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Giving Tuesday 2025

Giving Tuesday 2025

Development – November 24, 2025
  This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to stand with us in the fight against food insecurity in the Ironbound....
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Ironbound Community Corporation Hosts Thanksgiving Food Drive, Serving Over 300 Newark Residents

Ironbound Community Corporation Hosts Thanksgiving Food Drive, Serving Over 300 Newark Residents

Development – November 14, 2025
  On Friday, November 7, 2025, Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) in partnership with Community Foodbank of New Jersey, hosted its...
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Ironbound Community Corporation and City of Newark Host East Ward Community Food Hub in Response to SNAP Disruption

Ironbound Community Corporation and City of Newark Host East Ward Community Food Hub in Response to SNAP Disruption

Development – November 14, 2025
On Monday, November 10, 2025, the Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC), in partnership with the City of Newark, hosted the East...
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NJ Court Prohibits Construction of Controversial Newark Gas Plant

Development – October 27, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,  October 27, 2025 NJ Court Prohibits Construction of Controversial Newark Gas Plant Project in limbo after PVSC...
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City of Newark, clean air, climate justice, climate resilience, community health, Earthjustice, environmental justice, environmental racism, Hazel Applewhite, Ironbound Community Corporation, Ironbound neighborhood, Jonathan Smith, legal advocacy, Newark NJ, overburdened communities, Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, pollution, public health, renewable energy, sustainability
Fight Against PVSC’s Fossil Fuel Power Plant

Fight Against PVSC’s Fossil Fuel Power Plant

Development – August 26, 2025
Ironbound Community Corporation Joins Legal Fight Against PVSC’s Fossil Fuel Power Plant Lawsuit Challenges Violation of Environmental Justice Law and...
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Alejandra Torres, Ana Isabel Baptista, Brooke Helmick, City of Newark, clean air, climate justice, climate resilience, community health, Earthjustice, environmental justice, environmental racism, Food and Water Watch, fossil fuel power plants, Hazel Applewhite, Ironbound Community Corporation, Ironbound neighborhood, Jonathan Smith, legal advocacy, Matthew Smith, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance, Newark NJ, overburdened communities, Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, Paula Rogovin, pollution, public health, Ras Baraka, renewable energy, sustainability, The New School
Ironbound Community Corporation CEO Hazel Applewhite Sworn In as Commissioner on Newark’s Equitable Growth Advisory Commission

Ironbound Community Corporation CEO Hazel Applewhite Sworn In as Commissioner on Newark’s Equitable Growth Advisory Commission

Development – August 13, 2025
                 Newark, NJ — August 12, 2025, The Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) is...
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ICC’s Director Of Programs, Charles Barlow-Richardson, Featured in Department of Environmental Services Article

ICC’s Director Of Programs, Charles Barlow-Richardson, Featured in Department of Environmental Services Article

Development – July 25, 2025
We’re thrilled to see our very own Charles Barlow-Richardson featured in the latest NJDEP article spotlighting the incredible work of...
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Charles Barlow-Richardson, DEP, NJDEP, Youth Inclusion Initiative
Ironbound Community Corporation Joins NAACP and Others at Emergency Press Conference Opposing Harmful Federal Legislation

Ironbound Community Corporation Joins NAACP and Others at Emergency Press Conference Opposing Harmful Federal Legislation

Development – July 8, 2025
Newark, NJ — On July 2, Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) stood in firm solidarity with the NAACP, the People’s Organization...
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Moving On Ceremony: Congrats To Our Grads

Moving On Ceremony: Congrats To Our Grads

Development – July 3, 2025
                                    On June...
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ceremony, Early Learning Center
CEO Hazel Applewhite Appointed to City of Newark’s Equitable Growth Advisory Commission

CEO Hazel Applewhite Appointed to City of Newark’s Equitable Growth Advisory Commission

Development – July 3, 2025
CEO Hazel Applewhite Appointed to City of Newark’s Equitable Growth Advisory Commission (EGAC)              ...
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advocate, economic empowerment, economic justice, Equitable Growth Advisory Commission
CEO, Hazel Applewhite, Representing Ironbound Community Cooperation in recent ABC7 News Feature

CEO, Hazel Applewhite, Representing Ironbound Community Cooperation in recent ABC7 News Feature

Development – July 3, 2025
CEO, Hazel Applewhite, Representing in recent ABC7 News Feature                      ...
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abc, abcnews, citizenship, Hazel Applewhite
Leaders Unite Against Unlawful Detention at Delaney Hall

Leaders Unite Against Unlawful Detention at Delaney Hall

Development – May 5, 2025
City of Newark and Community Leaders Unite Against Unlawful Detention at Delaney Hall   Newark, NJ — On Monday, May...
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FFC Program Manager Christian Callahan Recognized at Prudential Community Grants Program Awards

FFC Program Manager Christian Callahan Recognized at Prudential Community Grants Program Awards

Development – April 25, 2025
Christian Callahan, bottom row, 2nd from the left. On Thursday, April 24, 2025, Christian Callahan, FFC Program Manager and Community...
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Housing Justice Advocacy Coalition Kickoff

Housing Justice Advocacy Coalition Kickoff

Development – March 18, 2025
Housing Justice Advocacy Coalition Kickoff In partnership with Clinton Hill Community Action and Newark Community Street Team, we're launching the Housing...
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affordable housing, April 9, Clinton Hill Community Action, HJAC, housing, housing justice, housing justice advocay coalition, march 20, Newark, Newark Community Street Team
Newark Community Unites Against NJDEP

Newark Community Unites Against NJDEP

Development – March 13, 2025
Newark Community Unites Against NJDEP Approval of Newark’s Fourth Fossil Fuel Power Plant March 13, 2025 —Newark, NJ – The...
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environmental justice, Press Conference, press release, protest, pvsc
ICC Speaks Out at FUERA ICE Press Conference

ICC Speaks Out at FUERA ICE Press Conference

Development – March 12, 2025
ICC Speaks Out at FUERA ICE Press Conference TAP OR CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO Ironbound Community Corporation CEO Hazel Applewhite...
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Delaney Hall, environmental justice, Fuera ICE, ICE, Immigration Justice, ironbound, Newark, Press C, Press Conference, protest, speech

RFQ Announcement: Lead Abatement and Remediation Services

Development – February 19, 2025
RFQ Announcement: Lead Abatement and Remediation Services Ironbound Community Corporation invites qualified Lead Remediation/Mitigation Contractors and NJ Certified Lead Abatement...
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lead, RFQ
Black History Month Panel Discussion

Black History Month Panel Discussion

Development – February 19, 2025
Ironbound Community Corporation’s Black History Month Panel Discussion a Resounding Success Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) is proud to announce the...
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bhm 2025, black history month, community event, event, James Gee, Jeannine LaRue, new public library, NPL, panel discussion, Richard Roper, Shavar Jeffries, Sherri-Ann Butterfield, special event

ICC Honored to Receive Grant for Violence Intervention and Prevention Work

Development – February 3, 2025
Ironbound Community Corporation Honored to Receive Grant for Violence Intervention and Prevention Work Newark, NJ – Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC)...
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Award, CBVI, Govenor Murphy, grant, news
Newark ICE Raid Press Conference

Newark ICE Raid Press Conference

Development – January 25, 2025
January 24, CEO Hazel Applewhite delivered a powerful speech following the ICE raid in Newark’s Ironbound section. https://youtu.be/b7LpOhWUSeg?si=npOwqgFSdH96DCav   Newark,...
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Hazel Applewhite, ICE Raid, Immigration Justice, Newark, Press Conference, video
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