Author: Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos

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 […]

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 […]

Give Dads What They Really Need This Father’s Day!

Michael Cupeles, Men’s Initiative Coordinator with Gateway Community Action Partnership Michael is a fatherhood practitioner and a community engagement leader, specializing in father engagement, family strengthening, prevention strategies, and systems collaboration across New Jersey. Michael serves as Co-Chair of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families Office of Family Voice Fatherhood Engagement Committee and […]