8 Newark Nonprofits Will Get State Funds To Reduce Gun Violence

NEWARK, NJ — Eight nonprofits in Newark will be among more than two dozen statewide that split $8.2 million in funding aimed at reducing gun violence by empowering community activists.

Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck announced that 25 nonprofit organizations will receive $8.2 million in grant funding for community-based violence intervention programming.

The historic investment will support programs that provide “alternatives to violence” and promote “community-based public safety models,” according to a news release from the governor’s office.

Groups in Newark that will get funding include:

• Newark Community Street Team, Inc. ($499,996)
• After School All Stars New Jersey ($118,950)
• United Community Corporation ($500,000)
• Inside Outside Circle Foundation ($181,153)
• The HUBB Arts & Trauma Center, FP YouthOutCry Foundation, Inc. ($487,343)
• Hear My Cries A NJ Nonprofit Organization ($498,000)
• REFAL, INC. ($500,000)
• Weequahic Park Environmental Authority ($227,000)

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