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“ICC is one of the most remarkable non-profits in any American city… but it is in our city.”
-The late Newark historian and Rutgers Professor Dr. Clement Alexander Price, speaking at ICC’s 2013 Gala
MISSION AND
VALUES
To engage and empower individuals, families,and groups in realizing their aspirations…
INVESTING IN CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Programs and services to meet community needs, especially the needs of the most vulnerable …
ORGANIZING FOR JUSTICE
We envision a safe, healthy, just, and nurturing Ironbound, a welcoming and fully inclusive community …
OUR COMMUNITY
A mosaic of peoples from countries around the world who arrive in the community with aspirations for a better life …
50 YEARS, A LEGACY
ICC impacts the lives of Ironbound residents both at the individual and community levels…
What our community is saying
ICC brings people together…. Coming to the Family Success Center, to our Garden Club, and Knitting Club is like meeting with family. We talk, we share, we laugh, and we help each other. I especially like gardening with my family and friends because it reminds me of my home country, Ecuador… I wasn’t even surprised when ICC staff showed up on a Saturday morning when an apartment in my building was on fire… I invite you to join us; the center is for all of us!
Special Initiatives
Landmark Law To Protect NJs Poorest Communities From Pollution Signed Into Law
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Mortgage and Rent Relief Plans May Be On the Way for Newark, But Will They Be Enough?
NEWARK, NJ — A bill designed to stave off a flood of ...
Read moreEnvironmental Injustice Exhibit at Newark’s Hahne Building
If you walk into the Express building in Newark, you’ll see ...
Read moreNJTV News covers launch of “Climates of Inequality” exhibit. November 1, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiI5Gh4x1aY&feature=youtu.be ...
Read moreWBGO Reports on ‘Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice’ Exhibit
By ANG SANTOS , WBGO Newark is one of many cities part of the ...
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Industry Surrounds Newark’s Ironbound Neighborhood
April 01, 2019 Caroline Craig, NRDC Even when speeding along ...
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Thriving Cities Take Collaboration
Always uplift, never uproot.” That maxim was greeted with … ...
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Ironbound Building Height Ordinance Stirs Up Gentrification Concerns
By REBECCA PANICO January 7, 2019 at 5:31 PM The MX-3 ordinance ...
Read moreCity Council Moves Ahead With Plan to Give Evicted Residents Free Legal Services
By REBECCA PANICO Eviction proceedings for Newarkers take place ...
Read more“Gentrification at its worst”: Residents, advocacy groups fight to save Terrell Homes
By ELANA KNOPP Images from days gone by at Newark’s ...
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