Councilman Anibal Ramos Jr. is encouraging full-time Latina students attending a New Jersey college to apply for scholarships from the Lupe Fund Inc.

Lupe Fund, a non profit organization dedicated to educating, empowering and engaging Latina women and promoting leadership and civic engagement, will award six scholarships to deserving Latina students.

Seeking to encourage a healthier community, Councilman Anibal Ramos Jr. today invited neighborhood groups in Newark to submit applications to the Newark Renaissance Trees Program for the spring.

The Newark Renaissance Trees Program provides a minimum of 10 free trees to neighborhood associations, schools, churches, and non-profits in the city. The trees are also available to unofficial groups of homeowners that live on the same block or neighborhood.

A letter to the editor from Anibal Ramos Jr. published on nj.com on Jan. 13, 2015

Read the letter as it originally appeared on nj.com 

Following a tumultuous few days recently, Mayor Ras Baraka proclaimed Newark in a “state of emergency.” While Newark is no stranger to such events, our emotions are heightened during these times, and our thoughts go directly to our children and families. It reminds us that protecting, nurturing, and positively influencing our youngest citizens must remain our first priority.