New Community history

The New Community School opened with 24 students at St Stephen’s Church in 1974.

Julia Ann Greenwood, chair of the LF Department and newly appointed Director of Instruction, was asked to step in as Acting Head to begin the 1977-78 school year.

After a national search the trustees concluded that the best leader for the school was right here and in the spring of 1978 Julia Ann became Head of the School.

Classes opened on our new campus in September 1981, with 54 students.

1988 Beyond Boston TCB buys Plumley Village, a 433-unit family complex in Worcester, Mass., and institutes a suite of resident services that become the precursor to our Community Life model.

1996 A new strategy After decades of consulting, TCB adopts a strategy of direct development activity and comprehensive neighborhood revitalization.

2000 Hope in Louisville TCB completes the first phase of Park DuValle in Louisville, Ky.

2001 Growth in Pittsburgh TCB acquires the Penn Circle and East Mall high-rises in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood.

2006 Affordability and opportunity TCB breaks ground on Morgan Woods on Martha's Vineyard for 60 working island families.

2010 Focus on recovery TCB wins a $78 million HUD Neighborhood Stabilization 2 grant to stabilize communities impacted by the foreclosure crisis.

2011 Faith-based partnership TCB breaks ground with a faith-based partner on Charlesview Residences, a 340-unit mixed-income development in Boston.

In 2012, Julia Ann Greenwood retired as Head of School, having held the position for 34 years.

The first TNCS 5th graders arrived on campus in the Fall of 2014, and the school year began with 135 students, the largest in the school’s history.

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