Convene
Bring residents and institutions around shared goals.
→About us
A community institution built for the long work.
Good Deeds New Jersey advances community vitality and upward mobility by creating generational opportunity.
Who we are
Rooted here. Built to last.
Good Deeds New Jersey is a community-development organization rooted in Newark. We bring people and institutions together to strengthen families, develop leaders, coordinate resources and expand opportunity.
We respond to immediate community needs without losing sight of the systems, capacity and relationships required for long-term progress. We work with communities—not merely for them.
Mission & vision
Every generation goes further.
Our mission: To create thriving communities by developing people, strengthening families, convening organizations, coordinating resources and mobilizing partnerships that expand opportunity and improve quality of life.
Our vision: Every neighborhood is vibrant. Every family has opportunity. Every institution works collaboratively. Every generation goes further than the last.
Our foundation
Organized for enduring service.
Good Deeds New Jersey was incorporated as a New Jersey domestic nonprofit corporation on July 24, 2026, for charitable and educational purposes centered on families and fatherhood, youth development and education, workforce development, community health and environmental stewardship.
The organization is structured for perpetual community service, responsible stewardship and leadership across generations.
The Good Deeds Method™
A disciplined approach to collaborative community development.
Each stage strengthens the next—and the cycle continues as communities grow.
Coordinate
Align resources, expertise and responsibility.
→Integrate
Connect programs into accessible pathways.
→Mobilize
Equip people to participate and lead.
→Sustain
Build capacity for long-term impact.
Five community pillars
Community strength is cross-sector.
Faith
Service · moral leadership · volunteerism
Education
Learning · readiness · leadership
Business
Work · enterprise · economic mobility
Government
Civic life · public partnership · planning
Culture
Arts · heritage · wellness · place
Leadership
Stewardship with defined responsibility.
Khalid Sanchez-Muhammad
Serving Good Deeds New Jersey through mission-centered leadership, fiduciary responsibility and community stewardship.
Hameenah Muhammad
Serving Good Deeds New Jersey through mission-centered leadership, fiduciary responsibility and community stewardship.
Jimmy Small
Serving Good Deeds New Jersey through mission-centered leadership, fiduciary responsibility and community stewardship.
Ameena Pasha
Serving Good Deeds New Jersey through mission-centered leadership, fiduciary responsibility and community stewardship.
Sadiqah H. Mekki
Serving Good Deeds New Jersey through mission-centered leadership, fiduciary responsibility and community stewardship.
Board structure
Accountable by design.
The bylaws establish a nine-member voting Board of Directors composed of the Founder Director, Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and four Directors-at-Large.
The Board holds governance authority and fiduciary responsibility for the organization. Its work is grounded in independent judgment, ethical conduct, active participation, financial oversight and long-term stewardship.
Standing committees
Oversight organized around the mission.
Executive Committee
Supporting informed oversight, organizational effectiveness and accountable execution.
Finance and Audit Committee
Supporting informed oversight, organizational effectiveness and accountable execution.
Governance Committee
Supporting informed oversight, organizational effectiveness and accountable execution.
Development Committee
Supporting informed oversight, organizational effectiveness and accountable execution.
Programs and Impact Committee
Supporting informed oversight, organizational effectiveness and accountable execution.
Community Partnerships Committee
Supporting informed oversight, organizational effectiveness and accountable execution.