In early 2022, Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) received funding from several national associations to support and engage child care providers who were less likely to apply for the stabilization grant funds, including family child care providers, small child care centers, providers who speak a language other than English and faith‐based programs. The […]
Author: Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos
Take Action: Urge Congress to support new legislation for home visiting services
The Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program, the primary source of funding for New Jersey’s robust home visiting system, expired on September 30, 2022. While MIECHV has been included in the Continuing Resolution through December, Congress must act now to ensure the program is reauthorized and there is no lapse in funding. […]
Urge Congress to support home visiting services by reauthorizing MIECHV by Oct. 1
The Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program, the primary source of funding for New Jersey’s robust home visiting system, is set to expire. If MIECHV is not reauthorized by October 1, more than 5,000 NJ families annually could lose effective home visiting services that improve children’s health, school readiness and economic security. […]
How did New Jersey’s children fare in the state’s FY 2023 budget?
On June 30th, Governor Murphy signed a record-breaking $50.6 billion FY2023 state budget into law, which will cover all of the state’s planned spending between July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. At a time when the state is experiencing an extraordinary surplus of funds, significant actions were taken to provide supports for children and […]
Urge legislators to pass the Thriving by Three Act to increase infant/toddler child care.
The Thriving by Three Act, which includes bills S2476 and A4179, is being heard in budget committee meetings today and will be voted on in both houses on Wednesday. Urge your legislators in the House and the Assembly to vote YES – YES to legislation that will: bring long-awaited relief to parents, who need child […]
