Conference paper prepared by Bessie Smith regarding “maximum feasible participation” of the poor in War on Poverty efforts in Newark. In the paper, Mrs. Smith describes the struggles for community control of the United Community Corporation, Newark’s Community Action Agency for War on Poverty funding. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Jesse Allen, acting chairman of the UCC, speaks at a meeting held to nominate community members for positions in the organization. Standing behind him are Michael Duffy, acting director of the UCC, and Sidney Reitman, UCC counsel. -Credit: Newark Public Library
Letter of invitation sent out by the United Community Corporation (UCC) to encourage participation in the development of Area Boards throughout the city of Newark. The Area Boards were established as Community Action Programs to allow “maximum feasible participation” in the UCC from city residents in their neighborhoods. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Excerpt from the antipoverty program proposal of the Blazer Council Work Program. The Blazer Program provided job training for Newark’s poor Black and Puerto Rican communities to prepare workers for skilled employment in six areas: food preparation-catering, upholstery, automotive skills, floor polishing and scraping, dressmaking, and renovation and repair. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers
A view of the Blazer Work Training Program’s automotive program from the United Community Corporation’s 1966-1967 Program Report. The Blazer Program provided job training to Newark’s poor Black and Puerto Rican communities to prepare workers for skilled employment. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives
