The Hoboken Community Center is welcoming two new members to their board of directors: TechUnited:NJ CEO and President Aaron Price and Don’t Sit Home® Founder and CEO Amanda Morrison.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“We’re incredibly excited to have Aaron and Amanda join the board,” Hoboken Community Center Board President Ken Nilsen said in a statement.
“Their entrepreneurial spirit, marketing acumen, and deep ties to Hoboken will be invaluable as we continue expanding the impact of our programs.”
A serial entrepreneur and investor, Price has founded several successful ventures including Propelify, the award-winning innovation festival dubbed the “SXSW of the Northeast” by Forbes.
As for Morrison, been featured on NBC New York’s New York Live, Discovery’s LOST IN, and has partnered with brands ranging from Dunkin’ and Bushmills to tourism boards and major restaurant groups.
Both new board memners are Hoboken residents.
The Hoboken Community Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a three-pronged mission consisting of affordable housing for 96 low-income men, a food, hygiene and pet supply pantry, and a 40,000+ square foot community and recreation center under evaluation for the feasibility of remodeling rehabilitation.
Located at 1301 Washington St., the building opened its doors in 1927 as the Hoboken-North Hudson YMCA and served the dual purpose of providing housing to low-income men and offering affordable recreational programs for the local community.
Today, the HCC manages the residential facility which was extensively renovated in 2013 and contains three levels of affordable single room occupancy for 96 men.
