Love Your Block
Welcome to the Love Your Block information page.
The City of Newark Love Your Block Program connects residents with city departments and community organizations to implement hyper-local neighborhood beautification and community-building projects. The overall goal of the Love Your Block program is to Prevent Blight and Revitalize City Neighborhoods One Block At A Time!
The Love Your Block Mini-Grants Program is located inside City Hall Room B-12.
About the Newark Office of Sustainability
The Newark Office of Sustainability (www.newarknj.gov/sustainability) works with city agencies, partner organizations and community members to make Newark cleaner, greener, healthier, and more prepared to face the impact of climate change and more engaged with the green economy.
About Cities of Service
A national nonprofit organization, Cities of Service (www.citiesofservice.org) helps mayors and city leaders tap the knowledge, creativity, and service of citizens to solve public problems and create vibrant cities. The organization provides technical assistance, programmatic support, planning resources, and funding opportunities to cities and their leadership.
Mini-Grant Application Information
To view the Love Your Block City Ordinance with the eligibility checklist, the program flyer, workshops, and to learn more about Love Your Block Newark please utilize the links below:
Meet Our Grantees
2020 Grantees
South Ward
Central Ward
West Ward
- Norwood Haven Redesign!
- Neighbors Who See Something and Say Something
- Eastern Parkway Sidewalk Beautification Project
- Beautiful Mead Street
- The Late Bloomer Project - Cut the Block
2019 Grantees
South Ward
- L.I.F.T. As We Climb, Inc.
- Union Chapel Community Development Corporation
- Giving One Tenth
- South 17th & 18th Streets Neighborhood Association
- The City of Newark Youth Working Group
- Schley Street South Blitebegone
- Avon Avenue School
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