Thanks to theĀ Reinvestment FundĀ and funding from theĀ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Urban League of Essex County is a member of the Building Healthier, More Equitable Communities (BHEC)-Newark Task Force, which is a group of organizations and like-minded people who believe in the initiative that aims to address the social determinants of health through changes to the environment and the community investment system in selected New Jersey cities, including support for efforts around equitable recovery from the current health and economic crisis.