Now Recruiting!
Youth Citizen Journalism and Advocat
Merry Holiday to you from Clinton Hill Community Action. Can you believe it? We are already at the end of the year and oh what a year it has been! Thank you, thank you , thank you so much for leaning in and trusting us all year long to do the work of neighborhood revitalization WITH YOU! We want to share our gratitude and break bread together. So much so that we're excited to invite you to our 1st Annual Neighborhood Holiday Party and Awards Celebration. We have so much to celebrate with you, our residents and partners of this great Neighborhood that is Clinton Hill.
Join us, December 16, 2022 6pm at the Clinton Hill Early Learning Center Multipurpose Room, 30 Demarest Street, Newark, NJ 07112. Feel free to invite your Clinton Hill neighbors to register. When you register, we'll add you to the calendar You can Register here. Come with your ugly Christmas Sweaters, your dancing shoes and get ready to Party! We can't wait to see you!
It's TIme to celebrate
1st Annual Clinton Hill Neighborhood Holiday Party and Awards Celebration
Merry Holiday to you from Clinton Hill Community Action. Can you believe it? We are already at the end of the year and oh what a year it has been! Thank you, thank you , thank you so much for leaning in and trusting us all year long to do the work of neighborhood revitalization WITH YOU! We want to share our gratitude and break bread together. So much so that we're excited to invite you to our 1st Annual Neighborhood Holiday Party and Awards Celebration. We have so much to celebrate with you, our residents and partners of this great Neighborhood that is Clinton Hill.
Join us, December 16, 2022 6pm at the Clinton Hill Early Learning Center Multipurpose Room, 30 Demarest Street, Newark, NJ 07112. Feel free to invite your Clinton Hill neighbors to register. When you register, we'll add you to the calendar You can Register here. Come with your ugly Christmas Sweaters, your dancing shoes and get ready to Party! We can't wait to see you!
2022 year end activities...KEEP SCROLLING FOR MORE
Landlord Rating App Launch
The app is designed to:
- Empower residents to speak up and speak out against bad actor landlords
- Provide transparency for renters when seeking safe, affordable housing through ratings and testimonies
- Rebalance the current imbalances in the rental market by coupling the increase in declining living conditions with data towards improvement
- Act as a sort of “big brother” so landlords know they are being watched and hopefully encourage them to improve their housing conditions
- Provide some form of immediate action to a problem through letter templates
- Provide educational materials about housing rights
- Provide news updates on at the local, state, and national levels about housing
2022 year end activities
A Taste of the Holidays
Neighborhood History Project Fair
Neighborhood History Project Fair
A Taste of the Holidays: Clinton Hill Food Co-op Introduction
A community Co-op Pop Up Shop, dialogue and FUN for the family!
Join us this Thursday, December 1st at Zion Hill Baptist Church
Location: 152 Osborne Terrace, Newark NJ 07112
Time: 6p-7:30p
For further information, please contact Laura Cole, Director of Food & Economic Justice via e-mail: foodjustice@clintonhillaction.org or Darius Smith, Food Justice Fellow via e-mail: foodfellow@clintonhillaction.org
Phone: (201) 228-0757
Neighborhood History Project Fair
Neighborhood History Project Fair
Neighborhood History Project Fair
Our 1st History Fair!
The Neighborhood History Project (NHP) is a multi-media, multi-year, public history project. We have been collecting historical and contemporary photographs and documents, as well as artifacts and oral histories to create a walking tour of Clinton Hill. We would love for you to attend and see what we've accomplished thus far!
'TIS THE SEASON
Neighborhood History Project Fair
'TIS THE SEASON
Until December 16, you can also select a gift to donate from La Casa de Don Pedro’s Amazon Wish List for greater Newark-area pregnant mothers, newborns, children, teens, and young adults. Please select Early Childhood Admin Office, 221 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07104 as the shipping address, and send to the attention of Margaret Morales. You can also support Clinton Hill Community Action by donating to here.
2022 year end activities
Healthy Homes
Healthy Homes
Healthy Homes
We will be hosting our Healthy Homes Home Safety and Emergency Preparedness Workshop Series just in time for the winter season! Children are encouraged to attend! You can register to attend here.
November 5 (In-person) - First Aid Basics, Adult & Infant CPR Preparedness - Kits will be provided by RWJBarnabas Health w/ blow-up dolls to show how to use with family.
November 12 (In-person) - Home Hazards and Fire Extinguisher Preparedness - The Fire Department will be setting fires for participants to extinguish after the training
November 17 (Virtual) - Natural Disasters & Financial Preparedness - No one expected a hurricane to hit Newark! FEMA will be providing emergency disaster kits
Healthy Homes
Healthy Homes
Healthy Homes
We will be hosting our Healthy Homes Home Safety and Emergency Preparedness Workshop Series just in time for the winter season! Children are encouraged to attend! You can register to attend here.
November 5 (In-person) - First Aid Basics, Adult & Infant CPR Preparedness - Kits will be provided by RWJBarnabas Health w/ blow-up dolls to show how to use with family.
November 12 (In-person) - Home Hazards and Fire Extinguisher Preparedness - The Fire Department will be setting fires for participants to extinguish after the training
November 17 (Virtual) - Natural Disasters & Financial Preparedness - No one expected a hurricane to hit Newark! FEMA will be providing emergency disaster kits
Healthy Homes
Healthy Homes
Healthy Homes
We will be hosting our Healthy Homes Home Safety and Emergency Preparedness Workshop Series just in time for the winter season! Children are encouraged to attend! You can register to attend here.
November 5 (In-person) - First Aid Basics, Adult & Infant CPR Preparedness - Kits will be provided by RWJBarnabas Health w/ blow-up dolls to show how to use with family.
November 12 (In-person) - Home Hazards and Fire Extinguisher Preparedness - The Fire Department will be setting fires for participants to extinguish after the training
November 17 (Virtual) - Natural Disasters & Financial Preparedness - No one expected a hurricane to hit Newark! FEMA will be providing emergency disaster kits
October November Mashup!
Homeowership Workshop
Homeowership Workshop
Homeowership Workshop
We will be hosting its inaugural Home Ownership Workshop (H.O.W.)!
Register to join us on October 22nd at 8:30am for breakfast and to start the process to achieving the dream of owning your own home.
Come out to gain knowledge and hear testimonies on building Generational Wealth. It starts with YOU!!
Register to attend Here
Farmers Market
Homeowership Workshop
Homeowership Workshop
Join us as we host our final Clinton Hill Nourish To Flourish Farmers Market and Pumpkin Patch Harvest Fest. Costume Giveaway, Hayrides and Candy! Register HERE
Healthy Homes
Homeowership Workshop
Healthy Homes
We will be hosting our Healthy Homes Home Safety and Emergency Preparedness Workshop Series just in time for the winter season! Children are encouraged to attend! You can register to attend here.
November 5 (In-person) - First Aid Basics, Adult & Infant CPR Preparedness - Kits will be provided by RWJBarnabas Health w/ blow-up dolls to show how to use with family.
November 12 (In-person) - Home Hazards and Fire Extinguisher Preparedness - The Fire Department will be setting fires for participants to extinguish after the training
November 17 (Virtual) - Natural Disasters & Financial Preparedness - No one expected a hurricane to hit Newark! FEMA will be providing emergency disaster kits
September to remember!
Job Fair
Loitering Town Hall
Farmers Market
We are hiring! Clinton Hill Community Action will be hosting a Job Fair intake at our Farmers Market for our open positions.
Register to attend the Job Fair at our Farmers Market Here
Farmers Market
Loitering Town Hall
Farmers Market
Join us as we host Clinton Hill Nourish To Flourish Farmers Market. To sign up for Cooking and Wellness Classes at the Market where you will receive a free food bag, Register Here
SPACE IS LIMITED!
Loitering Town Hall
Loitering Town Hall
Loitering Town Hall
Clinton Hill Community Action is partnering with the South Ward Special Improvement District to Beat the Blight in our Commercial Corridors. Share input from local business owners on loitering and develop a plan of action for addressing loitering in our neighborhood. Register To Attend
What is Beat the Blight?
Beat The
Beat The
Beat The
Blight
Beat The
Beat The
home weatherization workshop
Weatherization Workshop
Summer is almost over. Have you ever completed a Weatherization Application? Well now you have the chance! Join us at our
Weatherization Workshop August 31, 2022, 12pm - 3pm at
404 Hawthorne Ave, Multipurpose Room. Sign up HERE
Porch Partys, Plays and Farmers Markets Oh my!
Shanely Avenue Porch Party
Shanely Avenue Porch Party
Shanely Avenue Porch Party
Porch Party's are back!
Residents host Clinton Hill Community Action so that we can get to know our neighbors!
If you would like to host a porch party feel free to contact Chanel Mays by calling 201-228-0757 or email community@clintonhillaction.org
In the Middle of the Mess
Shanely Avenue Porch Party
Shanely Avenue Porch Party
Join us and the Mildred Helms Park Resurection Committe for Fun Day Friday showing of stage play "In the Middle of the Mess" Presented by Yendor Productions
Entrance on Hedden Terrace and Seymour Avenue.
Farmers Market
Shanely Avenue Porch Party
Farmers Market
Join us as we host Clinton Hill Nourish To Flourish Farmers Market. To sign up for Cooking and Wellness Classes at the Market where you will receive a free food bag, Register Here
SPACE IS LIMITED!
events
Clinton Hill Nourish To Flourish Farmers Market - July 16th
Clinton Hill Nourish To Flourish Farmers Market - July 16th
Clinton Hill Nourish To Flourish Farmers Market - July 16th
Join us as we host Clinton Hill Nourish To Flourish Farmers Market. To sign up for Cooking and Wellness Classes at the Market where you will receive a free food bag, Register Below. SPACE IS LIMITED!
The Food Hub Grand Opening - July 8th
Clinton Hill Nourish To Flourish Farmers Market - July 16th
Clinton Hill Nourish To Flourish Farmers Market - July 16th
Join Clinton Hill Community Action in Celebrating the Grand Opening of the Clinton Hill Pantry Food Hub. All too often Pantry's don't have space to store food for families. They do now! See You at Zion Hill on July 8th & 9th.
Beautify the Block July 9th - 9am
Clinton Hill Nourish To Flourish Farmers Market - July 16th
Beautify the Block July 9th - 9am
Pick a Block and Join us in our neighborhood beautification campaign! Sign up TODAY to organize a community clean up on your block please contact Chanel Mays
Community Organizer via email: community@clintonhillaction.org or
201-228-0757 ext 4
Past Events
Loitering Town Hall, June 15, 2022 6pm
Clinton Hill Nourish to Flourish Farmers Market - June 18, 2022
Clinton Hill Nourish to Flourish Farmers Market - June 18, 2022
Join us to discuss ways to stop loitering in our commercial corridors and make our neighborhood businesses more welcoming for all residents.
Clinton Hill Nourish to Flourish Farmers Market - June 18, 2022
Clinton Hill Nourish to Flourish Farmers Market - June 18, 2022
Clinton Hill Nourish to Flourish Farmers Market - June 18, 2022
Join us as we host our Inaugural Farmers Market with our amazing Partners Greater Newark Conservancy.
Healthy Clinton Hill Wellness Challenge
Clinton Hill Nourish to Flourish Farmers Market - June 18, 2022
Healthy Clinton Hill Wellness Challenge
Calling All Clinton Hill Groups! Block Associations, Church Groups, Work Groups, School Groups, Lotty Dotty and everybody!!! We are excited to be conducting Clinton Hill's First Wellness Challenge! All you have to do is register, meet us at the kick off and join in! Each 4th Saturday of the month from May-November we'll host weigh-ins, cooking class and workout sessions. At the end of each session the "biggest loser" group will be announced and you'll be able to claim your prize! Yes there will be a monthly prize per group and one grand prize in December. So Let's Get Healthy Clinton Hill! Register HERE
Past Events
Newarks Master Plan South Ward Meeting Hosted by CHCA
Newarks Master Plan South Ward Meeting Hosted by CHCA
Newarks Master Plan South Ward Meeting Hosted by CHCA
Newark is gearing up for it's Master Plan in the South Ward and we need YOUR input. Come to an in person Master Plan Meeting at Clinton Hill Early Learning Center and let your voice be heard. Happening May 25th, 6pm-8pm. Change is coming and we want you to be a part of it! See You then!
Financial Awareness Series Money Hack: Banking Hacks
Newarks Master Plan South Ward Meeting Hosted by CHCA
Newarks Master Plan South Ward Meeting Hosted by CHCA
Join our Food and Economic Security Organizer Laura Cole with our Partners United Way of Greater Newark and ICC as we get you Financially Lit with Our "Money Hack: Making the Most of your Bank Account." Happening May 26, 2022, 6-730pm, be sure to register HERE for all the information, fun and prizes! See You Then!
Healthy Clinton Hill Wellness Challenge
Newarks Master Plan South Ward Meeting Hosted by CHCA
Healthy Clinton Hill Wellness Challenge
Calling All Clinton Hill Groups! Block Associations, Church Groups, Work Groups, School Groups, Lotty Dotty and everybody!!! We are excited to be conducting Clinton Hill's First Wellness Challenge! All you have to do is register, meet us at the kick off and join in! Each 4th Saturday of the month from May-November we'll host weigh-ins, cooking class and workout sessions. At the end of each session the "biggest loser" group will be announced and you'll be able to claim your prize! Yes there will be a monthly prize per group and one grand prize in December. So Let's Get Healthy Clinton Hill! Register HERE
pAST EVENTS
Healthy Homes
Easter Eggstravaganza
Easter Eggstravaganza
See You Every Thursday in April! Spread the Word! Register Here - Don't miss this round of Healthy Homes Workshops focusing on the impacts of Smoke. We all know it's an issue - Join us as we share resources and tips on things you can do to make your home healthy for you and your children. REGISTER TODAY for CASH door prizes, special giveaways and our "taking action" mini-grants for healthy homes!
Easter Eggstravaganza
Easter Eggstravaganza
Easter Eggstravaganza
And you get a basket and you basket and you get a basket! Come on out to the Easter Eggstravaganza at Mildred Helms Park
April 16th, 12pm-4pm. Food, Fun and Games!
Earth Week 2022
Easter Eggstravaganza
Beautify The Block
It's all about the Earth no Rubble!!!!! Join us for our Earth Week Activities with our amazing Partners. Happening All week long all over Clinton Hill, April 18 - April 23rd. Check the Flyer for times and locations.
Beautify The Block
Neighborhood History Project
Beautify The Block
Join your neighbor on a Block in Clinton Hill every 2nd Saturday to Beautify the Block
9am-12pm
Lunch is served at 12pm
Neighborhood History Project
Neighborhood History Project
Neighborhood History Project
Neighborhood History Project
Join Clinton Hill residents and local historians and archivists as we work to document and preserve our neighborhood's rich history. From photos, capturing life throughout the years, to telling our tory through oral histories. Be a part of celebrating our community Pride. Feel free to drop off memorabilia to Clinton Hill Community Action at 404 Hawthorne Avenue, Newark, NJ 07112
Monday - Thursday, 10am - 4pm
Nourish To Flourish
Neighborhood History Project
Neighborhood History Project
Nourish to Flourish Registration Nourish to Flourish, is a nutrition education program created to increase the nutritional knowledge, culinary practice, preventative health care, fitness, quality healthy food access, and the overall wellness of our Clinton Hill neighborhood. We aim to nourish our community through monthly cooking demos provided by a certified nutritionist, grocery provision, curated fitness routines, access to health care providers/resources, and a safe space for community to be encouraged and flourish in creating healthier lifestyles.
Nourish to Flourish Schedule
May 12, 2022, 6:30-8:30pm
June 9, 2022, 6:30 -8:30pm
July 14, 2022 6:30-8:30pm
August 11, 2022 6:30-8:30pm
Register Here