FOCUS Hispanic Center for Community Development

FOCUS, is a non-profit organization 501c3 located in Newark, New Jersey. FOCUS, a social services agency, provides community social services and human development services to Essex County residents.

Committed to improving the effectiveness of its communities and improving the quality of life for the City of Newark and the Essex County residents FOCUS provides the unique opportunities for individuals and families in the community to succeed and become self-sufficient.

FOCUS primarily serves the Hispanic population of Newark. New Jersey itself has the seventh largest Latino or Hispanic heritage population in the nation with roughly 1.7 million of Hispanic ethnicity (3.1% of the entire United States). New Jersey’s Hispanic population is 19% of the state’s population, making it the eighth largest statewide population nationally.