If you or someone you know are in need of food, baby items, clothing, shelter, energy assistance, pending eviction or mortgage assistance, at risk of lead exposure at home, are a victim of a crime, and/or need youth development activities or young adult vocational training we have a department here to help!
The Department of Community Engagements mission is to actively interact and engage with members of the community to make both potential and current clients and volunteers aware of all of the services that United Community Corporation offers. We also promote and support United Community Corporation’s overall goal of moving people from dependency to self-sufficiency.
The Community Engagement Department :
- Has been extremely successful in increasing UCC’s presence in the media with appearances on NJ.com, Yahoo, Patch, El Especialto Newspaper and Essex Daily News - in addition to being featured in Newark’s own The Star-Ledger.
- Uses our massive food distribution events to promote all of UCC’s services that can help fulfill even more of our clients’ needs.
- Actively seeks new marketing opportunities to spread the word about everything UCC is doing to serve the community.
- Maintains United Community Corporation’s website and social media account to keep them all up-to-date with fresh and engaging content.
Making things happen
The Community Engagement Department is extremely involved with event planning and organizing, which includes but is not limited to logistical setup, volunteer coordinating, designing t-shirts, banners and flyers, photography / media exposure opportunities, and day-of-event management.
UCC IN THE NEWS
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3 Newark Flag Football Teams Vegas-bound for Championship Tournament
Gov. Murphy Allocates Millions to Gun Violence Prevention
Community Fridge Launches in East Ward to Assist Residents
NJ.com
N.J. giving police $7M for equipment to help fight gun violence, Murphy says
UCC YouthBuild celebrates program’s largest graduating class
Patch.com
Free 'Community Refrigerators' Ease Food Insecurity In Newark
Press of Atlantic City
RLS Media
Community fridge founded by Black Lives Matter Paterson helps feed homeless people
Local Newark agencies debut community refrigerator in East Ward
Local Newark agencies debut community refrigerator in East Ward NEWARK, NJ – United Community Corporation, the New Jersey Children’s Foundation, the Presbytery of Northeast New Jersey and Newark Opportunity Youth Network introduced the collaboration’s first community refrigerator with a ribbon-cutting event on Friday, Jan. 21. The refrigerator is located outside Wolff Memorial Presbyterian Church (106 […]
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Free ‘community refrigerators’ reduce food insecurity in Newark NEWARK, NJ – New Jersey’s Largest Cities: An inspiring new trend is sweeping through community refrigerators. Several Newark community groups recently celebrated the launch of the 24/7, self-service food pantry outside Wolfe Memorial Presbyterian Church at 106 N. Street in the city’s East Ward. Filled with necessities […]
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"This event was really important because a lot of parents ran out of unemployment and weren't going to be able to give their children gifts"
- UCC Director of Youth, Family & Senior Services Yucleidis Melendez
While Shop with a Hero was going on in downtown Newark, UCC's Department of Youth, Family & Senior Services were at Vailsburg Park holding their annual Holiday Express Giveaway. In two hours, the UCC team gave out 350 toys to children and their families. The gifts were donated through Jersey Cares, Chosen Generation Church and Habitat for Humanity.
"This event was really important because a lot of parents ran out of unemployment and weren't going to be able to give their children gifts," UCC Director of Youth, Family & Senior Services Yucleidis Melendez said. "There were a lot of children smiling after receiving toys that their parents may not have been able to afford. Walking away from this event makes me happy because I know that UCC is following our mission of helping families in need."
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