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
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
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
Program Report of the United Community Corporation (UCC) for the 1965-1966 year. The report provides an overview of the UCC’s community action programs, several of which focused on job training for Newark’s poor Black and Puerto Rican communities. — Credit: Newark Public Library
