area boards

The War on Poverty in Newark, NJ (April, 1965)-ilovepdf-compressed

A printed collection of statements presented by members of the Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) to Adam Clayton Powell’s Congressional Committee investigating the War on Poverty in April, 1965. In their statements, these Newark residents describe a lack of community representation and involvement in the United Community Corporation (UCC) in Newark. As federal funding arrived in Newark, city officials and politicians jockeyed for control of the money for their own purposes, while the city’s poor communities sought access to the antipoverty programs. Mrs. Louise Patterson explains that “the Area Boards are being taken over by Ward Leaders and speeches by politicians and candidates for political office.” — Credit: Newark Public Library

Flyer- Who Will Control the Poverty Program_

Flyer distributed to warn against City Hall control of the United Community Corporation and encourage community members to vote for representatives from their neighborhood to the UCC Board of Trustees. City officials in Newark feared that the antipoverty program would undermine their political power in the city and moved to exert control over the antipoverty agency. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Tom Hayden Memo to Doug Eldridge (Undated)

Memo from Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) organizer, Tom Hayden, to Newark Evening News reporter Doug Eldridge. Hayden delivered the memo for NCUP and UCC member Jesse Allen to inform the newspaper of the activities of UCC Area Board 3 within the community. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers

People’s Action Group Office (UCC Area Board 3)

The office of the People’s Action Group at 471 Clinton Avenue in Newark. The People’s Action Group was the name of Area Board #3 of the United Community Corporation (UCC). — Credit: Newark Public Library

UCC Community Action Dept- Area Board Personnel (June 29, 1967)

Roster of personnel for the nine Area Boards of the United Community Corporation (UCC) from June 29, 1967. The roster also lists Area Board representation in some of the UCC’s Community Action Programs. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Map of UCC Area Boards (1966)

Map from the United Community Corporation (UCC) Program Report of 1965-1966 showing the locations of the UCC’s Area Boards in Newark. According to Executive Director Cyril Tyson, the Area Board districts generally conformed to the ward boundaries, which “made it seem that some parallel potentially political structure was being set up in Newark.” — Credit: Newark Public Library

Letter from the UCC Inviting Participation in its Community Action Program

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

The Community in Action- The Area Board (A Manual of Procedure)-ilovepdf-compressed

This manual of procedure, published by the United Community Corporation, explains the establishment, structure, and organizational ideologies of local Area Boards within the UCC. 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

UCC Press Release (Feb. 24, 1965)

Press release from the United Community Corporation (UCC) announcing its official launch and plans for establishing Area Boards throughout the city. 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

UCC Tactical Memo- Development of Neighborhood Boards (Jan 18, 1965)

Memo to the Executive Committee of the United Community Corporation (UCC) from Executive Director Cyril Tyson, regarding the establishment, structure, and ideologies of local Area Boards. 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

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