Partnership with St. Joseph’s Health

Throughout its years of work in the Great Falls Neighborhood, NJCDC has developed a growing awareness of the importance of the social determinants of health and the connection between health and almost every aspect of neighborhood life. This awareness greatly influenced this current neighborhood plan.

As this awareness grew, NJCDC developed a collaborative partnership with St. Joseph’s Health, which operates Paterson’s major medical center located less than a mile outside of the Great Falls Neighborhood. This partnership seeks to effectively deliver community health services; provide education, programs, and projects that address social determinants of health; and promote healthy housing.

The first major public expression of this collaborative partnership is a development project directly adjacent to the boundary of the Great Falls Neighborhood. NJCDC and St Joseph’s are developing a vacant parcel to create 56 affordable housing units and community space for onsite health and case management services as well as health and wellness workshops and programs. This partnership will be carried over to and further cultivated in the Great Falls Neighborhood through the implementation of this neighborhood plan, where it will improve the community’s health and the plan’s potential for success.