Victoria Foundation News

Robert Clark was appointed president of Victoria Foundation's Board of Trustees during the board's annual meeting in June. The assignment follows the term completion of former president Frank Alvarez, Ph.D., who served in the role for 10 years. "It's a true honor to serve as board president of Victoria Foundation," said Clark. "Nonprofits across Ne...

An honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree will be conferred to Victoria Foundation Executive Officer Craig Drinkard, who will also deliver remarks at the Drew Theological School's and Caspersen School of Graduate Studies' graduation ceremony at the University's 157th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 17. This award recognizes his significan...

High Schools with Highest Civic Engagement from Students Will Receive Investments from Victoria The Newark Board of Education and Victoria Foundation announced an exciting partnership to empower Newark public high schools, both district and charter, to boost civic engagement among students in the upcoming school board election, in which eligib...

Victoria Foundation Executive Officer Craig Drinkard spoke at the Vote16 Kickoff Town Hall.

The Vote16 Kickoff Town Hall was held on Feb. 1 at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark. The event – presented by the City of Newark and Victoria Foundation partner New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ), in conjunction with other partners The Gem Project, Clinton Hill Community Action, and Urban League of Essex County – provided inf...

MLK AWARDS CELEBRATION – Pictured from left: Sherri-Ann P. Butterfield, Ph.D., NJPAC senior vice president of social impact; Robert Clark, founder and executive director of Newark Opportunity Youth Network; Denise V. Rodgers, M.D., vice chancellor for interprofessional programs, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences; John Schreiber, NJPAC presiden...

BACK TO SCHOOL CELEBRATION – Pictured are Hasani Council, Chief of Staff for South Ward Councilman Patrick O. Council, Cecilia Martinez, Communications Specialist at Victoria Foundation; Maritza Arauz, Executive Director at FOCUS; and Councilman at-Large Luis A. Quintana. As part of its centennial celebration, Victoria Foundation distributed $5,000...

Victoria Foundation is proud to support the important work of My Brother's Keeper in Newark, and to learn from and partner with other national MBK collaboratives across the country. We were honored to be a part of the Chicago convening and thankful for the support and investment by the Obama Foundation for this work in Newark. Click to wa...

We are starting the year with a mix of both determination and heavy hearts as we are ever-committed to the well-being of the Newark community, and again struck by the anger and heartbreak of losing more Black people at the hands of police - nationally and here at home. Victoria Foundation signed on to a letter with other community leaders in Newark...

Everyone has been asking about our beloved Dale.Here's the scoop: Where did she go? Dale moved to Cleveland to be with her family! YES, family matters! Dale is the new Program Director for Youth and Social Services at the Cleveland Foundation.She will be working to impact social & economic issues similar to those that are prevalent in Newark. I...

Newark's newest collaboration is the NEWARK STEAM COALITION, housed within Newark Thrives!, the new out-of-school-time network for Newark. The Victoria Foundation helped create both Newark Thrives! and the STEAM Coalition. This coalition aims to build education pathways in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math that impact youth from pre-...