NEWARK, NJ — On Feb. 2, Mayor Ras J. Baraka opened the Miller Street Pathways to Housing Center at 47 Miller St., a new shelter and support center for Newark’s residents without permanent addresses. Construction and renovation of the former Miller Street Elementary School began last February, creating a new 24,000-square-foot shelter complemented by supportive […]
NEWARK, NJ — Fifteen undergraduate students in New Jersey Institute of Technology’s architecture program have designed and built a prototype home that may be part of the solution to Newark’s housing crisis, according to a Dec. 7 press release. The “tiny home” is approximately 8 feet by 12 feet and was designed to help address […]
NEWARK, NJ — On July 14, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced plans for Newark Hope Village II and that the city is seeking a partnership with developers and architects to help create the site. The program follows the success of the original Newark Hope Village, an initiative to convert shipping containers to temporarily shelter […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka; Newark Homelessness Czar Sakinah Hoyte; Mike Loganbill, vice president and chief operating officer of Homes 4 the Homeless; and Craig Mainor, executive director of United Community Corporation, launched NEWARK Hope Village on March 8. The innovative 90-day program, using converted containers to shelter residents who are at-risk or […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras Baraka, Claremont Development and Arc Building Partners announced Feb. 25 the commencement of construction on an adaptive-reuse project designed to create an innovative transitional, emergency homeless facility at the 47-63 Miller St. site. The 24,000-square-foot facility will provide 24/7/365 emergency shelter and supportive services to transition homeless Newark residents into […]