NEWARK ALLIANCE'S MISSION IS TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO MAKE NEWARK A BETTER, SAFER PLACE TO WORK, LIVE, LEARN, PLAY AND DO BUSINESS. HISTORY ======= THE NEWARK ALLIANCE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY LEADERS FROM SOME OF NEW JERSEY'S MAJOR CORPORATIONS TO SUPPORT THE BROADER NEEDS OF THE NEWARK COMMUNITY. SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S INCEPTION IN 1999, IT HAS FOCUSED ON CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF HIGH PRIORITY TO ADVANCE NEWARK'S REVITALIZATION WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE STATE'S LARGEST CITY. THE NEWARK ALLIANCE IS SUPPORTED BY KEY LEADERS FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, NEWARK'S SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY AND CIVIC AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. TO ACCOMPLISH ITS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO LEVERAGES RELATIONSHIPS WITH VARIOUS STATE AGENCIES THAT SHARE ITS VISION FOR REVITALIZING THE STATE'S LARGEST CITY. COLLECTIVELY, THESE ORGANIZATIONS PROVI