Seventy-Five Men Complete Transition Process and Graduate From Newark Now Fathers Now Program

By: FEMWORKS Thursday, February 18th, 2010

MEDIA ADVISORY
For February 20, 2010

NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 18, 2010 – Mayor Cory Booker’s message of providing men who are in transition with the fundamental skills to be sustainable parts of their families is evident in Newark Now’s Father’s Now program. This Saturday, February 20, 2010, at 11AM, seventy-five men who have successfully completed the program at the Newark Comprehensive Center for Fathers (NCCF) will be honored in a graduation ceremony. The ceremony will feature performances from spoken word artist and Essex County College student, Elijah Brown, as well as the Newark Boys Chorus.

The Newark Comprehensive Center for Fathers is headquartered at Essex County College; it is a replication site of the Philadelphia-based National Comprehensive Center for Fathers. Newark Now administers NCCF and Fathers Now in partnership with the City of Newark, NewarkWorks, New Jersey Department of Labor, New Jersey Legal Services, and Relese Network.

WHEN: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2010
10:30AM – DOORS OPEN
11:00AM until 12:30PM – GRADUATION – Open To All To Attend
Father’s Now staff, speakers and program graduates will be available for
interviews
12:30PM until 1:30PM – RECEPTION – Main Dining Hall – Pit Area
Open To All To Attend

Graduation Speakers:
Mayor Cory A. Booker, City of Newark
Edgar C. Izurieta, President and CEO, Newark Now
LaVar Young, Director, Fathers Now
Kofi Asante, Executive Director, National Comprehensive Center for Fathers
Devon McNair, Fathers Now 2010 Graduating Class Valedictorian

WHERE: Essex County College, Main Campus, Smith Hall, 303 University Avenue,
Newark, NJ 07102

Notes To Editors: On February 25, 2010, Father’s Now will also host the screening premier for the documentary “Man-Up: The Exploration of a Fatherless Nation” at the Newark Museum auditorium. The VIP reception begins at 5:00pm with the screening at 7:00pm.

Media contact: Kimberlee Williams, Marketing Director, FEMWORKS, 973-494-9705

Source: Newark Comprehensive Center for Fathers

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