FORE!! NJCDC Holds Successful 2nd Annual Golf Outing! Fore the kids On June 14th, NJCDC successfully hosted over 130 supporters for a beautiful summer round of golf at the North Jersey Country Club. NJCDC would like to acknowledge all of our committed supporters, sponsors and friends who helped make the 2nd Annual “Fore the Kids Golf Outing”
Save the date Thursday October 28th 2010 for NJCDC’s Sixteenth Anniversary Dinner For more information please contact Beth Hyslip New Jersey Community Development Corporation Phone: 973-413-1600
On June 18-19th, members of the Great Falls Youth Corps, along with associates from the Paterson Youth Council visited Washington D.C. to learn first hand about the deep connection between the nation’s capitol and the historic city of Paterson. The lead organizers, the Great Falls Youth Corps—one of NJCDC’s newest youth programs—is an innovative partnership
NJCDC hosted a ceremony on Friday, June 4, 2010 with Lori Grifa, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, who announced NJCDC’s receipt of $1 million through the Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit (NRTC) Program. Through this unique program, New Jersey corporations are able to designate qualified non-profits to receive funds that would otherwise
NJCDC hosted a kick-off celebration introducing “Fix-It: Paterson’s Volunteer Repair Service” program on April 23rd. The event took place at 162 Gould Avenue in Paterson at the home of the program’s first client. The Fix-It Program utilizes a crew of dedicated volunteers who perform minor household maintenance and repairs for low-income senior citizens and individuals with
Saturday, April 24th was Global Youth Service Day, and NJCDC’s current class of AmeriCorps Members participated in the “Slam Dunk the Junk” area cleanup project. In the wake of the severe flooding experienced throughout Paterson and the Passaic County region last month, this year’s event was especially critical, as a number of the area’s parks,
On Friday, April 16, NJCDC held a ceremonial event with Paterson Mayor Joey Torres to demolish an abandoned property in order to begin the process of constructing a new affordable housing complex for young adults leaving the foster care system as well as grandparents raising children. The new housing complex, called
Fore The Kids Save the Date: June 14, 2010 for NJCDC’s 2nd Annual Golf Tournament! Download brochure/registration form
In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, vision, and commitment to the causes of both civil rights and public service, the Paterson Youth Council (PYC) hosted its 4th Annual Dr. MLK Youth Recognition Awards Brunch at the Brownstone House on Monday, January 18, 2010.
Since NJCDC’s inception in 1994, we have sponsored a Christmas Eve holiday party for hundreds of disadvantaged Paterson children each year. This year’s event, held at St. Gerard’s Community Center, was our largest event to date.
As of December 1st, four chronically homeless individuals with disabilities from Passaic County have an apartment of their own and are no longer homeless. These individuals are the first of many who will be permanently housed through NJCDC’s newest housing program called Housing First. NJCDC was selected by the
Dr. Donnie W. Evans, Superintendent of Paterson Public Schools, appeared at New Jersey Community Development Corporation’s headquarters on the evening of December 1st, to administer an oath of service to 33 Members of NJCDC’s Paterson Community Schools Corps (PCSC), the organization’s 16th AmeriCorps class.
The Attorney General announced that the state would be providing $3 million in new grant money to support and expand YouthBuild programs statewide. Included in this allocation is over $600,000 for NJCDC to expand the current Great Falls YouthBuild program.
NJCDC celebrated its 15th Anniversary with a gala event at the Valley Regency in Clifton, New Jersey on October 22, 2009. Nearly 400 friends and supporters gathered to hear about our recent accomplishments and our agenda for the future.
Many appointed and elected officials were on hand in Paterson yesterday to celebrate the 4000th solar installation in the state of New Jersey. Birch Arms, a supportive housing project run by New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) for the formerly homeless with a mental illness, was the host of the celebration, as it is
On August 7th, NJCDC hosted the second annual Rutgers University Governor’s School Engineering and Technology Event. The event was open to any Paterson youth aged thirteen and above, and was attended by students from Garrett Morgan Academy and the Great Falls Teen Center.
On Tuesday, July 28, members of the NJCDC Real Estate Team – Randi Moore, Frank Cinque, Jen Shukaitis, and Gray Smith – traveled to Washington, DC with Birch Arms Resident William to participate in a Congressional Reception with the New Jersey Advocacy Network to End Homelessness. The intention of the event was to bring together
New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) is celebrating the success of its first annual “Fore The Kids” Golf Tournament, which took place on Monday, July 20, 2009. Hosted at North Jersey Country Club, the golf outing brought together 120 golfers for a day of fun and competition to benefit NJCDC. Close to $100,000
On June 9, members of CH2M HILL’s Parsippany, NJ office, in collaboration with students from the Garrett Morgan Academy (GMA), Paterson, NJ, held a series of dynamic presentations and interactive demonstrations on water and environmental engineering in Paterson Public Schools 2 and 5. The event, called the Paterson Engineering Outreach, was presented to 120
On May 4, 2009, New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) President and Founder Bob Guarasci was appointed by Governor Jon Corzine to serve on the Board of Trustees of William Paterson University. Prior to the appointment, Mr. Guarasci’s nomination was formally confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate.
On Tuesday, June 4, volunteers from KPMG’s offices in Montvale, New Jersey visited the Paterson Family Center as part of a company-wide volunteering day. These KPMG employees were spread out in each of the seven classrooms, reading to the students, playing with them during activity time, and assisting them on art projects.
On Friday, May 22, NJCDC hosted community representatives, partners and supporters at its one-year anniversary celebration of Birch Arms supportive housing program. Speakers at the event included New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency’s (HMFA) Executive Director Marge Della Vecchia, Enterprise Community Partners Vice-President Tom Eastman and NJCDC President Bob Guarasci.
As part of the recent economic stimulus legislation, President Obama and the U.S. Congress committed over $200 million to promote national service as one of the ways of helping to renew the American economy. Due to its previous success in utilizing AmeriCorps members in the Paterson community, as well as the continued need
On May 14th and 15th, two NJCDC teams competed in the North Jersey Robotics Competition at Passaic County Community College. The competition pitted 10 teams from Northern New Jersey against each other in three challenges: the sharpshooter, the trash collector and the obstacle course.
On April 15th, Representative Bill Pascrell Jr., Senator Frank Lautenberg, Senator Bob Menendez and Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres held a community celebration to mark President Obama’s signing of the Omnibus Public Lands Act, which designated 35 acres of land surrounding the Great Falls as the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park.
Governor Corzine visited New Jersey Community Development Corporation’s Paterson Family Center on Tuesday, April 14th to introduce a streamlined application process to help enroll 350,000 uninsured children throughout the state.
Come join the celebration on Wednesday, April 15th at 11am when Congressman Bill Pascrell, Senator Frank Lautenberg, Senator Robert Menendez, Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres, NJCDC President Bob Guarasci and others will gather at the Great Falls Overlook Park to celebrate the designation of the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park.
Design Ideas Group Architecture + Planning, LLC has received a Citation of Excellence for the construction and renovation of Community Charter School of Paterson in the 2009 edition of Learning By Design, the premier annual guide that showcases innovative school and university design and construction projects.
On Thursday, March 19, volunteers from the Great Falls Youth Build Program and teachers from the Paterson Family Center put together a fun day of activities for our 3 and 4 year old students.
Blood donors make a difference! Join Paterson Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres and community groups such as Community Blood Services, NJCDC Community Leaders Program, and Paterson Great Falls YouthBuild on “Do Something Good” Day.
On Friday, February 27, all of the four year-old students of the Paterson Family Center, located at 32 Spruce Street in Paterson, hopped on yellow school buses with their parents and teachers for a trip to New York City to visit the Museum of Natural History.
On February 25th, the New Jersey Historic Trust announced its recommended list for 2008 Historic Preservation Grants. NJCDC’s project to fully restore/rehabilitate the Rogers Locomotive Works Storage Building was included on this list. After an intense screening and application process, this project was granted $750,000, the maximum award for capital construction.
Three groups of North Jersey high school students with a knack for technology spent Saturday showing off their “perfect” robots — while building a better future for themselves. The students from the Pascack Valley Regional High School District, Garret Morgan Academy in Paterson and Mahwah High School joined nearly 300 other East Coast students — and
By Harvy Lipman Record Columnist As anyone who’s driven past Hackensack University Medical Center recently can tell you, the recession hasn’t brought a halt to all non-profit capital projects… And in Passaic County, the non-profit New Jersey Development Corp. is moving forward with plans to purchase property and construct two affordable-housing projects.
From February 26th through 28th, the Garrett Morgan Academy (GMA) Robotics team will compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition in Trenton. FIRST is a national non-profit organization created by inventor Dean Kamen to help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to compete in the technologically-drive global economy.
On January 28th, 2009, NJCDC joined over 150 volunteers led by local non-profit organizations and businesses in a 24 hour “Point in Time” homeless count and Project Homeless Connect event to offer resources and services to the less fortunate.
In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and vision, the Paterson Youth Council (PYC) hosted their third annual MLK Youth Recognition Awards Brunch at the Brownstone House on Monday, January 19. The PYC, organized by New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC), is a citywide youth-led and youth-driven civic organization made up of
As in previous years, New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) will be working alongside various Passaic County organizations engaged in addressing the issue of homelessness – including Eva’s Village and St. Paul’s CDC – for this year’s Project Homeless Connect and the Point-In-Time Count on Wednesday, January 28.
On December 24, 2008, New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) hosted its 15th annual holiday party at the Bishop Rodimer Community Center on Grand Street in Paterson. The annual party, which is a culmination of a month-long gift and food drive, was attended this year by close to 400 people and served over 500
Each year, the Paterson Youth Council honors Patersonians who have made a positive impact in the lives of Paterson’s youth, bestowing Youth Recognition Awards upon five youth winners and one adult winner. The nomination process has begun, and all nominations are due no later than Friday, January 9. The Youth Recognition Awards Ceremony
On October 29, the NJCDC pro bono team was honored at the annual Lowenstein Sandler “Pro Bono Celebration,” which was attended by over 100 Lowenstein attorneys and pro bono partners at the firm’s headquarters in Roseland, New Jersey.
Herald News By HEATHER APPEL They don’t have the vote yet, but that didn’t stop some 200 local youths from getting the word out about Tuesday’s elections.
Youth from around Paterson joined forces on Saturday, November 1 to encourage Patersonians to vote on Election Day.
Herald News By DENISA R. SUPERVILLE Hadit Reyes was curious about one thing: Did John Lawrence, Nancy Pelosi’s chief of staff, know Barack Obama?
The Paterson Alliance held its 2nd Annual “Extra Mile Award” Celebration on October 30th at The Brownstone in Paterson. The “Extra Mile” Award highlights the achievements and efforts of staff members and/or volunteers within non-profit organizations who have gone above and beyond the call of duty and who exude pride, commitment and passion for their
NJCDC 14th Anniversary Dinner Leaders from the New Jersey corporate, governmental and labor arenas celebrated the 14th anniversary of New Jersey Community Development (NJCDC) on Tuesday, October 28th at the Valley Regency in Clifton, New Jersey. The annual event is a celebration of the broad range of programs and services in the areas of community
Robert F. Guarasci, Founder and President of New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC), was awarded the 2008 Governor’s Excellence in Housing Award for Special Achievement in Atlantic City.