Mission: Community Agencies Corporation of NJ (CAC of NJ) is a family of nonprofit agencies that together deliver programs and services that enhance the lives of children and families of the Greater Newark Metropolitan area.

A Beacon of Hope for Children and Families
CAC of NJ meets the ever changing needs and overwhelming challenges of Newark’s children and families.  Through its comprehensive services, CAC of NJ promotes healthy growth and development in young people and self-sufficiency for families.  

A Practical Approach
CAC of NJ was founded in 1986 to streamline the administrative needs of its member agencies so that each agency can focus on core issues and programs.By centralizing finance, fund raising, general administration, and management oversight, CAC of NJ reduces administrative burdens and allows its agencies to meet performance standards at reduced cost.Located at 25 James Street in downtown Newark, CAC of NJ operates in the heard of the community it serves.

The Building Blocks of Success
CAC of NJ directs and oversees the operations of three separately-incorporated nonprofit agencies: Protestant Community Centers, Inc.(PCCI); Friendly Fuld Neighborhood Centers, Inc. (FFNC) and Cross Counter, Inc. (CCI)

Founded in 1965 as a nonprofit interdenominational service project, Protestant Community Centers, Inc. (PCCI) develops and implements programs and initiatives, which broaden and enrich the lives of young people and families in Newark. Each year, PCCI touches the lives of more than 1,500 children ranging in age from six to eighteen years old.

Founded in 1904 by Rabbi Solomon Foster as a nursery for working parents, Friendly Fuld Neighborhood Centers, (FFNC) has continued to serve working families in Newark New Jersey's Central Ward for the past century without interruption. Through its child care, Head Start, recreation and employment readiness and training programs, FFNC provides vital support and encouragement to more than 400 struggling families every year.

Founded in the mid-1960's, Cross Counters, Inc., (CCI) operates two of New Jersey's oldest and most successful residential group homes for young men and women who have been identified as being at risk of suffering abuse, abandonment or neglect. The two group homes serve twenty-four young men and women who range in age from twelve to eighteen.