05/05/2021 – New Data Snapshot Highlights How COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Newark’s Children, Families
12/10/2020 – ADVISORY: National/NJ Kids Count reports on state of child well-being to be released 12/14
09/29/2020 – FY2021 State Budget Signed – Here’s the Breakdown
09/21/2020 – Child Care Group Size Increases to 15 and Other Licensing Updates
09/11/2020 – NJ Budget Resolution Aims to Expand Child Care for Infants and Toddlers
08/05/2020 – ADVISORY: POSTPONED – Virtual Strolling Thunder Postponed Due to Hurricane Isaias
08/04/2020 – ADVISORY: Virtual Strolling Thunder Tells Legislators Remember Babies in the Budget
07/22/2020 – ACNJ, NJ Census Coalition Condemning Pres Trump Memo Blocking Undocumented Immigrants from Census Count
06/24/2020 – New Report Offers Ambitious Roadmap to Close Inequities for NJ Babies
11/22/2019 – 2019 NJ County Kids Count: Outcomes in Child Well-Being Vary by Race and Region
11/04/2019 – NJ lags nation in providing nutrition for young children
06/27/2019 – Supreme Court Decision Blocks Citizenship Question, Helping Ensure Complete Census Count in New Jersey
06/13/2019 – Trenton Kids Count 2019 shows mixed progress in child well-being
05/30/2019 – New Jersey Lawmakers, Advocates Urge Action to Avert NJ Child Care Crisis
05/22/2019 – New Report Finds Medicaid Expansion Leads to Healthier Mothers and Babies
04/01/2019 – New Jersey Making Strides in Keeping Children in Foster Care Connected to Families
03/28/2019 – Newark Kids Count 2019: Special Focus on the City’s Young Men of Color
03/01/2019 Dozens of New Jersey Groups Call on Governor for Census Outreach Funding in FY2020 Budget
08/21/2018 2018 NJ Kids Count County Rankings reveal disparities in child well‐being across state
07/30/2018 2018 NJ Kids Count Report- Babies Count, highlights New Jersey’s youngest residents.
05/21/2018 Strolling Thunder NJ rally brings more than 150 babies to NJ state house
04/30/2018 New report offers strategies to feed more of NJ’s youngest children.
04/10/2018 NJ serves up more summer meals in 2017 Sites, sponsors sought for 2018
03/27/2018 Newark children twice as likely to be lead poisoned as children statewide, Newark Kids Court reports
03/13/2018 New Jersey joins national “Think Babies” campaign
03/07/2018 School breakfast, attendance bills advance in Senate
12/12/2017 School breakfast participation dips
11/20/2017 8,000 Fewer NJ Students Missing Too Much School, but More Work Needed
09/11/2017 ACNJ shares responses from gubernatorial candidates at 2017 Children’s Summit
09/05/2017 Nearly Half of Newark High Schoolers Missing Too Much School
07/10/2017 How are kids faring in each of NJ’s 21 counties?
06/13/2017 New Jersey Ranks Eighth in Latest National Rankings for Child Well-Being
06/13/2017 New Jersey communities missing out on $6.6 million to feed kids in summer
05/30/2017 Center-based child care options for N.J. infants and toddlers in short supply, new study finds
04/25/2017 NJ’s Child Care Quality Rating System Shortchanges Providers Caring for Low-Income Children
03/16/2017 Newark Kids Count report shows progress made, more work needed
03/07/2017 NJ serves up more summer meals in 2016 Sites, sponsors sought for 2017
02/14/2017 NJ Jumps to 19th Nationally for School Breakfast
12/12/2016 Cory Booker, Jennifer Velez help celebrate the 25th Anniversary of NJ Kids Count
11/21/2016 Fund would help feed hungry children
10/20/2016 Passaic First in State for School Breakfast; Hunterdon Last
10/20/2016 Report: Communities can do more to combat childhood hunger, Thousands of NJ children face hunger
09/14/2016 136,000 NJ Students Missing Too Much School
08/30/2016 NJ high schools lag in serving breakfast to teens
08/01/2016 Report: Newark children faring better in midst of pervasive poverty
07/27/2016 New resource for parents to find summer meals for kids
06/21/2016 NJ Ranks 2nd for Education Nationwide in 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book
06/06/2016 New Jersey Kids Count 2016 Report Shows Mixed Progress in Child Well-Being
04/25/2016 New report on devastating toll of parental incarceration on kids
02/16/2016 NJ Jumps to 23rd Nationally for School Breakfast
01/21/2016 Newark students missing too much school, Call to action for school and community leaders
01/19/2016 New Jersey narrows health coverage gap for Hispanic kids
12/10/2015 Paterson posts gains for kids
10/20/2015 Forum aims to end “school to prison” pipeline
10/15/2015 Passaic first for school breakfast: Hunterdon last
10/15/2015 Breakfast after the bell feeds more NJ students
10/05/2015 Federal funds open preschool doors to 1,500 NJ kids
09/17/2015 NJ child poverty drops; More children insured
09/10/2015 News: 177 NJ school districts have unacceptably high chronic absentee rates
07/21/2015 NJ sees continued decline in family fiscal health
07/01/2015 NJ needs to expand summer meals to more hungry children
05/19/2015 Most NJ foster kids live with families
04/20/2015 Race for Results: Children of color struggle on all fronts
03/10/2015 Report: Newark kids healthier, poorer
02/25/2015 Report: Critical supports lift kids out of poverty
02/10/2015 NJ achieves highest increase in nation for school breakfast
01/27/2015 Pre-K Our Way kicks off
12/10/2014 NJ wins PreK expansion funds
11/12/2014 Report: Take dual approach to ending child poverty
10/07/2014 School breakfast participation rises 55 Pprcent
09/08/2014 Bound Brook, Quinton win school breakfast challenge
07/28/2014 Survey says NJ foster children need more positive visits with family
07/28/2014 NJ shows mixed progress in protecting children, Relaxing standards would be ill-advised
07/22/2014 Two decades of progress for NJ kids, Despite rising poverty, child well-being improves in many areas
06/24/2014 Summer May Leave Nutritional Gap for Newark Children
04/24/2014 Hunterdon Tops Kids Count Rankings, Cumberland Is Last
04/01/2014 New Scorecard Shows Race Matters for Kids
02/26/2014 NJ Child Care Providers Need Help to Improve Quality of Care
02/06/2014 Newark Kids Make Progress Over 10 Years, Still Lag Behind Peers Statewide
01/28/2014 NJ 4th Graders Score Low on Literacy, Still Ahead of Nation
01/21/2014 NJ Jumps to 37th Nationally for School Breakfast
12/11/2013 NJ parents struggle to find quality, affordable child care
11/03/2013 NJ Leads Nation in Preschool Attendance, Still 88,000 Children Lack Access
10/01/2013 School Breakfast Participation on the Rise Statewide, 320, 000 children still unserved
09/19/2013 Child Poverty Continues to Grow in NJ
07/31/2013 National survey finds overwhelming support for public investments in early learning
06/24/2013 NJ Leads Nation in Education, Loses Ground on Health
06/13/2013 NJ seeks to limit information about child deaths
05/21/2013 Hunterdon Tops Kids Count Rankings, Salem Comes in Last
04/23/2013 NJ Districts Challenged on School Breakfast
02/27/2013 NJ Leads Nation in Dramatic Drop in Juvenile Incarceration
02/27/2013 Time for NJ to Keep the Promise of Preschool
02/06/2013 Just Starting Out and Already Behind: Newark Children’s First Years Fraught with Perils
01/23/2013 South Jersey School Breakfast Summit Aims to Feed More Hungry Students
