Flyer encouraging Newark community members to vote in the Model Cities Neighborhood Council election on April 22, 1968. Model Cities was a federally funded grant program to cities with a mandate to plan integrated designs for the “Model Neighborhood.” –Credit: Junius Williams Collection
View of the storefront office of United Community Corporation Area Board #2, “Operation We Care” at 415 Springfield Avenue. Edna Thomas was active in Area Board #2 and served as its Vice President for a time. –Credit: Newark Public Library
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
