

East Orange to Launch Free After School Meal Program
On Wed., Oct. 26, the City of East Orange’s Department of Recreation & Cultural Affairs officially launched its Free After School Meal Program during the Hunger Summit, an event designed to bring together leading community advocates and students for a workshop focused on closing the hunger gap all year round. The Hunger Summit was held at East Orange Campus High School, 340 Prospect Street, East Orange, NJ from 8:30AM to 1:30PM. According to Advocates for Children of New Jers


The ‘New’ Gentrification Explored at NJ Spotlight on Cities Conference
Developers and advocates discuss ways to breathe new life into neighborhoods without displacing long-time residents Jersey City's Schroeder Lofts, developed by Paul Silverman Gentrification is a dirty word in many quarters, having come to represent the idea of new development — and its attendant residents (usually wealthier and white) — displacing people with deep roots in the community. But that doesn’t have to be the case, according to a panel of advocates for new developme