Urban League of Essex County

06/03/2026

The Urban League of Essex County in partnership with MEND is Meeting Essential Needs with Dignity will begin distributing fresh produce!

📅 Every first Saturday of the month (June 6)
⏲️ 10am - 12pm
📍 Urban League of Essex County's Community Wellness Center - 513 Central Avenue, Newark

While picking up your produce, if you have time, you can join the volunteers in the garden across the street.

Food & Health Equity Coalition of Essex County, NJ New Community Corporation New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Reinvestment Fund LISC New Jersey Fairmount Heights Neighborhood Association University Hospital

06/02/2026

Today is Primary Election Day in New Jersey!

Every vote helps shape the future of our neighborhoods, schools, jobs, and communities. For underserved populations, voting is one of the most powerful tools for creating change and ensuring our voices are heard.

Vote today. Your voice matters. Your community matters.

Polls open at 6am and close at 8pm

Visit for voting information in New Jersey and Essex County: http://ulec.org/voting/

05/28/2026

Newark families need more than affordable housing. They need real pathways to ownership and wealth.

As investment and development continue across our city, we must ensure longtime residents have opportunities to build equity through homeownership, entrepreneurship, and community investment.

Creating affordable units alone will not close the racial wealth gap. Sustainable economic mobility comes from ownership, access, and the ability to pass assets from one generation to the next.

Read the full op-ed from our President and CEO, Vivian Cox Fraser
https://ow.ly/E9z250Z4KVM

05/21/2026

Utility Assistance Event
Greater Abyssinian Baptist Church
88 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ
May 27, 2026 from 10am - 3pm

From our friends at:
City of Newark, NJ - City Hall
Mayor Ras J. Baraka
Councilwoman At-Large Louise Scott-Rountree
Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker/
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese Newark
PSEG
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs

05/21/2026

From our friends at the City of Newark, NJ - City Hall

Community Meeting
Thursday, May 21 at 6pm
Unified Vailsburg Services Organization
1033 S. Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ

With Mayor Ras J. Baraka and West Ward Councilman Doitall For Newark Dupré Kelly

05/20/2026

🔥 from our friends at East Orange City Hall 🎶

🔥 EAST ORANGE, get ready for SOUL IN THE CITY — where the music and energy is on fire! 🔥

Join us EVERY WEDNESDAY starting in July at Elmwood Park in East Orange between 6pm-9pm for an evening of good music, good people, and good vibes!

*Hosted by DJ Fuquan and DJ Tamir*

This is an event for the entire family to enjoy!

Vendor opportunities are available! For more information, please call 973.266.5151.

Special thanks to our sponsors Ted R. Green Foundation, Crosstown Plumbing Supply, Fuzz One Security, and the Law Office of Ramon Rivera.

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05/20/2026

Congratulations to Newark’s newest homeowners! Through our program, local families are gaining access to affordable homeownership and building long-term economic stability.

Thank you to TAPinto Newark for the coverage and our publicist Lisa Durden for helping share these important stories with the community.

ulec.org/realestate

The Urban League of Essex County cut the ribbon on two new homes, completing its Fairmount Homes Project, on Monday, May 18.

05/19/2026

Hey 👋🏾 from our friends at Township of Belleville, NJ

Just Jersey Food Truck Festival is pulling up to Belleville Municipal Stadium with food trucks, live music, games, pony rides, a petting zoo, beer garden, games, and good vibes all day long. Bring dad, bring the family, bring your appetite.

📍Belleville Municipal Stadium
📅 Saturday, June 6, 2026
⏰ 12PM–8PM

Featuring live music by DJ Ray Colon and a Beer, Wine & Margarita Garden for our 21+ crowd 🍻

Come hungry. Leave happy.

05/15/2026

Building Pathways to Homeownership Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Join us as we celebrate the completion of new affordable homes designed to help families achieve the dream of homeownership.

Date: Monday, May 18, 2026
Time: 11am
Address: 13th Avenue and Fairmount Avenue, Newark, NJ

Scheduled Remarks:
Vivian Cox Fraser, President, Urban League of Essex County
Mayor Ras J. Baraka City of Newark, NJ - City Hall
Doitall For Newark Dupré Kelly
Jacquelyn A. Suarez, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Jasmine Hoff, on behalf of United States Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver (Certificate Presentation)

Financing provided by
City of Newark, NJ - City Hall
National Community Investment Fund
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Wells Fargo