The rise in federal dollars in NJ communities helped to feed more hungry children. Find out how you can help feed more hungry children.
Category: Child Health and Hunger
ACNJ joins forces to eradicate lead poisoning in children
State advocates came together in Trenton on February 14th and presented a $1.1 billion plan to eliminate lead exposure and poisoning in children within the next decade.
NJ failing to make significant progress to serve school breakfast to more low-income students
Read FRAC 2016-2017 School Breakfast Scorecard and a new report on how to make school breakfast work in large school districts.
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was finally extended! But…
But now we must urge congress to support other federal programs that help NJ children and families!
School breakfast participation dips
Breakfast after the bell is very doable, but school leaders must have the will to embrace it. And that’s where local advocates come in – by bringing this issue to the attention of school boards, superintendents, parents and others in the school community.
