Paterson Alliance

06/03/2026

📅 Community Calendar Reminder: Getting Ahead™ Program Still Accepting Participants

There’s still time to join the free Getting Ahead™ Program hosted by Renew Life Center of New Jersey — a supportive workshop designed to help individuals move from surviving to thriving.

This ongoing program helps participants build stability, strengthen decision-making skills, explore the root causes of instability, and create practical strategies for long-term success.

🗓 Program Runs Through: June 18, 2026
📅 Meets: Mondays & Thursdays
🕘 Time: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Location: 75 Ellison Street, Paterson, NJ
👶 Childcare Available for children ages 6 weeks–4 years (limited availability)

🔗 Register Here:
https://renewlifecenternj.org/getting-ahead-2/

📧 Questions or referrals: [email protected]

Know someone ready to invest in their future and take meaningful steps toward stability? Share this opportunity with them.

👉 This program is featured on the Paterson Alliance Community Calendar.
Want your event, program, or opportunity highlighted like this? Submit it here:
https://alliance.patersonpl.org/events/community/add/

06/02/2026

💛 Community Calendar Highlight: Hope Day

Join the community for Hope Day — a free event focused on connection, encouragement, and sharing valuable resources with families and residents across Paterson.

Hosted through a collaboration of local churches, Hope Day is designed to bring people together in a spirit of hope, support, and community care.

🗓 Date: June 6, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 139 Montgomery Street, Paterson, NJ
🎟 Free to attend

Come out for an uplifting day of community engagement, resources, and fellowship.

📧 Questions? [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
📞 973-460-2657

👉 This event was submitted to the Paterson Alliance Community Calendar. Want your event highlighted like this? Submit it here:
https://alliance.patersonpl.org/events/community/add/

06/01/2026

🧡 Community Calendar Highlight: Wear Orange Event

Join Project Reconnect CDC, Moms Demand Action, Passaic County Habitat for Humanity, Paterson Community Policing, and community partners for a powerful day of unity, awareness, and family fun in recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

This FREE community event will include:
🎉 Games & activities
🍔 Food
🎁 Giveaways
🤝 Community resources
👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly fun for all ages

🗓 Date: June 6, 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Eastside Park
800 Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07514

Wear orange and stand together for safer communities, healing, and awareness.

📞 Questions? 973-760-1776
📧 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

👉 This event was submitted to the Paterson Alliance Community Calendar. Want your event highlighted like this? Submit it here:
https://alliance.patersonpl.org/events/community/add/

06/01/2026

📅 Community Calendar Highlight: CASA Information Session

Want to make a lasting impact in the life of a child in foster care?

Join CASA of Passaic and Union Counties for an upcoming information session to learn how you can become a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer and help support children navigating the foster care system.

During this session, prospective volunteers will learn about CASA’s mission, the role of an advocate, and how everyday community members can make a meaningful difference.

🗓 Date: June 4, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 415 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ

CASA will be hosting information sessions throughout May and June, making it easy to find a date that works for you.

🔗 Register here:
https://www.casapassaicunion.org/info-session

📞 Questions?
(973) 832-4002 or (908) 293-8129

👉 This event was submitted to the Paterson Alliance Community Calendar. Want your event or volunteer opportunity highlighted like this? Submit it here:
https://alliance.patersonpl.org/events/community/add/

05/29/2026

🎨 Community Calendar Highlight: Paterson: Art & the Mills

Step into Paterson’s creative history at the Paterson Museum’s newest exhibition, *Paterson: Art & the Mills – F. Duignan & Neighbors.*

This powerful exhibit explores the legacy of the Essex and Phoenix Mills, where artists transformed former industrial spaces into a thriving creative community beginning in the 1980s.

Featuring artwork and stories from artists who lived and created in the mills, the exhibit highlights a unique chapter in Paterson’s artistic and cultural history.

🗓 On View: May 11 – July 31, 2026
⏰ Museum Hours: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
📍 Paterson Museum
🎟 Free Admission

Come experience the intersection of art, history, and community in one of Paterson’s most iconic spaces.

👉 This event was submitted to the Paterson Alliance Community Calendar. Want your exhibit, program, or event highlighted like this? Submit it here:
https://alliance.patersonpl.org/events/community/add/

05/27/2026

2 DAYS LEFT ⏳

Registration closes soon for Leading the Garden State: NJ Girls Leadership Summit at Montclair State University — and this is your chance to be in the room.

Join leaders, educators, advocates, and youth voices for a powerful day of learning, connection, and action focused on supporting girls across New Jersey.

From mental health, healing, identity, safety, and belonging to mentorship, AI, leadership, and career pathways, this summit brings together the conversations and partnerships that matter most.

Don’t wait — seats are limited and registration closes soon.
Secure your spot today before it’s too late.

📍 Montclair State University
📅 May 29, 2026
🎟 Use code: FORTHEGIRLS for 15% off registration

Registration link in bio.

05/27/2026

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Johanna Cuervo, this year's Oasis nominee for the Paterson Alliance Extra Mile Award. Johanna is Oasis's beloved English as a Second Language and Citizenship teacher. She goes an extra mile every day for the women she serves. Thank you, Johanna, for everything you do!

05/27/2026

Join educators, advocates, and community leaders virtually on Tuesday, June 2, at 11 a.m. ET for the official unveiling of the 2026 Education Policy Brief from Our Children/Our Schools!
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8kxhCs_NSf6DMr27j_qjqQ #/registration
Paterson Education Fund, New Jersey Community Schools, Statewide Education Organizing Committee

05/21/2026

Kids Count!

05/20/2026

Congratulations!