United Community Corporation

08/28/2026

Ready to start the new school year! 🎒✏️

UCC thanks everyone who attended our Annual Backpacks & Snacks Back-to-School Giveaway this week! We sent our local youth off to the new school year equipped with brand new backpacks, supplies, and healthy groceries for families to set them up for success.

A special thanks to our partners and supporters who helped make this event possible, including Wellpoint Peapack Private Newark Police 4th Precinct Jersey Cares and Sims Metal!

Also, thank you to Newark Council members Larry Crump and Louise Scott-Rountree for attending to show their supporting for our youth and championing our community.

UCC lastly thanks the amazing students and staff from Great Oaks Legacy who generously volunteered in handing out backpacks and groceries.

Here’s to a safe, successful, and inspiring school year ahead 🧡

08/27/2026

UCC was proud to stand with Congresswoman LaMonica McIver this week for “Partner Perspectives: Voices from the Community,” where our Executive Director Craig Mainor spoke. He highlighted the vital work happening right here in our community and emphasized the resources and targeted support local families and individuals need to become empowered and self-sufficient.

With Congresswoman McIver, the event brought together partner organizations and constituents across New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District for a meaningful conversation on real-world experiences, offering a platform to share what is being seen on the ground and the critical challenges facing the neighbors we serve every day.

Thank you, Congresswoman McIver, for visiting West Side Park Community Center, listening to our community, and standing with the organizations doing the work across Newark and Essex County!

WestSidePark Empowerment SelfSufficiency CommunityFirst

08/27/2026

UCC has FREE backpacks available today at West Side Park Community Center (600 S 17th St., Newark) for our annual Backpacks & Snacks School Resource Distribution. It starts at 1 pm and is First-Come, First-Serve. It will be held inside the gymnasium! See you there!

08/26/2026

Thank You to Sims Metal! 🎒

UCC is grateful to Sims Metal for generously donating over 100 backpacks for our Backpacks & Snacks event tomorrow! Partnerships like this make our community work possible and ensure our students head back to school prepared, confident, and ready to succeed.

Are you or a family you know still in need of school supplies? Come join us tomorrow!

Event Details:

📅 Date: Tomorrow, Thursday, August 27
⏰ Time: 1 PM – 3PM
📍 Location: West Side Park Community Center (600 S 17th St, Newark, NJ)

What’s Included: Free backpacks, school supplies, and snacks for local youth (while supplies last). We can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow afternoon!

EssexCounty BackToSchool CommunityFirst

08/26/2026

Join us tomorrow at West Side Park in Newark! See you there at 1 pm 🎒

It’s that time of year again! ✏️🎒 UCC is excited to announce our annual Backpacks & Snacks Back-to-School Giveaway! We are here to help your child start the school year right. Join us for a day of community and support.

We will be giving away: 🎒 Backpacks 📚 School Supplies 🍎 Groceries 🤝 Community Resources

Join us on Thursday, August 27 at 1 pm at West Side Park Community Center in Newark.

Please Note: This is a First Come, First Serve event. Please arrive early!

Let’s ensure every student has the tools they need to succeed. See you there! 🧡

08/24/2026

Setting students up for success! ✏️🎒

The new school year is almost here, and UCC is helping students and families prepare with our Backpacks & Snacks Back to School Giveaway!

Join us for an afternoon of support as we provide backpacks, school supplies, groceries, and access to valuable community resources to help students start the school year with confidence.

🗓️ Thursday, August 27, 2026
⏰ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 West Side Park Community Center
600 S. 17th Street, Newark, NJ 07103

Backpacks and school supplies will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. 🧡

Wellpoint Jersey Cares Newark NJ Department of Public Safety Peapack Private

08/20/2026

📰 The Market at UCC is making news again!

We are proud to be featured in Gothamist this week! Thank you to reporter Michael Sol Warren for visiting the market to speak with our team and highlight how we are changing the way we can tackle food insecurity across Newark and Essex County.

Instead of traditional, prepacked pantry bags, The Market at UCC, in partnership with Wellpoint, empowers Newark and Essex County residents to shop our aisles for the fresh produce, essentials, and groceries their families actually need.

Read the full article, "Goodbye, food pantry line: Newark's fight against hunger looks more like a grocery store," below.

Want to learn more about the Market at UCC or how you can help support this initiative? Visit https://uccnewark.org/food-pantry/

WNYC

A long-standing food pantry got a makeover.

08/19/2026

Did you catch UCC on the news last night? We are thrilled to share that The Market at UCC was featured on FOX 5 NY with reporter Stephanie Bertini!

Thank you to Stephanie and the FOX 5 team for spotlighting our work and bringing attention to how we're fighting food insecurity and expanding fresh food access right here in Newark and Essex County.

Want to learn more about the Market at UCC or how you can help support this initiative? Visit https://uccnewark.org/food-pantry/

Wellpoint

08/18/2026

It’s that time of year again! ✏️🎒 UCC is excited to announce our annual Backpacks & Snacks Back-to-School Giveaway! We are here to help your child start the school year right. Join us for a day of community and support.

We will be giving away: 🎒 Backpacks 📚 School Supplies 🍎 Groceries 🤝 Community Resources

Join us on Thursday, August 27 at 1 pm at West Side Park Community Center in Newark.

Please Note: This is a First Come, First Serve event. Please arrive early!

Let’s ensure every student has the tools they need to succeed. See you there! 🧡

08/17/2026

Good things are worth the wait! Unfortunately, we’ve made the tough decision to postpone Laugh for Charity. Our new event date is coming soon, so keep an eye out for it.

Thank you for your support. And if you have any questions regarding the event for tickets, purchased ad space in the event journal, or sponsorship, you can reach us at [email protected]