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Newark to open $2 million resource center for social services with state and federal support

5530894 · August 4, 2025
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Mayor Michael K. Hannon said the city will convert the former Head Start building into a resource center funded with ARPA, a state grant from Assemblymember Alex Lee, CDBG funds and city capital dollars; a grand opening is planned for late summer or early fall.

Mayor Michael K. Hannon said Newark will develop its first-ever resource center in the former Head Start building to centralize social-service providers and nonprofits and make services easier to find for residents.

Hannon outlined the funding package for the project: a total cost of approximately $2,000,000 made up of $600,000 from American Rescue Plan Act…

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