New Community Corporation

New Community Corporation (NCC) is a not-for-profit community development corporation based in Newark, New Jersey. It is recognized by urban development analysts as one of the largest and most diversified community development organizations in the United States. NCC followed in the footsteps of the community action component of the war on poverty from the early 1960s, which emphasized community organizing, provision of a variety of community-enhancing services, and resident participation in agency operation. Early prototypes of the community action movement included local housing and service agencies started by the Ford Foundation Gray Areas Initiative and the United States Office of Economic Opportunity, and the federal / private Mobilization for Youth in New York City.

Read more about New Community Corporation:  Formation, Housing Ventures, Child Daycare Affiliation, Initial Diversifications, Health Care, Human Services, Business Ventures, Job Training, Financial Services, Education, Financial Uncertainties, Conclusion

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