By Ellen Maughan, JD, IBCLC New Jersey State Breastfeeding Coordinator Around the world, the first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) and the month of August is also recognized as National Breastfeeding Month both in the United States and New Jersey. This year’s international WBW theme, “Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: […]
Author: Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos
Newark Kids Count 2026, A City Profile of Child Well-Being Release
Date: August 26, 2026
Time: 9:30 am to 10:30 am
Kinship Legal Guardianship- A permanency option in Child Protection and Permanency (CP&P) cases
Download pdf Table of Contents INTRODUCTION WHAT IS PERMANENCY? WHAT IS A KINSHIP LEGAL GUARDIAN (KLG)? WHEN CAN YOU BECOME A KLG? QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN MAKING YOUR DECISION PROCESS TO BECOME A KLG APPEARING IN COURT WHAT FINANCIAL SUPPORTS ARE AVAILABLE? The Kinship Navigator Program Adoption Subsidy OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES Introduction The state Division […]
Join the 2nd Annual Preschool Conference
Date: Oct. 08, 2026
Time: 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Reforming Mandated Reporting: Protecting New Jersey’s Vulnerable Families from Systemic Harm
By Giovanna LaMonica ACNJ, Legal Student Intern Rutgers University Law School, Student I began my legal internship at Advocates for Children of New Jersey just five months after the New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, Subcommittee on Poverty, Neglect, and Community Outcomes (the Subcommittee) released its report on Reformed Mandated Reporting in […]
