Contact Information:
Designated Model Lead-Safe City Coordinator:

Nilda Torres, Director of Human Services

Paterson City Hall
155 Market Street
Paterson, NJ 07505 
(973) 321-1600 
http://www.patcity.com/

View Model Lead-Safe City Agreement Between The New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate and The City of Paterson

News Release: City of Paterson signs “Model Lead-Safe City” agreement with NJ Public Advocate, 12/16/08 

Highlights from the Agreement
The City will:

• designate a Lead Safe City Coordinator who will head up all efforts related to responding to and preventing lead poisoning;
• distribute lead poisoning educational materials through city public and private schools;
• Notify residents of a multi-unit building to get a blood lead test when a child is found to be lead poisoned in one unit of that building;
• Review and recommend changes to the existing Lead-Based Paint municipal ordinance to deal with lead hazards;
• Identify areas in the City where children have elevated blood levels or are not being tested and initiate corrective actions for the safety of all children living in Paterson;
• Tighten oversight of lead abatement contractors.      

Community Based Organizations
Below are the community based organizations that have pledged support to the City of Paterson in the elimination and prevention of childhood lead poisoning.

• Catholic Charities- Paterson, NJ
• Paterson Habitat for Humanity
• Paterson Community Health Center
• North Jersey Community Coordinated Child Care Agency, Inc.
• Youth Advocate Program/ Passaic County Advocate Program
• New Jersey Parent’s Caucus, Inc.
• New Jersey Community Development Corporation
• Gateway Northwest Maternal & Child Health Network