New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards
2010 New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards
The New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards (NJNAA) recognize individuals and organizations within the community development arena that are committed to revitalizing underserved neighborhoods throughout the State.
The 8th Annual Awards reception was held Thursday, November 4, 2010 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark honoring seven champions of community development from across the state.
Our 2010 honorees are celebrated for creating industry-leading innovative programs which make urban neighborhoods safe and attractive places to live and do business.
Download the 2010 NJNAA Awards Journal.
View Images from the Awards Reception
The 2010 awards were presented in conjunction with HSBC and New Jersey Community Capital.
2010 Awardees (click on the awardee's name for profile):
With an established selection criteria in hand, a panel of judges evaluated nominees on their vision, action and results achieved as a community development practitioner. The 2010 NJNAA Awards were granted to the following individuals and groups in the following categories:
- Deborah Barnes Community Development Champion Award
Recognizes tremendous leadership, action, and dramatic impact on community revitalization efforts, and a long term vision for revitalization.
- 2010 Awardee: Dr. DeForest Soaries, Central Jersey Community Development Corporation (accepted on his behalf by Scott Brown)
- 2010 Awardee: Dr. DeForest Soaries, Central Jersey Community Development Corporation (accepted on his behalf by Scott Brown)
- Exemplary Private Partner Award
Recognizes a bank, foundation, business or private sector partner that has created public-private partners to revitalize communities.- 2010 Awardee: Citi Foundation
- 2010 Awardee: Citi Foundation
- Exemplary State/Municipal Partner Award
Recognizes consistent advocacy efforts of a state or local official on behalf of community development.- 2010 Awardee: US Senator Robert Menendez (pictured right center with LISC Vice President Richard Manson (L) and Executive Director Gerard Joab (R))
- 2010 Awardee: US Senator Robert Menendez (pictured right center with LISC Vice President Richard Manson (L) and Executive Director Gerard Joab (R))
- Outstanding CBO Award
Recognizes an exemplary CDC that provides leadership,
dedication, and achieves substantial outcomes in its community.- 2010 Awardee: Monarch Housing Associates
- 2010 Awardee: Monarch Housing Associates
- Neighborhood Impact Award
Recognizes a neighborhood group or CDC who has had a significant long term impact on the revitalization of its community.- 2010 Awardee: Heart of Camden
- 2010 Awardee: Heart of Camden
- Local Entrepreneur Award
Recognizes an entrepreneur or small business that has created or advanced a commercial enterprise with significant neighborhood impact.- 2010 Awardee: Ms. Lorna Johnson, IHOP of Irvington, NJ
- 2010 Awardee: Ms. Lorna Johnson, IHOP of Irvington, NJ
- Inspirational Community Advocate Award
Recognizes the work and dedication of a group or individual who has made a significant contribution to community revitalization efforts through advocacy, the passage of legislation, or raising awareness around an important community development issue.- 2010 Awardee: Mr. Isaac Dorsey
Previous Honorees (2003-2009):
"Each of these award winners have identified and created new and unique approaches to tackling the issues plaguing our inner cities. We commend them for their excellence and we support them in their efforts to create thriving urban neighborhoods." --Gerard Joab, Executive Director, Greater Newark & Jersey City LISC
2009 Awards Event
The 7th Annual LISC New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards reception was held Thursday evening,
November 5, 2009 at Newark's New Jersey Performing Arts Center. The awards program was presented in partnership with Greater Newark and Jersey City LISC by PNC Bank and New Jersey Capital. Download the 2009 NJNAA Awards Journal for full biographies of the 2009 awardees.
2008 Awards Event
The 6th Annual LISC New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards luncheon was held Thursday, November 6th from 12noon to 3 pm at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. This year's Awards Program was presented in partnership with Greater Newark and Jersey City LISC by TD Bankworth, New Jersey Community Capital and the Community Preservation Corporation. Download the 2008 NJNAA Awards Journal for full biographies of the awardees.
2007 Awards Event
2007 Award Winners' Biographies
The 5th Annual LISC New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards was held Thursday, November 1, 2007 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Presented in partnership with PNC Bank, The Community Preservation Corporation (CDC) and New Jersey Community Capital, Greater Newark-Jersey City LISC welcomed over 200 guests to honor eight exemplary groups and individuals working across the State of New Jersey.
2006 Awards Event
2006 Award Winners' Biographies
The 4th Annual LISC New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards, held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey on November 2nd was presented in partnership with New Jersey Community Capital, Initiative for Regional and Community Transformation, Wachovia as the lead sponsor and sustaining support from Living Cities, Anheuser Busch, JP Morgan Chase, Prudential Foundation, Victoria Foundation, PNC Bank, Bank of America, TD Waterhouse, HSBC, Victoria Foundation and Washingtron Mutual. Please click here for a complete listing of this year's award recipients.
Positive Community, November Issue: Gerard Joab speaks on Award's purpose and LISC role in community development.
2005 Awards Event
2005 Award Winners' Biographies
The 3rd Annual LISC New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards event was held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey on November 3rd. The Awards event was presented by LISC, New Jersey Community Capital, New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute with PNC Bank.
2004 Awards Event
2004 Award Winners' Biographies
The 2nd Annual LISC New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards were presented by LISC, in partnership with New Jersey Community Capital and the New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute and sponsored by Bank of America. The recipients were honored during a luncheon at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, Tuesday - October 12th, 2004. Pictured right are all the 2004 Award recipients.
2003 Awards Event
List of 2003 Award Winners
The first Annual LISC New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards luncheon was held at the official residence of the governor, Drumthwacket, in Princeton, New Jersey in conjunction with New Jersey Multi-City LISC (which is no longer in existence). (Pictured right: Gerard Joab, LISC Senior Program Director presents Mary Puryear, Program Officer at Prudential with the Exemplary Private Partner Award for Prudential's extraordinary work in supporting community development).