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File #: 25-1242    Version: 1 Name: Newark Housing Authority MOU for Centers of Hope
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 9/10/2025 In control: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
On agenda: 10/1/2025 Final action: 10/1/2025
Title: Dept/Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Memorandum of Understanding with Newark Housing Authority Purpose: Centers of Hope Programming Entity Name: Newark Housing Authority Entity Address: 500 Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Project Location: 11 Hawkins Court, Newark, New Jersey 07104 and 190 South Street, Newark, New Jersey 07104 Reimbursement Amount: Actual cost estimated as $0.00 Contract Period: February 14, 2024 to February 13, 2025 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X ) N/A Additional Information: The original term of this MOU is from February 14, 2024 through February 13, 2025, with an option to be renewed for two (2) additional one-year terms.
Sponsors: Council of the Whole
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Dept/Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Memorandum of Understanding with Newark Housing Authority
Purpose: Centers of Hope Programming
Entity Name: Newark Housing Authority
Entity Address: 500 Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Project Location: 11 Hawkins Court, Newark, New Jersey 07104 and 190 South Street, Newark, New Jersey 07104
Reimbursement Amount: Actual cost estimated as $0.00
Contract Period: February 14, 2024 to February 13, 2025
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X ) N/A
Additional Information:
The original term of this MOU is from February 14, 2024 through February 13, 2025, with an option to be renewed for two (2) additional one-year terms.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") through its Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services, has established a Centers of Hope Program (Centers of Hope), which provides a variety of arts, athletic, educational, environmental, healthy living, cultural awareness, and recreational programming to foster better social and economic outcomes for the City's youth and their families; and
WHEREAS, on or about February 14, 2024, the City and the NHA entered into a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") governing the operation and maintenance of Centers of Hope at community-based centers located within property owned, controlled or operated by the Newark Housing Authority ("NHA"); and
WHEREAS, said MOU was for a term of one year and provided the NHA with the option to extend the term for two (2) additional one-year (1-year) periods; and
WHEREAS, the use of property owned, controlled or operated by NHA for Centers of Hope programming entail zero costs to...

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