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(October 29, 2021) La Casa de Don Pedro’s annual #GivingTuesday Holiday fundraiser is returning to Newark from November 1st through December 16th. This holiday season you can be the reason …

(October 29, 2021) Albizu’s Allies, La Casa de Don Pedro’s new volunteer initiative, aims to recruit people with a passion for serving the community that believe in our mission to …

(October 29, 2021) With 29% of HIV infections occurring in Latinx/Hispanic people in 2019, the task to educate and provide resources to Latinx communities about HIV/AIDS is as important as …

(October 21, 2021) La Casa de Don Pedro encouraged New Jerseyans to support Black-owned restaurants and breweries during their second annual Burgers and Brew Week virtual fundraiser. The event not …

Please join us to say ‘farewell’ to Raymond Ocasio with this video tribute in honor of his 23 years of service as La Casa de Don Pedro’s esteemed Executive Director. …

(September 30, 2021) As proud first time homeowners of their Bloomfield residence purchased this past January, Mr. and Mrs. Velasquez’s initial joy of homeownership was soon overcome with the painful …

(September 30, 2021) Hundreds of individuals, generous corporations, the Newark Public Schools District, and many small businesses came together to support #Project Backpack, collecting approximately 1,200 backpacks and thousands of …

(October 5, 2021) La Casa’s tastiest event of the year, “Burgers and Brew Week 2021”, a digital and interactive celebration promoting several of the Greater Newark area’s Black-owned restaurants and …

Dear Friends: I would like to announce that after 23 years of leadership, La Casa de Don Pedro’s Executive Director, Raymond Ocasio, will be departing. Peter T. Rosario, most recently …

(August 31, 2021) Randy was born and raised in Newark, NJ. She went to Lafayette Street School and East Side High School in the Ironbound and is a first generation college …