Clinton Hill Community Action

06/19/2026

Happening NOW!!! Make Juneteenth a righteous day of learning and organizing for reparations in NJ with the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice!

06/18/2026

Clinton Hill is showing up for Juneteenth‼️‼️
❤️🖤💛💚
Join South Ward Councilman Patrick Council and Mayor Ras J. Baraka for the Annual South Ward Juneteenth Festival — House Music Edition.
Saturday, June 20 from 11AM–7PM on Bergen Street between Lyons Ave and Nye Ave in Newark.

Music, vendors, health and wellness, amusement rides, and live performances. Come celebrate with your community.

📲For more info call 973.733.3753/54.

06/17/2026

Rabbit Hole Farm has been a jewel in the Clinton Hill neighborhood for years, bringing children from area schools into their outdoor classroom and engaging residents to learn about eating and living more holistically. We are excited to feature their popular herbs and oils at Our Community Grocery Store, 393 Hawthorne Ave! Don't meet us there, beat us there!

06/15/2026

🎉 Big news for Clinton Hill! ShopRite of Newark (Glass Gardens) just invested $333,000 in our neighborhood through NJ's Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit program.
This funding will support:

🏠 Affordable housing on a previously vacant lot

👵 Home repair programs so seniors can safely age in place

🎨 Community art and cultural programs

🤝 Resident-led micro-projects

"These funds will help us build affordable homes, bring residents together through arts and cultural programs, and empower our neighbors to take an active role in shaping the future of Clinton Hill." Executive Director Khaatim Sherrer El
Grateful to Glass Gardens for investing in the communities they serve. This is what neighbor-powered revitalization looks like.

Discover how ShopRite of Newark is investing $333,000 to support community improvement projects in Clinton Hill.

06/09/2026

Shop local. Eat fresh. Support community.
And if you've got something to bring to the table — LITERALLY — we want you there. 🌽🍅🍆
Vendors & tablers wanted for the 2026 Nourish to Flourish Farmers Market. Use the linktree in bio to sign up.

06/05/2026

Our elders have been in the lab!
For 6 weeks, they studied filmmaking with instructor Lisa Durden. They wrote, filmed, and edited their own original short films. And now it's time to see them on screen!!

The World Premiere of Lights, Camera, Seniors in Action is here.
🎬 Red carpet moments + photo ops
💬 Community conversation & celebration
🍽️ Refreshments & fellowship

Wednesday, June 10 | 5:30–8PM
Gant Gilbert Arts Collective
505 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ

Free and open to the community.

Presented with artsXchange South Ward, NJPAC Community Engagement, and Express Newark.

06/04/2026

Today we are celebrating the Hon. Louise Scott Rountree, a person who celebrates everyone and gifts us ALL with her spirit of service.

06/01/2026

Got something to sell, share, or shout about? We want you at the table. 🌿

The Clinton Hill Nourish to Flourish Farmers Market is looking for vendors and tablers for the 2026 season. Whether you're a small food business, a local organization, or someone with something good to offer — there's a spot for you at 393 Hawthorne Ave.
Five Saturdays. Fresh produce. Real community.

Scan the QR code and sign up. New vendors welcomed. 🛒

📍 393 Hawthorne Ave, Newark NJ
🗓️ June 27 | July 18 | Aug 15 | Sept 19 | Oct 31

05/28/2026

From housing justice to children’s health, CHCA is showing up. And bringing YOU into the conversation. Swipe to see what’s happening and how to get there.

TONIGHT, 5/28, The Housing Justice Action Team is meeting and we want YOU there!
Join us for Development Watch, where we break down what’s being built, who it’s for, and what WE can do about it.

📆Thursday, May 28
🕝5PM - 8PM (Refreshments 5:15 - 5:45) | Meeting starts 6PM)
🏢231 Seymour Ave., Newark, NJ | Parking onsite

This is your neighborhood, come shape it.

And on May 30, 2026, Real talk about raising kids with asthma and CHCA’s Director of Housing & Environmental Justice, Janise Reliford-Afolo is in the room! Janise will be moderating a panel at GNHCC’s 2nd Annual Pediatric Asthma Day – a free, family-centered event built for real life.

Expect: Health info you can use, Medicaid updates, asthma workshops, childcare will be onsite so registration is a must. Translations in Spanish, Haitian Kreyol, & Portuguese. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided.

📆Saturday, May 30
🕝9:30AM - 2:30PM
🏢Rutgers Business School, 1 Washington Place, Newark, NJ

Use QR code on flyer to register.

05/21/2026

She said come. So come on!🌸🎶
A Concert in the Garden is TOMORROW and it's giving everything — live music, local food, good people, and that Clinton Hill energy you can't find anywhere else.
It's Free. Come join us outside in one of the local gorgeous garden spaces.
📅 Thursday, May 21 | 6–8PM
📍 Giving One Tenth Community Garden | 715 S 20th St, Newark NJ
Come experience joy with us. 💛