La Casa de Don Pedro
Non-profit OrganizationsNew Jersey, United States51-200 Employees
La Casa de Don Pedro is a Newark-based nonprofit organization, established in 1972 to support educational and charitable programs for Newark’s Puerto Rican community. It operates as a Latinx-led entity within the nonprofit sector, providing services across three main pillars: early childhood education, healthy homes initiatives, and community empowerment. Its programs address prenatal and early education, energy assistance and weatherization, lead remediation, and a range of services including women and family support, immigration assistance, workforce readiness, youth enrichment, housing and homeownership, and community organizing, serving residents in Newark and Essex County. The organization emphasizes broad community impact by helping individuals and families advance self-sufficiency and neighborhood revitalization, with a footprint focused on improving education, housing stability, and healthy living conditions for its constituents.