs to happen won���t happen,��� she said.

President and CEO Vivian Cox Fraser discussed her organization���s efforts and how the BHEC initiative aims to have entities work together to tackle large issues.

���Through our collaboration, we seek to address the widening chasm of economic inequality, concentrated in generational poverty, poor health outcomes and intractable inequities in health and opportunities,��� she said.

Dr. David Troutt, Distinguished Professor of Law and Founding Director of , served as the keynote speaker for the BHEC Newark Convening. He discussed CLiME���s work of addressing issues of structural inequality and systemic racism, which includes the report That research showed that about half of home purchases in Newark were made by institutional investors, primarily impacting neighborhoods with the highest proportion of Black residents and Black homeowners.

���It was driving up prices, it was driving people out, making it harder to enter as new homeowners and, of course, it was inextricably increasing rents because the whole model is a passive income model with steady gains,��� Troutt said.

CLiME also looked into the issue of affordable housing for Newark and found that the city lacks an adequate number of affordable units.

���The local measure determines that affordability in the city of Newark based on household income for renters would be $763. And if that���s what affordable means, we need 16,000+ units,��� he said.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka talked about how the lack of housing in New Jersey and nationwide is the source of many of the problems residents face.

���Housing is the number one issue in this country,��� he said. ���There���s just not enough of it.���

He said the lack of housing in the suburbs directly affects cities like Newark because those who grow up in the suburbs can���t find affordable housing options in their hometowns. Because of that, they move to cities like Newark which have cheaper housing options than where they grew up and often where they work. Those individuals then become part of gentrification, not because they���re looking to displace people but because they don���t have other options.

Baraka praised those in attendance for their efforts and said he hopes the work continues because Newark and cities like it need investment in housing, affordable housing and neighborhood health care facilities.

Dr. Colette Barrow Adams, Executive Director of Community and Population Health at , and Jill Crawford, Principal at , talked about the collaboration between the two entities to develop 78 units of affordable housing with an 8,000-square-foot health clinic on the ground floor. The project includes 16 units of supportive housing for those experiencing long-term homelessness or housing instability. University Hospital refers patients to the supportive housing units and will run the health clinic, which will be a medical practice open to all.

91心頭 Director of Community Engagement Richard Cammarieri moderated a panel discussion with Newark Deputy Mayor Allison Ladd, and President and CEO Marcus Randolph and and CEO Evan Weiss. The group discussed examples of collaborative and cross-sector strategies to advance equity that are happening in Newark.

Attendees of the BHEC Newark Convening also participated in group discussions to talk about successes and challenges they have experienced in their work as well as a bus tour of sites throughout Newark and a reception at , a Newark-based art gallery.

More information about the BHEC initiative can be found at .

Education is important to Aytch because he wasn���t educated as a child. He grew up in North Carolina in an era where discrimination was blatant.

���You were taught that there���s no need for you to educate yourself because your father���s a sharecropper and you���re going to be raised up to be a farmer. So I missed out,��� he said.

He was illiterate until he was in his 30s when he worked hard to learn to read.

But the lack of formal education didn���t hinder his artistic talents.

���I just knew I always had the ability to draw,��� he said.

Aytch is completely self-taught. He is able to see a photograph, a scene or a person and recreate the image in detail. He spends much of his time making art. He has lived at Gardens Senior for about 15 years and has set up his apartment to have a workspace to create his art in the bedroom. He displays his works in the living room.

Gardens Senior Resident Services Coordinator Desiree Crespo first met Aytch during a routine wellness visit.

���I was pleasantly surprised and excited to see a home full of art and expression. He mentions not having an education and that is what hinders him to speak for himself and his art. I find him to speak very well and eloquently with sophistication,��� Crespo said. ���He knows who he is in his work and I enjoy being a part of the process to get him seen for the beautiful art he makes. I especially love how he values education since he was denied one so long ago. Inspirational man through and through.���

Aytch grew up in North Carolina and joined the Army when he was about 20. He said he had to pass an exam to enlist and since he couldn���t read, he just chose answers at random and luckily received a high enough score. When he returned to North Carolina, he found it difficult to find a job because of racial discrimination. So he moved to New Jersey when he was about 26 years old and has been here ever since. He is now 87.

He has embraced his artistic ability and works with a variety of mediums. He can���t pick a favorite, saying he can do anything related to art. He has created works that depict public figures like former President Barack Obama and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. He also does landscapes, including scenes from Weequahic Park.

Aytch���s goal now is to pass along his knowledge to children. He hopes to join a program where he can demonstrate his artistic process and inspire future artists to pursue their dreams. He also wants to impress upon them the importance of getting an education, no matter how talented they may be artistically.

���I don���t want to just die with this ability and not be able to help someone,��� he said.

Children served by the NCC Neighborhood Center, 91心頭���s recreation center located on Hayes Street in Newark, now have a newly renovated space filled with books to enjoy, thanks to an initiative from The Children���s Place.

91心頭 and The Children���s Place unveiled the learning center on Aug. 4 with a ribbon cutting. 91心頭���s center is the second of 10 locations nationwide that The Children���s Place is opening as part of a back-to-school campaign to empower children through reading and continued education.

91心頭 Chief Financial Officer/Interim Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Mbakaya said it was an honor to be chosen as part of the campaign.

���Instilling a love of reading at a young age will serve these children well as they progress through school and look toward their future careers,��� she said. ���Having this newly renovated and dedicated library area will get them even more excited about reading.���

91心頭 Chief Operating Officer Fred Hunter said in a world where electronic devices are so widely utilized, it���s nice to have a space with physical books and an area to sit and enjoy them without the distraction of screens.

���It is great to see a program that is encouraging children to read,��� he said.

91心頭 Youth Services Director Edward Morris was excited to unveil the room and have the children start to use the space.

���We encourage the youth to read every day. We tell them reading not only stretches your mind, but it takes you places, faraway places that you can explore without leaving your home. So I can only imagine what they���re going to do in that room, where they���re going to visit, where they���re going to explore,��� he said. ���My dad used to always tell me young readers become leaders. So we try to instill that in our children.���

Chief Education Officer for the Office of Comprehensive Community Education for the City of Newark Dr. Sharnee Brown attended the event on behalf of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. She talked about the importance of reading and coming back together in community spaces as conditions from COVID-19 improve.

���We���re addressing issues that are so profound like books and literacy. Those are the things that we���re charged to do every day and today is really a celebration to do that in a way that makes us all happy,��� she said.

Newark West Ward Councilman Dupr辿 Kelly said that while technology provides many positive opportunities, books are still vitally important and a shared space offers additional benefits for the community.

���It���s different when you open that book and you read page to page and you get an opportunity to explore your creativity,��� he said. ���But you get that opportunity to do that same thing while sitting next to your peer. Next to someone who looks like you.���

The Children���s Place Vice President of Marketing Melissa Linde explained that the company had chosen 10 sites throughout the United States to place learning centers. Because The Children���s Place is based in Secaucus, leadership knew a New Jersey location would be included.

���We had to start in our backyard,��� she said. ���And that���s why the decision of building this learning center here in Newark was a no-brainer.���

After holding a ribbon cutting in front of the NCC Neighborhood Center, guests moved inside where children who are part of 91心頭���s summer camp were reading books in the new space.��

91心頭 received a donation of 2,000 books as part of the campaign. There were 1,000 in the reading room at the unveiling and the additional books will be delivered at a later date in order to refresh the inventory.

The children were very excited to use the new room. They enjoyed exploring the space, choosing books to read and playing a giant game of Connect 4 that The Children���s Place provided. They also received backpacks, school supplies and gift cards from The Children���s Place and BIC, a partner in the initiative. ThriftBooks donated the reading material.

Among the guests in attendance were Newark Central Ward Councilwoman LaMonica McIver, Newark Council Member at Large Louise Scott-Rountree and Newark Council Member at Large C. Lawrence Crump.

91心頭 thanks The Children���s Place, ThriftBooks and BIC for their work and donations and to everyone who came out for the unveiling. The organization looks forward to serving many children in the space for years to come.

While legal, the ramifications of bulk corporate ownership are farreaching in the city, according to officials. Rents rise, homeownership decreases, affordable housing is less available and renters are displaced, all of which lead to less stable communities.

���Just because something���s legal doesn���t make it right. This acquisition, as the report points out, leads to a great deal of harm in our neighborhoods, particularly racially inequitable harms in terms of rents rising, displacing the residents, evictions and lowered opportunity for homeownership,��� explained Cammarieri, who is also Chair of the Newark Community Development Network and a member of the Equitable Growth Advisory Commission. ���These are all things that are harmful and thus they should be considered wrong, no matter how ���legal��� they might be.���

In an effort to combat the effects of these purchases, Baraka outlined proposed policies, including making it unlawful to solicit offers without the residents��� permission, making sure LLCs provide contact information when purchasing properties, imposing fees on property owners and landlords who increase rents more than 5 percent year over year, adding a deed restriction to all city-owned and Land Bank properties to require them to be affordable and meeting with investors, developers of color and community development corporations to develop strategies to invest in under-invested and disinvested communities in Newark.

���In cities and even suburbs across America, institutional investors are eroding the American dream of homeownership as they convert owner-occupied homes into corporately owned rental units,��� Baraka said. ���In Newark, where we have worked hard for years to expand homeownership, we will do everything possible to combat this dangerous trend. The CLiME report signals that Newark must create stronger and more equitable laws, regulations and policies to ensure that residents share in the growth of our city.���

Deborah Smith Gregory is Vice Chair of the Equitable Growth Advisory Commission and is a homeowner in Newark���s South Ward. She said she has received phone calls about selling her home to investors and has seen many signs in her neighborhood advertising cash for homes. She also said she was unable to figure out the owner of a vacant home in her neighborhood that she was interested in purchasing for a family member.

While Smith Gregory said the actions of the investors aren���t illegal, she called them highly unethical.

���It is not a good feeling to feel like we���re prey,��� she said.

Baraka said he would submit legislation to the municipal council for members to take action to combat the effects of corporate ownership and conversion to rentals.

91心頭���s Health and Human Services Department was instrumental in helping to ensure the event���s success. The department���s community health workers (CHWs) registered individuals for vaccine appointments prior to the event and were on site to help check in vaccine recipients, alongside representatives from Urban League of Essex County, which was a partner with NCC in executing the plan for the day. Event participants also received information about free COVID-19 crisis counseling that is available through Family Service Bureau of Newark (FSB). 91心頭���s Security Department provided transportation for NCC residents who had vaccine appointments at the event.

���This is another in the list of cooperative efforts between government, business and the nonprofit community to get those who face challenges vaccinated,��� said 91心頭 CEO Richard Rohrman. ���The level of cooperation and shared urgency has been something that is encouraging and shows us what we are capable of as a unified group. We were happy to be able to transport people to the event. This initiative is another much needed avenue to help us reach our shared goal of vaccinating as many residents as possible.���

NCC Chief Operating Officer Fred Hunter attended the kickoff event and spoke about how 91心頭 serves a large population of people of color and has made vaccine education and distribution a priority.

���There are many different areas of 91心頭 that are instrumental in getting the message out about the importance of getting folks vaccinated,��� he said.

In addition to helping with the community vaccination event, 91心頭, with the assistance of area pharmacies and the City of Newark Department of Health, has offered vaccines to residents and staff members at its senior housing buildings and skilled nursing facility. Education surrounding the vaccines for residents and staff members is ongoing.

���Vulnerable seniors in our nursing home and senior buildings were vaccinated in their homes,��� Rohrman said. ���The Newark Health Department has been outstanding.���

91心頭 Chief of Health and Human Services Arti Kakkar emphasized the importance of education and accessibility.

���When it comes to disparities in health, it is important to note for future endeavors why it exists because that needs to be addressed. When it comes to vaccination efforts, we need to make it easily accessible for Newark residents to be able to meet the vaccination goals set by the county and the state,��� she said. ���For successful implementation of a vaccination program, I strongly believe we need to address the hesitancy around the vaccines by community education, which we are doing with our community health workers, and also address emotional issues and anxiety that we are addressing through our crisis counseling support through FSB.���

Data supports the assertion that increased education and access to vaccinations for communities of color are important to help put an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time of the kickoff event, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said that less than 5 percent of the Newark population had been fully vaccinated.

���With something like this, we���re providing access to people to get the vaccination, particularly in neighborhoods where people are more likely to die from COVID-19,��� Baraka said. ���These communities are three times more likely to succumb to the coronavirus and 10 times less likely to take the vaccine, which is why this event is extremely important.���

Funding for the Newark Equitable Vaccine Initiative comes from a $1 million grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to United Way of Greater Newark.

���The Newark Equitable Vaccine Initiative leverages Newark���s best resources for building equity and increasing access to the community,��� said United Way of Greater Newark President and CEO Catherine Wilson. ���It brings together local health care providers, community-based organizations, small business owners, clergy, elected officials and concerned citizens all working together to coordinate on distribution, connect residents with providers, share resources and promote accurate health information.���

Having a group of entities working together to help to educate and vaccinate the community will hopefully increase vaccine participation.

���No one organization, no one government can do this alone,��� said Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo. ���I want to see everyone engaged in this.���

Dr. Shereef Elnahal, president and CEO of University Hospital, told those in attendance that he and his staff have seen firsthand the devastating effect COVID-19 has had on communities of color. Because infections continue, he said the efforts of the Newark Equitable Vaccine Initiative are vital to fighting the virus.

���This pandemic is not over and its impact on Black and brown people has not ended,��� Elnahal said. ���We have to do this. We have to start now and we have to work together.���

Adenah Bayoh, IHOP Multi-Franchise Owner and Cornbread Co-Founder, allowed her Bergen Street IHOP location���s parking lot to serve as the kickoff event location. She was born and raised in Newark and volunteered at University Hospital when she was 12 years old. She said the initiative is personal to her and very important.

���I would shut down IHOP if I had to to make sure more people in the community get vaccinated,��� she said.

Personnel from Rite Aid and Newark Community Health Center were on hand to administer vaccines throughout the day of the kickoff.

Rite Aid Division Vice President Margherita R. Cardello said the pharmacy is happy to be a part of the Newark Equitable Vaccine Initiative to increase access to information and vaccinations.

���It���s only possible with community groups and businesses working together seamlessly for the greater good,��� she said.

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo and the Board of Chosen Freeholders dedicated memorial plaques along Legends Way to five individuals who made great contributions to the county during their lives. Among those recognized were two with close ties to 91心頭: Trish Morris-Yamba, the late wife of NCC Board President Dr. A. Zachary Yamba, and Kenneth A. Gibson, a founding NCC board member and the first black mayor of Newark.

Elected officials, family members and friends gathered Sept. 18 at Governor Brendan Byrne Plaza in Newark for the ceremony and unveiling of the plaques along Legends Way.

In addition to Morris-Yamba and Gibson, county officials unveiled memorial plaques for Pearl Beatty, first Freeholder President; Lebby C. Jones, Freeholder and Irvington Councilwoman; and Ramon Rivera, founder of La Casa de Don Pedro.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said all five individuals were interested in community empowerment in addition to community service.

���Collectively the work that they did was probably more than thousands of us put together,��� Baraka said. ���There would be no baton to take if they didn���t pass it to us.���

Morris-Yamba served as the executive director of the Newark Day Center and the Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund for 32 years. She made it possible for inner-city children to participate in outdoor recreational activities, including summer camp. She founded the CHEN School and the Early Childhood��Coalition of Newark. She was also a founding member of the National Congress of Black Women.

NCC Board President Yamba spoke about how his late wife never wanted to run for office herself but was always very active behind the scenes to help women seeking election.

���She traveled the length and breadth of this nation to make sure that women who were running for office had the support of strong black women,��� Yamba said.

He added that many miss Morris-Yamba but they take comfort in knowing she had an impact.

���We know that what she has done will far outlive her life on this earth,��� he said.

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver said Morris-Yamba was a friend personally and professionally.

���Anything I ever did, any office I ever ran for, the first contribution I would get was from Trish Morris-Yamba,��� Oliver said. ���Whether I was running on the line or off the line, Trish was always there for me.���

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo said Morris-Yamba was able to raise thousands of dollars to send children to summer camp but didn���t seek recognition.

���She never, ever looked for praise whatsoever,��� he said.

Essex County Deputy Chief of Staff William Payne said children had a better life because of Morris-Yamba.

���Trish was just an exceptional person,��� he said.

Gibson was one of the founding board members of 91心頭. He is best known for becoming the first black mayor of Newark in 1970.

���This was a watershed moment for Essex County and for the entire nation,��� said Essex County Freeholder President Brendan Gill of his election.

Oliver said without Gibson���s achievement, she would not hold her current position.

���I would not be lieutenant governor without the opportunities provided to me by Kenneth Allen Gibson,��� she said. ���Ken Gibson won election when I was 17 years old. I cried like a baby because I understood the significance of what he had done.���

DiVincenzo said Gibson became the mayor of Newark at a difficult time, after the uprising in 1967 and civil unrest.

���Ken came in and made peace within the city,��� DiVincenzo said.

Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said Gibson was a close friend who he met while working at the Newark Police Department.

���He was just a terrific person to work with,��� Fontoura said.

Gibson���s wife Camille thanked everyone in attendance on behalf of the family.

���Ken and I were joined at the hip and he was my hero,��� she said. ���We appreciate this very, very much.���

Essex County Democratic Committee Chairman LeRoy Jones said each memorial plaque represents a person who cared for others no matter their political beliefs.

���These are individuals that looked out for people regardless of their party banner,��� he said. ���They had a rich spirit of public service. They had a rich spirit of giving.���

In addition to receiving classroom and hands-on instruction at the NCCTI Training Center, students will have the opportunity to receive industry specific training at area dealerships while being paid at least $15 per hour for their work.

To highlight the opportunities, NCCTI is hosting an Information Session Wednesday, July 31 at 10 a.m. at its Training Center, located at 210 West Bigelow St., Newark, NJ 07108. In addition to NCCTI staff, representatives from NJ CAR, the city and the Newark Alliance will be on hand and employers will be present to discuss job opportunities.

���NCCTI is on the cutting edge of establishing apprenticeship opportunities in the automotive and diesel sectors,��� said NCCTI Director Rodney Brutton. ���We are proud to partner with NJ CAR, the city of Newark and the Newark Alliance for this initiative.���

���NJ CAR looks forward to the opportunity to work with NCC to help develop and connect NCC talent to the dealerships throughout the region offering good paying jobs and rewarding careers as automotive technicians,��� said NJ CAR President Jim Appleton. ���Car dealerships are uniquely local businesses and the jobs they offer come with great pay, benefits and, most importantly, can���t be outsourced to the Sun Belt or shipped overseas.���

NJ CAR received a grant from the New Jersey Department of Labor to provide paid apprenticeships. The organization identified NCCTI as a feeder program for Essex County.

The funding is part of an expansion of apprenticeship opportunities in the state of New Jersey. These types of programs lead to life-sustaining wages, clearly defined career pathways and lifelong self-sufficiency. Gov. Phil Murphy held a press conference in February announcing $2.8 million in grant money for apprenticeship programs statewide.

91心頭 91心頭 Career & Technical Institute (NCCTI)
91心頭 Career & Technical Institute () is an accredited post-secondary career and technical school in Newark, N.J., that provides training that prepares students to receive nationally recognized credentials in several industries. NCCTI���s mission is to improve the quality of life of all students through education and occupational training in a community that fosters life-long learning.

91心頭 91心頭 (NCC)
91心頭 (www.newcommunity.org) was founded in 1968 in Newark, N.J., by Monsignor William J. Linder and a small group of community residents during a time of civil unrest that was spreading throughout urban communities across the United States. NCC has grown to become one of the largest and most comprehensive community development organizations in the country, providing services ranging from housing and health care to education and banking services. 91心頭���s mission is to help residents of inner cities improve the quality of their lives to reflect individual God-given dignity and personal achievement.

91心頭 New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJ CAR)
The New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers (), founded in 1918, is a nonprofit organization serving franchised new car and truck retailers throughout New Jersey. NJ CAR���s purpose is to promote the principles of commercial honor and integrity in the sale and service of motor vehicles. The primary objectives of NJ CAR are to further any legitimate interests of its members, to keep its members informed on a variety of business matters, practices, trends and legislation, and to provide special products and services to its members.

91心頭 Newark Alliance
The Newark Alliance () is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the ongoing economic revitalization of Newark, striving to transform the city into a better and safer place to work, live, learn, play and do business. Supported by corporate and community partners, the Alliance has successfully leveraged Newark���s competitive assets to generate economic growth for the city, state, region and beyond. Through innovative partnerships with key stakeholders, the Alliance has developed creative solutions and supported major citywide initiatives that are delivering transformational change for residents and visitors alike, further advancing Newark’s renaissance into one of America’s great cities.