A Gathering of Hope and Healing

Family Service Bureau of Newark (FSB), an affiliate of New Community, is hosting A Gathering of Hope and Healing on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from noon to 3 p.m. at Monsignor Linder Plaza, 233 West Market St., Newark. The event aims to bring awareness to addiction and mental health. It features The Black Poster Project, an addiction and overdose awareness group from New Jersey that travels with posters of beautiful souls lost to addiction. The event will include a display of posters, called Silent Memorials.

Actor Lillo Brancato Jr., who was featured in A Bronx Tale and The Sopranos, and Richard Kaufman, host and producer of the top 100 podcast Vertical Momentum, will be the speakers at the event.

Also included in the free event will be food and beverages, a tricky tray and free grief counseling from FSB.

All proceeds from this event will go toward funding mental health and addiction services for those in need without the financial means to seek help.