A Message From Our CEO
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark
Building Community and Opportunity
This year, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark has been busy building not only community, but also opportunity. We’re proud to be giving people in Essex, Hudson, and Union counties the resources they need to improve their lives. Your support this year meant that we were able to finish our Livingston build—and then jump right into a gut rehab of an Irvington home. Special thanks to Rutgers Department of Orthopaedics at Rutgers Medical School who came out multiple times with enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers.
Affordable housing isn’t just about building new homes—it also means helping low to moderate-income homeowners remain in their homes. Our Critical Repair and Healthy Homes Program to date has served 24 families and our Food Pantry, located at our West and Central Village Community Resource Hub, has served 10,322 families and distributed 122,038 meals.
Without an ID, it’s impossible to get a job, an apartment, or enroll in community college. The Identification Restoration program ad-ministered through our West & Central Village Community Resource Hub has issued 629 ID’s this year.
Meanwhile, our ReStore at 445 Route 46 in Fairfield is becoming a go-to community re-source. Thank you to our shoppers and donors for all your donated furniture, kitchen cabinets, appliances, and more. Please see page 7 for highlights from our ReStore Assistant Manager, Eileen.
Thank you all for your ongoing support and dedication to Habitat Greater Newark.
—Jeffrey J. Farrell
Chief Executive Officer
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark, Inc.
Serving Essex, Hudson, and Union Counties
