Kids Corporation

09/26/2017

Today we share with you the bittersweet news that Kids Corp as you know it is changing after 46 years...we now introduce you to the Kids Corp Foundation, which we hope will, in a different way, educate many more years of Newark children to come. Please read the announcement in the link below. We thank you each - donors, alumni, staff and friends - for your incredible generosity and support of Kids Corp and our amazing kids. We have been so blessed, and we hope that we have been a blessing, as well.

09/12/2017

A great loss to Newark's philanthropic and redevelopment sectors. The entire Gottesman family and the Edison Properties company have been incredible generous to Kids Corp and Newark and New Jersey overall, and our prayers are with Jerry's family and friends.

Jerry Gottesman was the chairman and co-founder of Edison Properties.

08/01/2017

The Comic Book Club welcomed comic book author and Prudential Foundation team member Daniel A. McNeal yesterday! Mr. Dan spoke about superheroes of color, strong female protagonists, and his inspirations. The students shared the characters and story lines they've developed this summer. Thank you, Dan!

07/31/2017

Our Mount Vernon students visited Historic Longstreet Farm today to see a working 18th century farm in action! Great field trip with a lot of learning, fun, and fresh air!
Michaela Murray-Nolan Nalune Francois

07/26/2017

07/20/2017

We need a few well-organized helpers to sort donations of school supplies and toys at our office in downtown Newark! Gather a group - coworkers, friends or family! - to come during a weekday and spend a few hours opening boxes and arranging items by type so our Partner Programs can come shopping! Please email [email protected] if you are interested!

07/13/2017

Wow! Picked up a huge donation of assorted school supplies from Green Binz, a project founded by 3 young girls from Livingston, collecting gently used and new supplies for non-profits like Kids Corp. Filled the SUV to the brim and our summer schools are so grateful!

07/12/2017

Fifty long years, but Newark is finally coming out of the legacy of the rebellion/riots/disturbance. If you haven't been here in the last few years, you are really missing out on a vibrant, safe, cultural city of terrific arts, restaurants, shopping and more!

Fifty years ago, starting on July 12, 1967, racial tensions in Newark exploded. Here are some recollections of that time and how it has shaped the present.

07/05/2017

Executive Director Michaela Murray-Nolan was very surprised at our first day of Summer Staff Orientation today, when one of her favorite former Kids Corp students walked in the door! James G. is now an Arts Counselor at Beulah Grove Baptist Church of Newark, NJ and a student at North Star Academy Charter School of Newark. We are so proud to have this former Kids Corp kid teaching in a Kids Corp partner school!

06/28/2017

The school year programs ended 2 weeks ago and summer programs don't start until next week. Half the staff continues to show up every day to see how they can help 😂 Kids Corp is a FAMILY!

06/08/2017

Huge thanks to NJPAC Arts Education for bringing the incredibly talented Carolyn Dorfman Dance to our Louise A Spencer Community School last week. Our students LOVED the assembly and left feeling inspired!

05/02/2017

It's Teacher Appreciation time! BOGO food at Chipotle for all teachers, today from 3pm - close! Also $1 sandwiches at Jimmy Johns for teachers, today only! Go get a small token of appreciation for all of your hard work all year long! Newark Public Schools Louise A. Spencer KIPP New Jersey

The popular Mexican food chain Chipotle is showing its appreciation for teachers by offering buy-one-get-one-free burritos, bowls, salads or tacos at any Chipotle location beginning at 3 p.m. on Tuesday May 2.